Season's Greetings!

Alan, Miss P and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!
I know that for many, 2010 has been a difficult year, may 2011 be a good one for us all....



















See you again next year....

A bientôt!

Isabelle X

Christmas childhood books

Guess who? (Picture taken in Surrey in the late 1960's)

Well it has been a very busy week all round! Unfortunately not much of it being Christmas related. I still haven't written my Christmas cards...

In December, I bring out all the Christmas books including my daughter's. I love the illustrations and stories. They portray idyllic scenes which definitely help you get in to the Christmas mood!




The Snow Children






I've had this book since I was around 7 years old. I was very much in to Martine books as a child.
I thought they looked idyllic and Martine always seemed to have such a great time what ever she did.






The Snowman, I watch this film every Christmas. The music is so beautiful. One of my favourite scenes is as they fly over snow covered villages.


Beatrix potter


Angelina Ballerina


Angelina Ballerina. I like this scene, it looks so cosy as Mother & daughter make mince pies


Advent calendar


I also get inspirations for food and decorating the house from books such as this one.


I also get inspirations for food and decorating the house from books such as this one



Christmas Memories

So can you hear those softest sounds from out the snow filled sky A jingling and as a jangling as Santa’s sleigh glides by? So can you hear feel those joyous sounds as day replaces night A present here a present there and children’s eyes so bright? So do you think at Christmas time of when you were a child When magic and your simple faith had your whole soul beguiled? So when your children have grown up or maybe moved away We should all rejoice with memories of those entrancing days. David Keig

I wish you all a good week ahead

A bientôt!

Isabelle X

Looks like Rein..deer

Yesterday we went to Wells to watch the reindeer parade. Unfortunately, it began to rain just as the reindeer arrived on the market place.


I wonder what the little elf is thinking?


One of the many stalls


As it began to rain harder, I decided that popping in to Maddie Brown would be a could idea... Any excuse to look around one of my favourite shops in Wells!


We weren't the only ones to shelter from the rain, not long before the picture was taken, the area was full of people.




Miss P and I enjoyed a little browsing...


As we returned back home, we were treated to several rainbows on the way



It is a very busy time for most of us now, I hope that you are all managing to get your Christmas shopping & card writing done. I haven't written any cards yet...

A bientôt!

Isabelle X