Christmas Cards from afar....

Christmas cards from France

Hello dear friends!

Today I thought I would show you
some of the Christmas cards our
darling daughter has sent us
over the twelve years
she has been living in France.

The card above is this years one.

 It is difficult for her to find
Christmas cards in the country
town near her.

There are no boxed sets
so each year I send her a box of
'Save the Children'
cards in one of the parcels!

She made this little angel card
from a crossstitch she worked
it's one of my favourites!

"Magic at Midnight"

A very beautiful card
depicting the essence of

CHRISTMAS

I hope you've enjoyed seeing
a few of my precious cards.

Today

I'm linking to Claudia for
A Favorite Thing Saturday
Please pop over and have a look
at what other bloggers are sharing.

and

Mary for Masterpiece Monday
please drop by to join in the fun!

WELCOME 

to my new followers!

Thank you to everyone for visiting
my blog and leaving all your
very kind comments over the
past year.

Be kind to one another
Christmas Blessings

Joyeux Noël

Shane ♥

Snowy images for Christmas...

I'm sure most of you know by now

I live on the other side of the world

in New Zealand.

You may be wondering why I am

posting these wintry images

when it is actually

Summer here!

As I am linking today's post

to Vee's Note Card Party

I thought some of these images

could make lovely

Christmas cards!

What do you think?

Summer scenes don't

seem very Christmassy

even in the southern hemisphere!

A snowcat maybe?!

If you're a bird lover

like me - the cat photo was taken

 in a different location to

the blackbird picture!

I love Bing Crosby's version
of this old Christmas song!

Today I'm linking to Vee's

December Note Card Party,

the last one for 2012.

Do pop over to see some

beautiful card images.
Thank you Vee for hosting
this friendly blog party!

Are you still sending

traditional Christmas cards

to friends far away, like I am?

Many of my friends don't bother any more.

I think that's sad.

I love keeping the old traditions alive

for our future generations to enjoy.

WELCOME

to my new followers

I will be over to visit you soon!

"Pohutukawa" 

Thank you dear friends for visiting

my blog - especially those of you

who are kind enough to leave

a comment to tell me you've been!

Be kind to one another

Joyeux Noël

Shane ♥

A WOODEN CHRISTMAS TREE...

I photographed this
Christmas Tree
a couple of years ago

A very innovative design
made out of
tongue and groove
timber boards 

with beautiful baubles

and Christmas words

Christmas slippers
(mental note to me to make my granddaughters
a pair each for next Christmas!
Would any of you have a pattern or maybe
you can recommend where I may find one???)

Wishing you all a
stress free time
in the lead up to
the most wonderful
feast day
in the Church calendar.

Thinking of those poor families
affected by the school shootings
in Newtown, Connecticut.

Sending our love and prayers

on behalf of

New Zealand families.



Today I'm linking to
Mary of Mosaic Monday
Becky for Blissful Whites Wednesdays

Be kind to one another
Joyeux Noël
Shane ♥