0 Bearre Année!

"Are the gateaux prete/ready?" asks Little Bear. "I think we have enough champagne glasses..." "Umm...pink Champagne will NOT do!" "After all, I have a candle light date with the Veuve Clicquot..." "The heck you do!" shouts BEAR." Oooops I forgot...Prior arrangements must be respected."Bonne Année dear PBers...

0 HAPPY NEW YEAR - WEEKEND CAT BLOGGING #291

Normal 0 21 I wish to thank all of my readers for having followed me this year, for all the kind comments they left and for the undying support.You are awesome! Hope to see you again in 2011.♥♥♥~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This week, Pam at "Sidewalk Shoes" (USA) is happy to announce that he is hosting Weekend Cat Blogging #291...To submit your kitty picture(s), you can either leave a message in her blog's comment section (with your permalinks) or contact her via e-mail without forgetting to give all the needed informati...

0 THE KING'S SPEECH

Yesterday I had a British moment. I succombed to a jar of orange marmelade (It was Sarabeth's not British). Then I went to see The King's Speech very spur of the moment and I LOVED it, but more later. Have I told you about the London Transport Museum? An oft overlooked London museum - loads of fun. Floors and floors of British travel immersion awaits you from all periods of history... AND you can hop aboard the trains... Just 'Mind the gap', 'Keep clear of the doors' 'DON'T SPIT'!It's tucked in a corner of Covent Garden and surrounded by fabulous outdoor eating stalls = not-to-be-missed. Your entry ticket is good for a year. I loved the...

0 THE ART OF SIMPLICITY

The week that follows Xmas and precedes the New Year is always a little strange. It is a period during which one feels totally out of reality, displaced and so strange. There is a very good reason for that. According to our Georgian (Western world) calendar, those few days between the end of December and the beginning of January mark the closure of an event which most people have looked upon with too much expectation and hope, the conclusion of yet another year with it's ups and downs as well as a new fresh start that inspires people to feed out of reality dreams doomed to get shattered.No wonder we are depressed and disappointed during the...

0 DIY Gingerbread Houses

I've been wondering if 'After-Christmas Sales' include...DIY gingerbread house sets I saw hither and thither..? Update: Forget these! They've been recalled! A BIG NO NO! I'd liked to make this Van Gogh-esque starry, starry night house in particular... Lord & Taylor obliged with a gingerbread house theme in their windows... Marshmellow roofing - what a good idea! And gumdrop landscaping... Furthermore Lord & Taylors provided actual DIY kitchen scenes... With Mother keeping a discrete eye on the kids shenanigans... Sadly L & T did not provide a recipe for making your gingerbread house... Another kidlet adds finishing touches or is...

0 Bergdorf Goodman's 2010 Holiday Windows

Enfin les vitrines Xmas at Bergdorf Goodmans!!! Comme d'habitude les singes/as always the monkeys are present... The theme this year is 'Wish You Were Here" So climb aboard the crocheted horse (who's been chatting with the knitted-legginged ostriches at Bendels per chance?) Remember seeing this gift-bearing hound in'The Scenic Route''Full Speed Ahead' in your sequined stripped jammies...pourquoi pas? Accompanied by sailors beaucoup...'Ready For Takeoff'? More Bergdorf monkey coachmen... And why oh why is Amelia Earhart riding in an old fahioned coach? Qui sait? Only Bergdorfs knows that answer... In the 58th street side windows, astrology and...