21 Dec 2010

MY WORLD - White winter


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My world is white and cold ! I can't remember that we had so much snow since I was a young girl in 1963 ! But apparently we had a similar winter also in 1987, ever since, no snow or just a little. I even digged out a K-way wintersport jacket I had bought in the 80th ! It looked new, because once I had bought it the winters were never cold enough to wear it.

But now we are really spoiled !



It started snowing on Saturday afternoon, and this is our entrance



the next morning looking out of my window I saw the car sitting deeply in the snow



the street and roofs were white



This tree always looks very beautiful when it snows



A view over our garden

On Monday the snow had stopped and the sun shined over this white world and made it
really beautiful.



our neigbor's house just in front



and our house in the sunshine



This was the view I had from our living room on Monday morning



icicles hanging from the roof



Magpies discussing in the tree



No snow blowers in our street, nobody is equipped for such a weather



but it looks beautiful when you don't have to go somewhere



there must have been someone who had missed the roundabout



and my little Christmas decoration is hidden in the snow.

Schools are closed, no mail, and we are asked to stay home if it is not really necessary to go out. Brussels airport is closed and thousands of people are stuck and have to spend the night in the airport.

Only the children are happy, they enjoy the school free day and have fun in the snow !



To all of you !

20 Dec 2010

WHAT DID YOU DO THIS WEEKEND ?



Helps you to remember what you have done on the weekend of December 18. You never know if you need an alibi ! If you participate please put the little logo on the top of your post and leave your link.

When I look outside I think somebody moved me to the Northpole, the only difference is, that I am still living in our house and not in an igloo.

In short, it snows white cats and white dogs !



When the snow hadn't started yet, I managed to put a light garland on the hedge. It is not so much the use here to decorate a garden with lots of Christmas decorations. People decorate more in their windows. But this looks nice.




I went over to Domi to bring back some cups, she had brought us some delicious Tiramesu she had done herself. I made these pictures of a neighbor playing with her dog.

The day went by between Computer and TV



and watching how the snow fell more and more





this was what I saw from our patio at 10 pm



In the morning it looked very pretty



also out of our window, where cat Arthur did his grooming

As the sun was shining I quickly took the train to Brussels and went to the Christmas market
to take some pictures.



It was real beautiful, and I will show the whole market on Tuesday for "My world" !

When I had finished my photos, the sun disappeared and I arrived home just when it started snowing again !



As I have no one to build a snow man with me, I make graffitis on my terrace !

It is a very long time ago that we had such a lot of snow in and around Brussels.