Chênedouit

Here's what three weeks of no visits gets you on the lawn and garden front. The lawn was limit limit, thank God it hadn't rained or we would have been up a creek with no lawn mower and weed wacking the whole yard by hand.

And no, that is not grass on the foreground of the above shot. That is the unweeded half of my garden. The dirt section took about three hours….but I was smiling the whole time. And still got to harvest some zuchinni, enough rhubarb to make 6 jars of jam and also scored on a impressive score of fresh walnuts on our drive back to Caen. Not bad at all and sunshine to boot!

More finds from our last vide grenier

got to enjoy some live music

Couldn't pass on my €.50 household guide. 

Because how much has really changed in a decade after all? 

There is some good stuff in here.

Although we did pass on the taxidermy, 

we did take home the wood carved crooked eyed man.

Happy Birthday to Us !

 The clowns were announcing the big news

 all over town!

And quite the happy celebration it was,

 drinking, laughing, launching balloons

My birthday dinner of crab cakes (made with love by the boys) over salad

 followed by paupiettes de veau (veal cutlets stuffed with a pork filling….yum. 

I was soo busy enjoying my dinner I didn't get a picture of the main course. 

super decadent chocolate cake for dessert.

And although this photo doesn't by far do it justice, wanted to share one of Stephane's gifts. Super photo collage about 2 1/12 x 3 feet. Can't wait to get it hung.