Camping adventures.

This year we didn't go away on a vacation, so Dad put up the tent in our backyard so we could sleep outside.

Hey Ollie, come and join me, it's great in here !

Bella, I'm scared of Tasmanian devils, do you think we'll be safe in here ?

Don't worry, they only live in Tasmania, and they can't swim so they won't be able to reach us !

I love to smell the flowers...

(All photos by Pascal Inard, except for the tasmanian devil : Wayne McLean ( jgritz)  [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

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I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health

Voltaire


Take care my friends and have a great week !

Look who's looking after Mum's dolls !

I am looking after Mum's dolls while she is knitting and sewing some clothes for them.

Ollie, can you please come and help me, I have too many to look after on my own !

I'm coming Bella !

Thanks Ollie, Can you look after the little ones, they are tired !

All right Bella,. I will take them for a stroll in their beautiful pram.

 

What a beautiful family Mum has, it's keeping her busy, and us too.

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The family went to see the beautiful birds of Sherbrooke Forest (Dandenong ranges, Australia)

They are very friendly and not at all shy (if you have some seeds to give to them...)

This is a beautiful king parrot

...and a Rosella

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Dad published an article on MyFrenchLife on a French new year's tradition, it's quite funny !

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Take care my friends and have a great week-end !

Happy New Year !!!

We had a wonderful Christmas celebration with our family, and we hope yours was great too.

Here we are with our beautiful sisters Amelie and Anais

Our lovely Mum and Amelie

Our Dad and Amelie

Mom and Dad made the thirteen desserts, which is a Tradition from Provence in France - read more about it here and get the recipe for delicious calissons here

For the new year, like most dogs, we don't like the noise of fireworks, but Dad found a way to enjoy a beautiful light show in silence. Do you know how he did it ? He took photos of the beautiful decorated houses while moving his camera and zooming to get these special effects :

We have not written many blog posts lately or visited our friends' blogs and there are two reasons for this :
The first one is that our brother was bullied at school because he was in our blog; Some school children made fun of him and picked on him when they found him in our blog by searching for his name. This made us sad because this is a blog about happiness and we didn't want anyone to be hurt because of that. So we will not put his name or photo any more in the blog.
The second reason is that our Mom and Dad were very busy promoting their book "Dear France, sweet country of our childhood". They also have a blog www.dearfrance.net - they have done some book signings and our Mom made some beautiful cards and bookmarks that you can see (and buy) on their blog. Here is a sample :

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Best wishes of joy, health and happiness to all our friends for the new year !

Meet my friend Kitty

It's not quite summer here in Australia, but already it is getting hot, so we have to wait until the evening for our afternoon walk. The good thing is, we get to see our friend Kitty, because he only comes out early and late in the day. Unlike all the rude cats in the neighbourhood who run away when we want to say hello, Kitty comes to say hello. At least that's what we think "meow" means; he is very friendly and not at all shy. So when it's time for walkies, we know it's also "Kitty" time and we're all excited !

Last Friday, it was our sister Amélie's birthday and we had a great party with lots of yummy treats !

I love Amélie's ears so much, she gave them to me, thank you Amélie, they really suit me well, don't you think ?

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Take care my friends  !

A soccer star is born

Today, we are proud to introduce to you Arsenal Football Club's newest recruit, Bella the Westie, and we have some exclusive photos of her training in her home ground of Cheltenham.

Amélie kicks to Bella

She runs after it

 Go Bella !

 And she kicks it !

Oh no, it's out - it's going to be a throw in...

Bella goes for a head butt

Well done Bella !

Look she jumps to strike the ball even harder !

What a fantastic head butt !

 

With a player like Bella, Arsenal will be unbeatable.

I hope Bella has negotiated with the club to get lots of yummy treats and juicy bones...

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On Saturday, Mom and Dad signed their book Dear France, sweet country of my childhood  at Dymocks book shop. They also sold Mom's beautiful cards and crafts. They said that they met many delightful persons and that their book was very warmly welcomed. They want to thank all those who came, they loved meeting every one of them and hope to keep in touch.

Mom's creations were very popular, particularly the Procençal characters cards

My lovely sister Amélie was there too

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Take care my friends and have a great week !