The Year That Was 2013

SUMMER IN NEW ZEALAND

SUMMER IN FRANCE

GIFTS FROM DEAR FRIENDS

THANK YOU!

FLORAL NOTES

Thank you dear friends

for visiting my blog and for your kind comments

throughout this year.

WISHING YOU JOY IN 2014

Merci à bientôt
be kind to one another!

♥ Shane ♥

 

 

EMBROIDERIES

 

Grandies Cards from France

We received a large parcel of

Christmas presents from

our family in France

including their home made Christmas cards

The first is from Stella
( they call us Mina and Dada)

The one above is from Zoé

This is Jessies (with help from Maman)

and she wrote us this beautiful message!

Our darling daughter made this one

 and this is mine

 I attached a ribbon to the top

so they could hang it on their

Christmas tree.

I'm joining Mary of Little Red House for
Mosaic Monday

Hoping you have all had a joyous

Christmas season.

Merci à bientôt
be kind to one another!

♥ Shane ♥

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Wishing you all a very

HAPPY CHRISTMAS.

Christmas day has dawned

in New Zealand.

An advantage of living where I do

is we are one of the first countries

in the world to see the new day...

My 'alternative' Christmas tree hangs on the wall
above the nativity set. Most of the decorations were made by
Marie of Lost Bird Studio last year and I was
lucky to win them in her Giveaway.

It is raining....

I'm happy as my garden is very dry

and will appreciate a good drink!!

 ...but there will be many disappointed families here
who had planned on having a
Christmas barbecue outdoors in the sunshine.
Maybe the skies will clear later.

The angel at the top of my pine Christmas tree
was a gift last year from Dorthe of Den Lille Lade
thank you again dear Dorthe!

Thank you all, my dear friends
for your friendship
over the past year!

Merci à bientôt
be kind to one another!

xxx Shane xxx

JOYEUX NOËL

mes amis!

Christmas is almost here...

It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you. 

Yes, it is Christmas every time you smile 

at your brother and offer him your hand.

Mother Teresa

I'm almost ready....

are you?

I've been working for the last two weeks

so I have got a little behind.

I completed my decorating today

my Nativity set has pride of place

on top of the antique cabinet.

The fragrance from the Christmas potpourri

the pine Christmas tree

and candles

are wafting through the house

....mm it smells like

CHRISTMAS!  

Please click on the images to bring them to life! 

 I'm joining two Mary's today

Mary at Little Red House for
for Mosaic Monday

and

Mary at Boogieboard Cottage for

Masterpiece Monday

Thank you both for hosting your lovely parties.

Do pop over and meet everyone

they're bound to put you in the Christmas spirit!

WELCOME

to my new followers - it's lovely to meet you.

I'll be over to see you very soon!

Merci à bientôt
be kind to one another!

♥ Shane ♥

The red tree is a Pohutukawa

the New Zealand Christmas tree.

It flowers in December telling us that 

Summer has arrived and it's
CHRISTMAS TIME!

 They grow all around the coastline.

On the left is a gorgeous Christmas card

made by my french granddaughter last year.

On the right is the Pohutukawa flower.