Between Christmas and New Year’s Eve…
First of all I want to thank everyone for all the lovely Christmas Wishes I received! So nice reading all of these nice words and wishes!
I do hope that you all enjoy a wonderful Holiday time!
Tomorrow Jan’s daughter Nele and her family will arrive to spend some time with us. So we are preparing their stay.
We will celebrate New Year’s Eve together! So we are looking forward to their arrival.
I might think we will spend a lot of time gathering around the fire place and watching Alexa and Tristan open their presents which are still under the Christmas tree. And we will certainly go for a walk in our neighbourhood, do some horse riding,…etc.
And yes of course we will prepare a wonderful New Year’s Eve dinner!
A precious time together with family!
This is a collage of pictures of passed New Year’s Eve. 
Jan and me give everyone of you our best wishes for a Happy, Healthy and Succesful 2012!!!!!
xx
Just after Christmas : a walk in Salsomaggiore Terme (Parma),Italy
Christmas is just gone!
We did enjoy it with our families, both Christmas Eve dinner and Cristmas Day lunch!
...And today we needed a walk , after all that eating and sitting... and outside we had a lovely sunny day, so....Enjoy my pics taken in the cold Italy....!!!!
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We did enjoy it with our families, both Christmas Eve dinner and Cristmas Day lunch!
...And today we needed a walk , after all that eating and sitting... and outside we had a lovely sunny day, so....Enjoy my pics taken in the cold Italy....!!!!
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| ...this one was taken early in the morning .... |
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| red berries!!! |
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| logs ready for a fireplace |
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| a Christmas hen? First time ever!!!! |
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| a self-portrait! |
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| some window shopping... |
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| as you can see, we live in a spa town! |
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| a nativity scene on a Vespa....so creative!!! |
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| an Ape car by Piaggio: a Vespa's sister!! |
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| a lovely duck |
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| the ducks' pond is mostly completely frozen! |
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an holly tree!! |
Finally, some quiet moments after those crazy days before Christmas!!!
I really enjoyed these two hours outside with my boys, because it has been a relaxing time to relish with gusto! You know what? I'm ready again to craft something new....
See you soon, xxxx
Krásné Vánoce!
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More Christmas atmosphere
All around the blogosphere, the most wonderful Christmas decoration images are to discover.
Today I share some of my favorites.
Enjoy!
Château de Vaux le Vicomte France source http://en.parisvision.com/
Place Vendôme Paris source http://mode.glamourparis.com/
Bruges Belgium source unknown
source Desde my Ventana
source http://www.atticmag.com/
source Lefèvre Interiors
source Habitually Chic
source Linen & Lavender
Enjoy these last days of this year!
xx
Decorating with glass
As it is Christmas time, I love to put some time in decorating my home not only with typical Christmas ornaments but also with decorative accessories which are placed around the rooms of my house since no time. So maybe I will regroup them or rearrange them or put them together with other decorative stuff in another room of the house.
That is what I plan to do this weekend.
The pictures here below show some of my favorite decorations with glass candlesticks, vases and bowls, grouped together.
Maybe these images will inspire you to get your candlesticks, vases and carafes out of the closet and to regroup them in a decorative way.
The first picture is my favorite. And it is taken by my favorite Belgian photographer Claude Smekens. Be sure to visit his website to discover the most wonderful pictures of interiors and gardens!
Source : Magazine Landelijk Wonen Dec-Jan 2012 Photo credit Fotografie Claude Smekens
I do love glass candlesticks and carafes grouped together this way.
Source : Magazine Landelijk Wonen Dec-Jan 2012 Photo credit Fotografie Claude Smekens
A candle holder and a glass sphere.
Source : The Essence of The Good Life blog
Beautiful glass for the tablesetting.
Source : unknown
Group of glass pots.
Walda Pairon source unknown
Gorgeous candlesticks.
Source : unknown
Group different hights of candlesticks together.
Source : unknown
Glass bottles as candleholders!
Brigitte & Alain Garnier Antiques source www.garnier.be
Beautiful wine carafe and glasses.
Photo credit Efie De Grande
My living room.
Source : La Maison Charmante blog
Glass everywhere!
Source : unknown
Good idea!
Photo credit Efie De Grande
Picture taken in my living room.
Photo credit Fotografie Claude Smekens
Group of candleholder, wine carafe and sphere in my living room.
Happy weekend to you all!
xx
Season Greetings!!!
Tonight, the kids and I are travelling back to Italy for our Christmas holiday (daddy will join us next week!)!
The journey is long and I'm already tired just thinking about it....!!!
Anyway I still have time to show you my last creation....
....She shows you her back in the last pic not because she is not well mannered, but only because she is leaving, too! Infact she is ready for a long travel to New York.....!!!! I would like to see the face of my twin when she'll unwrap the package coming with this little miss.....!!!
And then Margot...
As usual she keeps me company just laying beside me, but this time she was distracted by the singing of a little bird outside in our front garden....
I really hope to have time to prepare a couple of posts while in Italy, but if not......
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY 2012!!!!
I wish you all to enjoy the company of your families and friends and to share together lovely moments!!!
See you soon, xxx
Posted: 16/12/2011 time: 14:44
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The journey is long and I'm already tired just thinking about it....!!!
Anyway I still have time to show you my last creation....
....She shows you her back in the last pic not because she is not well mannered, but only because she is leaving, too! Infact she is ready for a long travel to New York.....!!!! I would like to see the face of my twin when she'll unwrap the package coming with this little miss.....!!!
And then Margot...
As usual she keeps me company just laying beside me, but this time she was distracted by the singing of a little bird outside in our front garden....
I really hope to have time to prepare a couple of posts while in Italy, but if not......
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY 2012!!!!
I wish you all to enjoy the company of your families and friends and to share together lovely moments!!!
See you soon, xxx
Posted: 16/12/2011 time: 14:44