Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Home For Christmas

A Little White House Christmas - 7 -


I'm just stopping by to say the Little White House survived the storm Dirk that struck Brittany during the night from the 23rd to the 24th. 

Je passe juste pour vous informer que mon Petit Cottage a survécu à la tempête Dirk qui a frappé la Bretagne dans la nuit du 23 au 24.

We are lucky enough that my town was not flooded and my heart goes to all those who were flooded and to all those who are still without power. Again, I was lucky and was only out of power yesterday evening. It was back during the night.


Nous avons eu beaucoup de chance: notre ville n'a pas été inondée et je pense fort à ceux qui ont été inondés ou qui sont toujours sans électricité. Encore une fois, nous avons eu la chance de ne perdre le courant que dans la soirée et il a été rétabli dans la nuit. 

But there has been damages in the area and the trains I was supposed to get to go to my family for Christmas were cancelled. So I went back to the cottage and will join my family tomorrow, fingers crossed.

Mais, il y a eu des dégâts sur les voies de chemin de fer et les trains que je devais prendre pour aller rejoindre ma famille avaient tellement de retard que je ne pouvais plus prendre aucune correspondance. Je suis donc rentrée au cottage pour la nuit et je repars demain, si tout va bien.

I was a little disappointed that they'd open their presents without me and woudn't open the ones I carefully wrapped for them, so I went to the beach as the sound of the waves always calms me down.


J'étais légèrement énervée de ne pas pouvoir être avec ma famille à Noël, même si je sais que ce n'est de la faute de personne et que parfois, la nature nous remet gentiment à notre place. Je suis donc allée me promener sur la plage où le bruit des vagues calme toujours mes nerfs.

I thought I could send you a little message from there...

C'est de là que je vous envoie mon petit message.



Wishing you all a very merry Christmas to you!

Un très joyeux Noël à vous!


51 comments:

  1. Magali! I am so glad that you are all right. I have been very busy with my oldest granddaughter who has been visiting, since last week. Merry Christmas to you - love your beach greeting!

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  2. Magali:

    Best wishes to you. I wish you many happiness for your family and friends.

    Cecilia

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  3. Magali, um Santo Natal para si e para a sua familia! Manuela

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  4. Merry Christmas Magali.
    So glad to hear that you are safe from the storm.
    Best wishes and hugs
    Carolyn

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  5. Merry Christmas! I love that photo. Joyeux Noel.

    I'm glad you didn't flood at your home, and that hopefully you will see your family tomorrow. Sue

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  6. Merry Christmas dear Magali and cats! I am glad you are warm and dry and safe, and hope you will get to be with your family as soon as possible. Best New Year to you and yours!

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  7. Ohhh beautiful! Merry Christmas to you and so glad you're safe. I love love love the beach message. Perfect.
    ~Tanya

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  8. Love the message in the sand. Major parts of Canada are experience a nasty ice storm. We were going to head to my family's for Christmas Eve, they live some 3 hours away, but thought better of it...they are still in the middle of ice and downed trees. Safe then sorry right! We will see them hopefully in a few days.

    Merry Christmas to you Magali and a blessed New Year. Hugs, Diane

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  9. So glad to hear you are all ok. Sorry to hear you couldn't be with your family as expected :( I hope you'll still have a happy holiday tomorrow though! The waves always calm me too...my favorite place to be!

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  10. So sorry you can't get to go to your parents today. The storm has been pretty bad here too, though not quite so severe I think. I hope you get to be with your family tomorrow and have a great and safe Christmas after all xx

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  11. So glad you are OK. Here in Antwerp, Belgium, the storm was really scary, too. Hope you will be able to celebrate with your family soon! Best wishes for 2014!! Marcy

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    1. I hear the storm was heaing East after. It's nice to read you're OK too. I'll have an "after Christmas party" tomorrow!

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  12. I am so glad you are safe! I hope you can be with your family soon and the train runs on schedule! Thanks for sharing these beautiful images of the beach...so calming and serene! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a safe, prosperous New Year! Hugs, Poppy

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  13. Merry Christmas, Magali! Hour you have a wonderful time with your family! Safe travels...Cx

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    1. Merry Christmas! And I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the trains!

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  14. I am sorry your plans changed, I hope you will manage to go today! Merry Christmas!AriadnefromGreece!

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    1. Joyeux Noël! J'espère que la tempête n'a pas été trop violente chez toi!

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  16. Hi Magali!!!!

    I'm so glad to hear that you didn't sustain any damage from the storm. It's too bad that it has messed up
    the trains though and now you're not with your family. Hopefully you'll see them soon!!!

    I love how the sea/ocean calms my nerves down. It seems to be a great place to go in order to clear my
    head and I'm so glad you find this as well!!!

    Have a safe trip and great visit with your family!!!!!!!!

    All the best for 2014(Can you believe it?)!!!!!!!!

    Pam
    xox

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  17. So glad you and your little white house are ok. Beautiful beach shots! Hope your train is running today, and that you enjoy Christmas with your family!

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  18. I too am glad that you are okay and weren't hurt by the storm. They're never welcome, but especially during Christmastime, it's sad to see people affected by storms and flooding. Hope your week gets better. Thanks for thinking of us while you were at the beach. Love the message in sand! Many Christmas blessings!

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  19. I was thinking of you when watching the news last night from Europe about the damaging floods. I am glad you are safe and hope you can salvage what is left of the holiday. Love the Merry Christmas beach greeting!

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  20. Glad your safe Magali ! On a weird note, I'm vacationing for the holidays in Cancun Mexico and a strong storm came last night and flooded our ground floor suite!!! We're all safe though too and for that I am merry too this Christmas morning! Cheers my friend!

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  21. tout cela est bien dérangeant, effectivement, et même en remettant les choses à leur place, c'est difficile de se retrouver seule pour cette fête familiale
    bon Noël quand même, Magali

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    1. J'ai l'impression que ma famille n'a pas détesté être "obligée" de refaire la fête et l'ouverture des cadeaux le 26 pour mon arrivée... Bonne fin d'année!

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  22. Hi Magali! I hope that you are on the train to your parents' home as I type this :) Glad that your house and you came through the storm, and thank you for the beach pictures. I grew up on an island, and I live inland now, but sometimes I do so miss the beach.

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  23. Hey Magali, So glad you came through the storm without any major damage. I’m so sorry you didn’t make it to your family Christmas gathering, hopefully you did get your train today! I love the sound of the sea too, very calming. I love your Christmas message in the sand.

    Merry Christmas Magali,
    Emily

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  24. I am so sorry you couldn't be with family today, but very glad you didn't suffer worse from the storm. I hope the trains are running tomorrow so that you can travel to see them. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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  25. Hi Magali,

    Glad you were only without power for an evening and hope that you will be able to get to your family to celebrate together. Toronto and southern Ontario, Canada, was hit by an ice storm early Sunday morning and my sister's home, where my daughter is staying, was one of half a million in Ontario to have been hit with a power outage due to the ice storm!! They were without electricity since early Sunday morning and it was restored two and a half days later, on Christmas eve! They were without heating/phone/internet/light, and sleeping with several layers of clothing and their coats, lighting the fireplace to stay warm during the day, and making food runs every 2 - 3 hours. In the end, they were able to have Christmas as planned, and we are all thankful for their safety.

    Merry Christmas to you!

    Poppy

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  26. Crazy weather everywhere. Glad you are okay and I really hope you can make it to your Christmas Magali! Merry Christmas!!

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  27. Hope you eventually make it to your family safely. Sad that you missed your Christmas day with them, but great to hear you and your kitties are safe at The Little White House. Wishing you a wonderful New Year! Patty/BC

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    1. I did make it to my grandma's late on December 25th!
      I wish you all the best for the year to come!

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  28. I hope you had a lovely Christmas! And Happy New Year!
    Sherry

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  29. I hope you (eventually) had a wonderful time with your family. Love your Christmas wishes hand written in the sand. You are an earth angel. (((Magali)))
    Love from Izabella.

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  30. I am so sorry about the weather changing your Christmas plans. I am very behind in reading my favorite blogs what with Christmas and food poisoning. I hope you got to be with your family and that everything is back to normal.

    Crazy weather patterns - it was mentioned in the paper this morning that southern California has 3 1/2 inches of rain in total for the whole of 2013. Yet, around the world others are deluged.

    Happy New Year

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  31. I hope you made it to see your family, and I hope you're having a wonderful time!!

    xoxo
    -andi

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  32. J'espère que tu auras pu profiter de ta famille juste avec un peu de décalage.
    Joyeuses fêtes de fin d'année et meilleurs voeux pour cette nouvelle année.
    Bises.

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    1. Ma famille a finalement apprécié de devoir refaire la fête le 26 à mon arrivée! Bonne fin d'année!

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  33. Hi Magali, Stopping in to wish you a wonderful and Happy New Year! Look forward to visiting with you more in the new year.......

    Hugs,
    Emily
    The French Hutch

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  34. I hope your Christmas worked out in the end. The sea always calms me as well, I miss it so!

    Have a happy new year Magali! May all your wishes for 2014 come true xox

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  35. Love your message! Hope you made it to share time with your family. Sure hope everyone there is back with power and not having anymore flood problems! Happy New Year!
    hugs,
    Jann

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  36. Awwwww, so sorry you missed Christmas with your family. I hope you were able to celebrate with them eventually! Love your Christmas message from the beach! Have a wonderful 2014!

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  37. Magali, I hope your absence means you're having a fabulous time with your family. Mother Nature can be a bi#*h sometimes!

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  38. Bon, finalement, la SNCF a bien voulu te conduire jusqu'à Valence ! Et ce 2eme Noël le 26 était bien sympa... Bises

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  39. Magali:
    I just noticed you have my old blog address at the right which is why is shows the picture of the clock. Early last year I changed the address to:
    http://blog.bernideens.com/

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  40. Oh my, how did I miss this? I'm glad you're safe.
    Totally understand about your disappointment. The sea is part of my soul, so it ALWAYS brings me peace.
    Actually, I have not posted about this yet, but I had a nervous breakdown on Christmas Day. Sigh...still recovering little by little, but my husband and I took one of our favorite drives down to the Florida Keys on Jan 1st, and just breathing in the sea air brought me back to life.
    Here's to a peaceful new year, friend.
    xoxo's

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