What's in the box?

PRESENT OPENING AFTER MIDNIGHT

This post is not so much for the shot as for the fact that I wanted to share this discovery with you. Most of my adult life I have heard about how much women are dying to be handed that little blue box by their lover. For the men out their who are not yet in the loop, the little blue box is so highly prized because it comes from Tiffany's. All this is now superseded in my mind as I recently received the big blue box. Thank you mon chéri! And the big blue box is the one we should all be dreaming of. Because the big blue box comes from Grey Goose and contains 70cls of liquid deliciousness and two goose stamped martini glasses. Now THAT is the cat's whiskers of presents! Tchin-tchin!

Waiting for Santa

A FRENCH LESSON, "LA FAMILLE": LA MAMAN > LE PAPA > LE CHERI

A first hand photographic account of the unfortunate effects of a five course Christmas Eve dinner. Once again, Santa goes unwitnessed... by most :) But you won't be seeing any Claus shots on this blog. I'm not taking any chances with the naughty list.

Two Thousand and Twelve

Crossfire

MY GRANDMOTHER'S ON CHRISTMAS EVE, TAKEN ON MY MAMAN'S IPHONE

The men, ready to get stuck into it; the women, firing away. I usually only post pictures taken by me but I love this one taken by my mother on her phone. There's so much happening in this shot: to me there's just a perfect "off-the-cuff" balance to it.

The tables and stables of Christmas

MEURCEAU AND OYSTERS > MY GRANDMOTHER'S BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TABLE > LITTLE BABY JESUS

I hope you've all had a fabulous Christmas with your loved ones. Here are some pics of the calm before the culinary storm on Christmas eve. Bonnes fêtes!

Inherit the sky, plateau de Caussols

ON A BUSH WALK ACROSS THE PLATEAU DE CAUSSOLS

Home sweet home, Cannes

OUR BALCONY, CANNES

After six months of vagabonding, I'm now settled into a cosy apartment with my love and experiencing a new-found gratitude for some previously under-appreciated joys of life; such as cooking in my own kitchen and having my own closet space. My other favourite part of our new apartment - the balcony (complete with sea views).