the briere family circus: décembre 2019

vendredi 27 décembre 2019

Ho ho ho

Merry Christmas

Still my favorite shot of Santa to date.

Lynn doesn't look too reassured and I'm too little to know the difference,

but really, who is this guy?

Seb doesn't know how lucky is is to be an only child so he doesn't have to wear matching Christmas outfits with his siblings. Seriously though Mom, we do look cute.

Here's the proof of the 2nd afternoon of my Christmas cookie bake off. I got a bit over the top this year. Still have plenty in my freezer.

But was able to gift over 16 plus people with my homemade wonders.

Only the gingerbread men were pretty scary, I have yet to master frosting them, so ended up leaving them plain as not to frighten anyone.

Since we didn't have room or energy for a Christmas tree this year,
I decked the halls with wreathes and paper trees instead.
I was quite happy with the results.

Our second seafood plater. We were eight people, but after the smoked samon, foie gras, scallops and oysters we just couldn't eat it all. All of this was cleaned and detailed by yours truly today. It's awaiting in the freezer until the crab cake urge hits us, at which time we'll be drooling all over again.

mardi 10 décembre 2019

GUTS

OMG...Thursday night we went to see this band

with Seb and a friend of his.

Yes, that's right, a weeknight, and we were out on the town.

Drums, bass, keyboard, saxophone, slide trombone

a bit of flute and some cowbell mixed together for a great sound.

This is where I ended up halfway through the show

because up front where I insisted on being, was just too crazy.

They put on quite the show.....

You can listen to them here:

https://youtu.be/JqUPDAFPqxk

A few hours in London

Seb was in London for a few short days with his class last month.

This is the proof. Three shots.

Shakespeare's Globe Theater

Where they saw Henry the IV....

(I picked this photo off the internet)

Seb said the play was EXCELLENT !

They also visited the MoMA and a history museum.

He came home pooped out but had a jolly old time.

road trip to Brittany

We popped over to visit some friends in Brittany over the school holidays. Popped over, it's a four hour drive, but still. Popped over. Took a day trip to Concarneau (in red on the map above). Right on the Atlantic Ocean, it was a ship building town back in the day. We visited the medieval old part of the city. It's a walled in town on a long island in the center of the harbour.