Christmas Itself

20141223 175318 Christmas decorations: Christmas stockings 20141223 175333 Credenza with cones, cards and cutouts 20141223 175437 The little tree all decorated 20141223 175444 Dinner table set to receive the Mondales
20141223 175456 They came en famille: five of them! 20141223 175513 They arrive! 20141223 181446 After dinner, a stroll through the Marché de Noël 20141223 182034 What could be more convivial?
20141223 183911 Roasting chestnuts requires a lampe frontale 20141223 184314 More stuff that you can't live without 20141223 184450 La Grande Roue 20141223 184744 Lights in the Marché Couvert
20141223 185345 We visit our favorite stand for papier découpé 20141223 185433 Cats and kittens 20141223 185506 La Cour 20141223 185607 I love the skyline and its near but not perfect symmetry!
20141224 151422 December 24 - Shopping in Vevey on Christmas Eve 20141224 192525 A Christmas Eve fondue in three flavors 20141224 193805 Christine, Bri and Nico dip bread and vegetable into rosemary, porcini and sun-dried tomato flavored fondues 20141224 210700 We attack our presents after dinner
20141224 210712 Christine gets a bag 20141224 210724 She opens it... 20141224 210730 and finds a assortment of delicious handmade, seriously good chocolate! 20141224 211724 Brigitte gets a pearl necklace while Nico scores a butterdish!
20141224 212111 Together they examine photos from Thanksgiving framed by Christine 20141224 213703 Nico gets a cashmere sweater from Brigitte 20141224 213705 It looks good.... 20141224 213801 and it fits too!
20141224 213852 B&N also score kitchen stuff for their new household 20141225 124102 December 25 - Christmas day brunch 20141225 124130 Brigitte, Nicolas and Christine on Christmas Day, 2015 IMG 0685 Meanwhile up in St-Luc, Valérie visits the Morrisons!