Merry Christmas!

Here's a wee photo of our apartment in Mutzig - by some lovely coincidence the locals put up a decoration in English just outside our door!

We're not there at the moment, but down in Cagnes sur mer where the temperature is more 10*C than minus 10* - for at that temperature the trees freeze....

... and the flowers shiver!

We spent, then, Christmas in Cagnes and just had a grand grand time. Jack loved playing with his cousins, Antoine and Charlotte, and we loved being with everyone.

Here's a photo we took from Grasse, overlooking the sea.

So, where ever you are in the world -- America, China, Egypt, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Honduras -- know I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!!

Chocolate...

Hmm, and so it appears that Jack hasn't limited himself to only liking Chocolate Cake.. as he was quite quite happy to chomp into this gift from his Nanny. In Alsace, children celebrate 'St Nicolas' on Dec 6th but, be warned, St Nicolas is accompanied by "Père Fouettard", who arrives carrying a bunch of sticks with which naughty children are beaten.

Here's an old picture representing St Nicolas in Lorraine, a neighbouring department ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas ).

The good news for Jack? The arrival of St Nicolas on Dec 6th won't cancel out the arrival of Santa Claus on Dec 25th.

:-)

chocolate cake!

So, I guess it doesn't come as much of a surprise.. but our wee boy loves Chocolate Cake, especially the type which crumbles in his hands. He's lying now in bed, laughing to himself and tapping his 'sucette/dummy' against the rails of his bed. It's only 9.30pm....which means we might have another hour of listening to him talk to himself and Teddy before he falls asleep! He and Teddy, it's a real love story - but he's also in a cuddley mood just now and so the cuddles are shared around.
So, cuddles to you - where ever you are as you read this entry - and let's talk soon!
hugs,
Robynx