Tadah!...

Here it is:

Nice oven and a cooking table

The high cabinet is the fridge/deep freezer. The door next to the double-drawer is the dish waher.

and the fourth wall.

PS: the bricks in the previous one were only a wall paper, only painted walls on this one, and two rows of ceramic rectangle along the sink.

Almost there

Thank you all for your comments on the coming kitchen. :-)

The elves have worked very hard: they went from this

to this tonight.

The painter had lectured me that I was not to step on the new floor until the day after. He must be of the"better safe than sorry" type, because this is what I found tonight :-)

Tomorrow is THE day. They deliver the kitchen first thing in the morning, and they'll work on it until Friday night.

Have a nice day all!

New Year's Resolution

As usual, the first that comes to my mind is to lose the weight I put on during holidays. Always a challenge...
But it may be a bit easier this year. In my letter to Santa, I asked him to lent me a couple of his elves. He kindly obliged.
So, today, the kitchen went from 

 to

As bad as it looks, I'm thrilled to see what they have done. In my letter to Santa, I said I wanted more lights, and plugs, without saying exactly how many, nor where. But the elves are clever, and they pulled cables exactly where I need them :-)
You may wonder why there is a bucket. After the elves took the sink away, they turned the water on again... and the pipes burst. The plumber will come tomorrow to have a look. As the elves said, it is a good thing the kitchen was empty... And it will be easier to repair... Let's be positive!

Tomorrow, they'll fix the walls, and the day after tomorrow, the painting elf arrives.

To prepare for this, I'd emptied my closets, so  no cookies, no chocolate. Only a microwave oven, and soups for dinner...

Those are the first flowers of the (almost) New Year.

May the year to come be as bright as them

for all of you

With health, love and happiness!

Corporate Xmas

On Thursday,we had our corporate Xmas event.
While some were sampling some wine

others were getting ready

for the action

concentrating on their tasks

dressing up the table

Fun was had by all. And the food was tasty (we had 3 tutors to help and show us how to).

We are enjoying a nice sun today. Osiris tells you to enjoy life as much as she does.

Cosy Weekend

As winter is nearing, temperatures drop.

As a revenge, I spent the weekend knitting a gorgeous Alpaga yarn by Plassard.
The pattern is Veyla By Ysolda Teague. You can see it here .

I'd sworn I'd find the buttons in my stash. Sigh. Either the right shape, but not enough, or the right count but not the color. Sigh.

That'll give me the time to block the mittens. They deserve that, don't they?

Take care, and have a wonderful week.

Iron flower

This is this time of year, where the birds are hungry. 

I wonder how long it will take them to notice the fat balls on the flowers.

It took them about three weeks to dare come to the mega feeder...

Maybe because the fat cakes and peanuts were even more tempting

It is a surprise each year to discover the food they will prefer. One year, they live on seeds, the next on peanuts, etc... But one thing is certain, when the temperatures drop, they come close to the garden window and request that I feed them. Quite funny.