Nevers and Birthdays

 I've spent the last couple of days in a town called Nevers and I really enjoyed it. I had to come here more for business than pleasure but it was so worth it. It was so good to change the frozen north for the sunnier and a bit warmer south well at least what feels to me like the south.I have missed this light. The sun is just so different here...

 I have browsed around little shops and wondered around the old empty streets of this pretty French town and I found many little jewels. The main cathedral was one of them. Walking by the river Loire with the beautiful sunrises was one of my favorite things to do. The southern sun just felt so good. I think my body doesn't even remember the sun anymore after these grim grey wintery days that we've been having up north.

Today was also my birthday so a lunch in a cute little Japanese restaurant called Yuriko was in place. They had a deliciouss selection of all kinds of sushi and amazing desserts. I had a great day thanks to my family and some friends who remembered. I got many beautiful presents which I'll share with you later.

 Although I've been enjoying the weather here so much it's now time to go home. Now a five hour drive back home and I'm already planning a trip to Besançon and Strasbourg next week. Have a good night lovelies!

Horses are healing

Horses have always been my big love. It just makes my day to spend a day around them and to feed them. They have such a calming energy like nothing else. I am happy to live in rural France, not too far from the city but not too close either. I just love to be able to spend time in the nature whenever I want. Do you know what I mean?

Kone boli vzdy mojou velkou laskou. Je to to najlepsie stravit den spolu s nimi a krmit ich. Maju taku upokojujucu energiu ako asi nic ine. Som rada ze zijem na vidieku vo Francuzsku, nie prilis daleko od mesta ale zase nie az tak blizko. Rada travim cas v prirode kedykolvek sa mi zachce. Viete co  myslim?

I have missed my time with Isidor.
I have to make more time for riding. New year's resolution! Have a wonderful Sunday all!

Chybalo mi to travit cas s mojim Isidorom. Musim si spravit viac casu na jazdenie. Novorocne predsavzatie! Peknu nedelu vam vsetkym!

Blizzard weather

 Today started like a nice day. A perfect day for sledding down the hill which we did and had a lot of fun. It was snowing the whole time and the atmosphere was perfect.

Dnesok zacal dobre. Krasny den na sankovanie co sme aj spravili a poriadne sme sa bavili. Cely cas snezilo a bola nadherna atmosfera.

Children love snow and dogs too :) . Well at least Micho loves it. Such a perfect day to go out and have fun in the snow. It's what makes great memories..

Deti zboznuju sneh a psi tiez :) . Teda aspon Micho ho zboznjuje. Taky fajn den byt vonka a hrat sa v snehu. Z tychto chvil su potom uzastne spomienky...

 I had so much fun going down the hill too. Definitely reminded me of my childhood.

Ja som si uzila sankovania tiez.  Pripomenulo mi to detstvo.

When we got home later in the afternoon the weather turned into a complete blizzard and it felt just right to be inside, cozy and warm looking at all that snow just through the window with a cup of coffee.

Ked sme sa poobede vratili domov pocasie sa zmenilo na snehovu burku a bolo prijemne byt dnuka, v teple a pozorovat vsetok ten sneh len cez okno so salkou kavy.

Now it feels like real winter is here and I remember every day more and more why i love this season so much. Stay warm people!

Teraz to vyzera, ze naozajstna zima je tu a kazdym dnom si viac a viac spominam preco mam toto obdobie tak rada. Nech vam je teplo!

Snow finally

Finally it's here. So much expected snow :) . Everything turned white and peaceful and so quiet.

 Konecne je to tu. Tak velmi ocakavany sneh :) . Vsetko sa premenilo na biele pokojne ticho.

 I love these moments in the winter when everything goes white and the whole world stops for a moment. I love that fairytale feeling. It reminds me of my childhood. Is it snowing where you are?

Mam rada tieto okamihy v zime, ked je odrazu vsetko biele a svet na chvilu zastane. Zboznujem ten rozpravkovy pocit.  Pripomina mi detstvo. Snezi aj u vas?

The sale in this part of France starts today which is the earliest in France!

Tomorrow a planned trip to Nancy. I'll let you know how it was . Have a lovely evening everyone!

Vypredaje v tejto casti Francuzska zacinaju dnes, co je naskor v celom Francuzsku!

Zajtra planovany vylet do Nancy.Dam vam vediet ako dopadol. Pekny vecer vam vsetkym!

 A proper wintry food but still trying to stay healthy. Lentil soup and some sweet potato fries for dinner tonight.

Prave zimne jedlo, ale stale zdrave. Sosovicova polievka a hranolky zo sladkych zemiakov.

Last day of the year

Hello lovelies, today has been a really beautiful cold sunny day here so I thought it was a good idea to take a walk around the lake and think about the old year. It was all pretty and frosted white around.
Tonight a dinner with some friends in a typical French fashion and a party until midnight. Have a lovely New Year's Eve everybody and I'l see you in 2017!

Ahoj zlaticka, dnes bol naozaj krasny, chladny slnecny den takze som myslela ze by bolo dobre trocha sa prejst okolo jazera a porozmyslat o starom roku. Bolo to naokolo take krasne biele a zamrznute.
Vecer, vecera s priatelmi podla francuzskych zvykov a party do polnoci. Zelam vam vsetkym krasneho Silvestra a uvidime sa v 2017!
 

Frozen

     Let it go..let it go....ok it has been freezing here since last night, but still no snow. I've been wishing for snow since I put up the Christmas decorations. Last night it was so icy though, we couldn't even go out for our evening walk with Micho. He was just sliding down the hill when he tried to run to me, poor thing. His paws were so cold he was ready to go home after five minutes. Is it freezing where you are?

Mrzne od minulej noci, ale snehu stale niet. Uz od kedy som vesala vianocne vyzdoby, snivam o snehu.  Minulu noc ale tak mrzlo, ze sme ani nemohli ist s Michom na nasu vecernu prechadzku. Ked sa ku mne rozbehol, smykal sa dole kopcom, chuda. Mrzli mu packy a po piatich minutach chcel ist domov. Mrzne aj u vas?

Staying healthy in wintertime

I love autumn and winter. The whole year I can't wait to wear jumpers and turtlenecks and mittens and boots and colorful hats and scarfs... But the part I don't like about these seasons is the flu. In the wintertime we all go through it... it's the flu season and sometimes no matter what you do and how much you wrap up , you still wind up getting it. I've had my share of flus and colds. Here is one thing that helped me to avoid it, Manuka Honey. It's like a little caramel colored miracle in a jar, plus it tastes so good. It helps with the immune system and is even good for skin and hair. Beauty starts on the inside and what you put in your body is the most important for your nourishment . Your skin and hair will thank you for it too.You can eat it plain, put it in drinks, milkshakes or hot porridge or like me even apply it as face mask. Add some omega 3s in your diet like salmon and avocados plus fruits

and veggies and you're set for the cold season.

Mam rada jesen a zimu. Cely rok sa neviem dockat obliect si svetre a rolaky a rukavice a cizmy a farebne ciapky a sale.... Ale vec ktoru na tychto obdobiach rada nemam je chripka. Vsetci tym v chladnych obdobiach prechadzame... je to obdobie chripok a niekedy bez ohladu na to co robite a ako sa obliekate, stale skoncite v posteli. Ja som si chripok aj nadchy uzila dost. Tu je jedna vec ktora mi pomohla vyhnut sa im, Med Manuka. Je to ako maly karamelovy zazrak v kelimku, navyse chuti tak dobre. Posilnuje imunitu a je dobry aj na plet a na vlasy. Krasa zacina zovnutra a co davate dnu je najdolezitejsie pre vyzivu. Vasa plet a vlasy sa vam tiez podakuju. Mozete ho jest samotny, dat ho do caju, kavy, alebo miesanych napojov, ovsenej kase alebo ako ja aj rovno na tvar namiesto masky. Pridajte si do jedalnicka mastne kyseliny omega-3 ako lososa, avokada a viac ovocia a zeleniny a ste pripraveni na chladne obdobie.

 I also use good quality honey made by my friend JoAnn in Cadott WI, instead of sugar. Thank you JoAnn!

Pouzivam tiez ako sladidlo namiesto cukru kvalitny med ktory vyraba moja priatelka JoAnn v Cadott vo Wisconsine. Vdaka JoAnn!