Nearly 2300 hours

Sat down to ,of course too much fog

D,the expensive caviar did shine over the supermarket variety

We had an hours break whole the deer roasted. Watched a bit of temper

E of doom...and then on to dessert prep

No ordinary do nut shapes here.  As sarah says maybe it will become a New Years

Ars tradition

Sisters preparing dinner

Going to ski. Lots of work

CSJames and c preparing  all the girls for skiing. The photos tell their own story 

This is Monday afternoon about 1300 hours

Saying goodbye to dog

Cousins

Late Sunday

Walked to the view point a

Met up with a ditch friend of c who cld easily be Lydia.

Twenty minutes

On bike am now icing

Am reading from library without walls the city of darkness/city of light

Although a slow start it is about 7 characters from various stages of life before the revolution in France

I recommend it strongly

Sunday morning 0400. Am awake

Rain...we went to

Annecy to see the market and to visit the brocante. Which is alike a flea market.  And so we headed off into rain and more rain...we were also going to visit the city hall because on the outside of its wall they reflect a "son et Lumiere".  (Sound and light show)....but you stand outside watching inthe pouring rain. SOS guess what we did not stay.  But we were told that they use the entire building as a vehicle for the show, one thing we missed was seeing the illusion of the entire building being turned into a champagne glass and watching the champagne being poured,,

We came home to the desire for,hot food and hot drink...the rain got heavier and heavier. 

We had left the dog behind, not for the first time, but the alarm was turned on,and her movements set the alarm off. The alarm company phoned...was it the dog or perhaps it was a break in?

The alarm bell is strident so we felt sorry for the dog who would have had to put up with its terrible noise

C had borrowed a car..there are now 8 of us too many for one car.....abut the demisting did not work so coming homie. The rain the pitch black, the totally fogged up car they had to keep stopping to wipe off the fogged up  windows

The one thing we did buy was wine. And a cheese called a roblochon

This cheese is  to make a tarteflette....one melts the cheese and pours it over potatoes and charcuterie

We also found a spice shop to buy mace

My nails r brittle..cld that be a result of operation stress?

Gabriela newly arrived from canada

Gabriela newly arrived from canada

Gabriela newly arrived from canada

Xmas day plus 2

Sarah. Arrived twenty five minutes ago dog gas taken possesion

The final product

Divided

Into two halves one can see the section of dark meat and white

The pigeons have a gamy taste the various stuffings were interesting and delic

We have. Pretty well decidedto recover for a whilt

Bacon covered now into oven

Man/woman handling pesky thing

Unfortunately the butcher boned the legs which ordinarily wld have given purchase

Pigeons

Sage onion stuffing on pintade

Sausage cranberry stuffing

Stuffing the laid out duck

TARDIS DR WHO

A waste bucket with sound effects and lights

MORE XMAS EVE

THE Children have been watching my fair lady and now we adults are watching King College Ffestival of Carols.. it is magnificent. but the wall ones are waiting for the The Dog and the Snowman.

Foie Gras being cooked in the kitchen with sugared apples.. I much prefer it that way than with spice bread.

The dog has lots of presents and a special bone for tomorrow.

HAD TO HAVE

Grandma had to gave a stocking

Ciara cut it out Naomi Made the letters for the name

I have never had a specially made stocking I am thrille

Christmas Eve

How this day is anticipated as really tomorrow altho the penultimate day does not seem to compare.  We have special sherry already for Santa and we are watching santa type videos while making chocolate truffles.
Walked the dog a good long way  this morning, and it was a bit too far , but they do say walking is among your best activities.  Next week we are going to a pool where they specialise in hips knees and paraplegics etc.

Was sent this wonderful message and will include the url address for those of you who may wish to look at something which will remind us of our blessings.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IDN6GC5umKRIYBkHazM5yOxP15iC2w8FhS9we7zD-j0/embed?hl=en&size=m#slide=id.p4

All the best to everyone who reads this blog..   Happy Christmas day.. lots of yummy things food and other wise.. blessings upon all of you  from French Knees 22.

Ice storm

Meanwhile here it is plus 12 ans downtown Geneva plus 15

But Spoke to sarah says torontoladtnigjt was wired with no traffic lights 

No street lights 

No neon signs

Large pockets of  city blacked out

Rain/ice 

Ice storm

Meanwhile here it is plus 12 ans downtown Geneva plus 15

But Spoke to sarah says torontoladtnigjt was wired with no traffic lights 

No street lights 

No neon signs

Large pockets of  city blacked out

Rain/ice 

Hates a camera

Stockings not tights

Twins worked all day

The reward is a party to night

All dressed up with somewhere to go

home from the market with

A couple of weeks ago  C ordered what has become this families xmas dinner, which is eaten usually around 2 in the afternoon.  They do not bother with a fancy bfast which is  what we did, as we did not eat until 6 so bfast had to tide you over until then.

But today she came home with the goodies.. A Pintade ( guinea hen) boned and stuffed with A boned  Canard ( duck ) then stuffed with two boned pigeons. The bones are now in the oven roasting so that they can be boiled for a good soup stock.

There is an awful lot of food here and I am glad that Sarah is coming as James has bought masses of caviar and blini for delicious  nibbles, quails eggs and of course masses of smoked salmon.  it is going to be a feast for a long time.

The weather this morning is plus 12, so sunny and warm, I had to throw off my heavy duvet last night and open a window and change my nighty and even then was too hot.. a pleasant change.

I have not climbed on a scale for a few days but I notice that my rings are slipping around on my fingers so altho I  am back to eating more, I still have not put back on a lot of kilos.

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