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First - Hazel, I LOVE your purchases!!!! Might have to find one or two of those in July
The spring blossoms are beautiful but I hear you on the allergies, bummer those allergies have to get in the way of admiring!
Yep! Having been fine all day, I'm now sniffing away again and have had to take another Piriton. Oh well, at least I'm only taking them as and when required, rather than every four hours, so it could be worse...
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Uh hmmm.......those baked goods........OH MY!!!!! I do hope they were as good as they look!!!!
Your breakfast on the train looked so good! I loved the pictures and architecture of Paris. It is always neat to see how the architecture goes from very Modern to Old World so quickly. It was also nice to see the pictures of green grass and cherry blossoms too as 8 more inches of snow fell at my house over the weekend.
Oh that is just nuts! I just checked, thinking you'd be in Alaska, but New York state - absolutely crazy! Doesn't the weather know it should be spring by now?
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It's nice to know that Spring is somewhere. Lastly, I would be in so much trouble if I had that amazing bakery within walking distance to my house like Hazel does!
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Hazel's Disney purchases are all so beautiful. We have the AKL/Kidani Village print in our newly redone safari bathroom. Like Laurie, it is so nice to see spring somewhere as none of our blooming trees are anywhere near blooming yet.
I seriously can't get over how bad the winter has been for you guys. I'd seen photos of snow on Facebook a couple of weeks back, but I didn't realise it was still so miserable.
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Hazel, love the purchases you brought back from Disney!! Also I'm pretty sure your cat has a twin! He looks exactly like our cat here at the vet clinic!!
Sorry about your allergies getting in the way of enjoying the beautiful blossoms. All the baked goods look delicious
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Hazel, love the purchases you brought back from Disney!! Also I'm pretty sure your cat has a twin! He looks exactly like our cat here at the vet clinic!!
Well they say every human has a twin, so why not cats?
What a great afternoon that was just chilling and eating two of my favorite things. I think Graeme was a little jealous when the Sid the cat picked mark
all my Disney purchases are safely in Scotland. The prints are in the frame shop getting framed and I didn't like the bill but it will be well worth it. Graeme gets here this weekend and is going to hang the pictures for me.
I get internet tomorrow thank goodness as it is so hard keeping up with the boards
I am still popping piriton and my congestion I've been struggling with since October has all cleared up except Saturday she. I forgot to take it and felt awful all day so I think I'm definitely allergic to some thing. o
What a great afternoon that was just chilling and eating two of my favorite things. I think Graeme was a little jealous when the Sid the cat picked mark
How funny - I thought exactly the same thing!
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all my Disney purchases are safely in Scotland.
I thought they were going with you on this trip...
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The prints are in the frame shop getting framed and I didn't like the bill but it will be well worth it.
I can imagine, but you're right - it will be worth it.
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Graeme gets here this weekend and is going to hang the pictures for me.
Glad to hear you've got jobs ready for him to do...
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I get internet tomorrow thank goodness as it is so hard keeping up with the boards
I'd be going nuts without Internet... I was going nuts enough without a laptop...
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I am still popping piriton and my congestion I've been struggling with since October has all cleared up except Saturday she. I forgot to take it and felt awful all day so I think I'm definitely allergic to some thing. o
I have actually been a lot better since I got back here. Last week, I only took about four or five, but this week, I've been popping a lot more.
By the way, I just realised that I mentioned about the laptop in the previous post and there is great news on that front. My old one got written off yesterday and I got a voucher for a brand new laptop of exactly the same specification. I actually ended up with a slightly better spec, as it's got a better processor. I am so glad I paid for the maintenance agreement, as it's more than paid for itself.
Saturday 22 March – part five: a momentous occasion!
We spent the rest of the afternoon just chilling. I couldn’t resist getting a few photos of the cat:
Of course, I couldn’t leave the dog out!
By now, the sky was darkening outside, and I have to be honest, I was getting a bit worried about this evening. It looked as if the forecast would sadly be right after all…
We were due to set off at around 6:00pm, as the instructions said to be at the quay “between 7:00pm and 8:15pm”, which was quite a wide ranging timescale. We decided that 7:30pm seemed to be a reasonable time to get there.
The problem was that Peter had gone out for the afternoon to see a friend and we really needed him back before he could leave. Hazel texted him to find out where he was, and he was on the train on the way back, but he still seemed to be a way out, so Graeme ended up going to pick him up from the station, but even before he left, I had a sneaking suspicion I knew what might happen. I nearly said to Hazel “you realise if he goes to get Peter, you won’t be able to get hold of Peter, then they’ll miss each other at the station”, and sure enough, that’s what happened.
In the meantime, Hazel was left in charge of dinner for Peter and Rory, a rare occurrence she told us, as apparently she hadn’t cooked in about 10 years, so of course I had to oblige and get some photos of this momentous occasion. I loved the way she was cooking all dressed up, and with cell phone in hand!
Look at the concentration on her face!
Finally, both Graeme and Peter made it home, and we were ready to go. We set off back to the car, which was still in the Carrefour car park. I do love this complex…
We headed out of the other side of the car park, which gave us the chance to see some new parts of the area that we hadn’t yet seen, including the town hall…
…the river…
… and then we were heading towards La Defense, where we’d be leaving the car to head into the city.
We parked up, and headed up to the ground level. The light was just starting to fade, and it was absolutely beautiful.
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Hazel - I love your outfit!!! You look adorable!
Cheryl, when will we see yours???
I am so convinced that I need to go to Paris! It is just so picturesque!
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Sorry to hijack, Cheryl, but seeing the sweet cat and dog photos made me wonder..... How are the laws in Australia for pets coming from Europe? Do they have a long quarantine? Or are they not coming with you? The flights would be really tough for them.
Hope the rain stays away for your evening, but it doesn't look promising. Hazel looks very chic!
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Having been fine all day, I'm now sniffing away again and have had to take another Piriton. Oh well, at least I'm only taking them as and when required, rather than every four hours, so it could be worse... 
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Lastly, I would be in so much trouble if I had that amazing bakery within walking distance to my house like Hazel does! 
Like Laurie, it is so nice to see spring somewhere as none of our blooming trees are anywhere near blooming yet.
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