Tremplin des Créateurs!

Bonjour à toutes et à tous, je suis finaliste pour le Tremplin des Créateurs. Grâce à vos votes, je peux remporter la première place et bénéficier de nombreux lots pour m'aider à me professionnaliser. En votant pour moi, vous pourrez également tenter de remporter un bon d'achat de 100€ ! Pour voter, cliquez sur ce lien http://www.tremplindescreateurs.fr/contestant/264.html puis cliquez sur le bouton Voter !

Merci de votre aide et bonne chance ! :) Catherine

Hi everyone! I am a finalist in the Tremplin des Créateurs contest! Yippee! With your votes I may be in with a chance of making it to the top spot!  If you vote for me you will also be entered into the prize draw for a 100€ gift voucher to spend on A Little Market. To vote for me just click on this link http://www.tremplindescreateurs.fr/contestant/264.html and then press voter!

Thanks for your help! Catherine

Toulouse Christmas Market

At the weekend I was lucky enough to visit Toulouse and it was a great time to go because in the main central square there was a bustling Christmas market selling everything from melted hot chocolate and Arigot (a sort of mix of mashed potato and cheese famous in the area), to handmade jewellery and sculptures. I was tempted by a few things and certainly tried the hot chocolate, I just wish I'd put on an extra pair of socks!

The bustling Christmas market in the Capitol Square

The church of Saint Sernin.

A quaint French street just off the main square.

Naturally Archie stayed at home snuggled up next to the fire. My chilblains suggest maybe I should have done the same!
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Cats and Christmas Lights!

Are you all ready for Christmas? Is the tree set up and decorated?  Does your cat have their own stocking hanging up next to the fireplace? I'm not quite there yet but I have seen some very impressive Christmas lights. Have you ever been to Bordeaux in France? Imagine Paris but a little smaller, with the same old stone buildings and wonderful architecture. Every little street is effortlessly chic. Picture decorative ironwork balconies, little cafés on street corners and galloping horses at the centre of water fountains.
At this time of year the city is just magical. As the sun falls beyond the horizon the Christmas lights go on and I have to say I have never seen such a beautiful city. The lights dance and sparkle against the dark sky and at the end of a wide street, set against a backdrop of the cathedral, is a tree shimmering with a thousand lights. Christmas in Bordeaux isn't just elegant and stylish, it's got a magic touch, and I only hope you get to see it for yourself.
Tomorrow I will put up my own Christmas tree, hang on the lights and baubles, and wonder which cat will be unable to resist pinging a decoration from the lower branches first!

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