Joyeux Noël/Bonnes Fêtes From Carcassonne

And so it's Christmas Eve again. The wind is howling and we've had torrential rain.  People are sneezing, coughing and spluttering their way round the shops.  The price reduction notices are appearing in windows but still the queues are small compared to previous years.  Church bells are ringing and calling out to the faithful to gather for prayer.

Inside No.11 the radiators are pumping out far too much heat for English taste in my opinion.  They need turning down but it really is rocket science.  What's Christmas without a log fire too ?  I fancy a brandy and hot water would keep the germs at bay whilst we're at it.  May as well go the whole hog, it's been an 'interesting' year and we need to celebrate the end of a long haul.

This last year has been no holiday but we can look back on it in quiet satisfaction knowing that despite all the setbacks we have achieved what we set out to do and overcome an awful lot of obstacles put in our way.

It's not quite the Christmas we planned, the snow and bad weather in the UK changed our arrangements but we're going to be celebrating tonight anyway. We're also going to be thinking of loved ones that we can't be with, loved one's that aren't well and sadly loved one's that we only see briefly and too infrequently.

His Lordship has gone bustling out to the market, I just know he is going to get 'waylaid' by his friends, from the boulangerie to the fishmonger and onto the lively bar.   And thank goodness he will, it's part of the beauty of living here.

Merry Christmas from Carcassonne.

Comments

mountainear said…
Enjoy your celebration - and very best wishes for the coming year. x
Posie said…
Sounds lovely Sally, have a great Christmas and best wishes for 2011.
Frances said…
Sally, you truly are an inspiration!

(New York apartments are notoriously over-heated. When I was doing some Christmas baking this week, I had to have a window open...just a little bit to avoid melting.)

May you and yours have a Merry Christmas, and may the New Year bring many bright days. xo
Chris Stovell said…
Well done, Sally, for overcoming those obstacles. Here's wishing you all the best for Christmas and a happy, healthy and successful New Year.
Pondside said…
It's been quite a ride, Sally. You'll have to sit down one day and write the book - give Peter Mayle a run for his money!
Merry Christmas and Glaedelig Jul to you and His Lordship and everyone at your lovely house!
Hope you had a great Christmas, over heating and all! Our house is the warmest it has ever been now that we have my aged FIL here. I still can't get used to a warm bedroom!

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