~Framboise Manor~: to all of our friends!

Friday, December 23, 2011

to all of our friends!

from both of us, to all of you, we thank you for your friendship, support and advice over the past few months.

we also wish you all a wonderful, warm and very Merry Christmas! we hope that you all enjoy this time with family, loved ones and friends.

joyeux noel mes amis!

21 comments:

Jacked Up Glock MomDecember 23, 2011 at 10:50 AM
A very Merry Christmas to you and JB as well!. Is that new snow I see in the pic? My boys have been praying for snow here since August..unfortuantly no answered prayers..up near 80 today....blah! I totally do not feel the Christmas spirit. Senior actually wants to go to the beach today! The Beach in the middle of December, Can you believe that?

Anyways---Have a fun Holiday my Friend and Stay cozy at the manor : )
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NorthDecember 23, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Merry Christmas!
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StephenDecember 23, 2011 at 12:41 PM
Merry Christmas to you and Jamie. God Bless.
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Practical ParsimonyDecember 23, 2011 at 1:02 PM
Beautiful picture. Merry Christmas!
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kymberDecember 23, 2011 at 1:35 PM
JUGM, my friend, i will take some more pics of the snow for your boys as it is still snowing here. so far, we have about 2inches of light and fluffy snow, the temperature is just hovering at freezing so it is very warm with coats and mitts on - your boys would love it!

North buddy - Merry Christmas back at you!

Stephen, dear friend, God Bless you and yours!

Craig (i still keep wanting to write Mayberry!), have a wonderful Christmas buddy!

PracticalP - a very Merry Christmas to you, sweet lady!
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AnonymousDecember 23, 2011 at 1:36 PM
Right on back at you both. A dobro dan to you. Stay well.

Still no rain here, let alone the white stuff, but COLD. Low last night 16, the night before 14.

Winston
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Mamma BearDecember 23, 2011 at 1:43 PM
A very blessed and Merry Christmas to you two! Look forward to reading the adventures at Framboise Manor in the coming New Year!
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Humble wifeDecember 23, 2011 at 1:50 PM
Same to you both too!! Interestingly enough we have a bit more snow than you have~in southern New Mexico-on the southern US border!!

You both are such amazing people, and have been a delight for me while I surf the internet as you brighten the world with your upbeat-silly-kindness. Thanks so much for making me use that is so Kymber~like in my day to day life-as you are the definition of joy, happiness, and goofy fun...

xoxox
Jen& Bill and yep-ALL of the kids as they are all home!! woohoo!
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PhelanDecember 23, 2011 at 2:34 PM
Merry Christmas to you both!
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FelinaeDecember 23, 2011 at 2:53 PM
Merry Christmas to the both of you, may the Holiday spirit remain in your hearts today and always.

Love & Hugs
~Felinae, Catman & B's~
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trumpDecember 23, 2011 at 3:23 PM
the same to you as well Kymber, and since I'm off today I'm going to my favorite blogs and people to wish them personally a merry Christmas and a healthy and happy new years. Thank you so much for all of your well thought out comments on my own blog, and for sending some folks my way so you have been very kind to Amish Stories. I'm talking in the 3rd person which is a little strange i admit, but at least i have some sense to realize that. And you made a comment today about being tough to maybe top myself for next year, well if the heat becomes too hot ill do what i usually do which is to hide in a well lighted room reading mad magazine and eating some corn chips while listening to the Osmond brothers greatest hits. And then when i leave that room all of those problems that i was hiding from seem so minor,lol. Your pal Richard
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HelgaDecember 23, 2011 at 3:31 PM
Hello My Friends,

May This Holiday Season Be Filled With Peace And Happiness For You. Here's To The Clinking Of Our Glasses For A Healthy, Happy, And Prosperous New Year !!!

Thanks For Keeping It Real,
Helga , Alan & Connor xoxoxo
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45erDecember 23, 2011 at 3:39 PM
Merry Christmas to you and yours. I'm glad I have had the pleasure of making your acquaintance.
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Gorges SmytheDecember 24, 2011 at 12:24 AM
Merry Christmas to you and jambaloney! And may your new year be a prosperous one!
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DonnaDecember 24, 2011 at 8:16 AM
Merry Christmas!!! Enjoy,my friends!
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itsadisasterDecember 24, 2011 at 10:48 AM
Sending sunny (but semi-warm cuz it's freakin' -3C/28F here this a.m.) Merry Christmas wishes from the southwest! I've never commented here but do stop by few times a month to see how things are going .. and we're both soooo happy for you guys. You've accomplished so much while keeping such an awesome attitude throughout it all. Of course I'd expect no less from my sweet, positive bunny-eared bud, eh?! :)

Wishing you and yours an abundance of joy, blessings and good health in the coming new year .. and pls stay safe up there! Hugs from 'zona, j (Janet aka itsa) & Bill
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PioneerPreppyDecember 24, 2011 at 11:13 AM
Merry Christmas you two!!!
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LL Cool JoeDecember 24, 2011 at 7:37 PM
Hey I just came here to wish the both of you a wonderful Christmas! Thank YOU for your friendship this year, it's always so good to read your thoughtful comments.

Have fun!
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MattDecember 24, 2011 at 7:45 PM
Merry Christmas to you and Jamie. Now make sure you both BEHAVE ! LoL
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AnonymousDecember 25, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Couldn't leave without checking the blog. Thanks for the greetings. Thinking of you this morning Jamie and Kymber - we're off to an old farm neighbour for lunch - should be great. Everything on the table will be grass fed, home made and unprocessed.

Have a wonderful Christmas. Passed your greetings on to the gang on Friday and they all say hi and wish you the best. Lots of love Mum and Ted
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kymberDecember 27, 2011 at 2:20 PM
thanks to all of you for stopping by and leaving such warm sentiments and wishes! we really appreciate it!

we are wishing you all the very best in 2012!

your friends,
kymber and jambaloney
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kymber here and talking about jambaloney.

i've always called him my angel. my rock. my best half. the best part of what i have always wanted to become.

he has a soul as big as the biggest mountain, he is strong, he is in incredible physical condition, he is 51 and yet most people think he is under 40. he is humble and modest, charming, gorgeous and will help anyone with anything at anytime. he never grumbles and only every now and again complains or is a tiny bit cranky (nothing that a hug can't fix!). he can cut both sides out of 70 tires in minutes, build raised beds from scrap wood that he drags out of the forest, weedwhack 800ft of our road down to the river, and haul more wheelbarrows of dirt, mulch, rocks and seaweed than is probably medically-advised. he's learned how to braid, make bread and no one makes better rice - not even the chinese. he supports my every, crazy endevour. he went 44 years without a driver's license and got his license after being trained by my crazily-wonderful french canadian friend in 2 weeks. she never stopped talking the whole time. in french.

he has biked everywhere his entire life, at one job he biked 24km EACH WAY. that's to and from! 24km to work AND 24km from work! oh and just accidentally has an honours degree in philosophy.

i believe that he is Our Lord's most beautiful and perfect creation. but i might be biased. he can very accurately shoot a ben pearson cougar re-curve from both the left and right. and his aim is dead on.

he is bow-legged and only 5'7", but has the most incredible eyes. and a tiny mole on his upper lip. he writes the most romantic "insta-poems". he tells me he loves me several times a day. he calls me "babe" and "honey". and he means it.
he loves hot sauce and spicey things like cayenne and banana peppers, he buys (or now picks) me flowers, he left a lucrative, high-paying IT job and his family to follow me here to this remote little island. he builds me shelves and washes all of our laundry with me by hand.

oh and he was baptized Anglican. and was an alter boy. sheesh. somehow, through my intervention, i am turning him into a pagan-christian-fundamentalist-confuscian. look, even i can't figure that out!

the name jambaloney is a nickname that i gave him over 10 years ago. he still uses it. he can be reached at "jambaloney@gmail.com". he loves comments or emails. and he loves me.

if i were given the opportunity to wish one thing for the world - i would wish that every woman on the planet had a jambaloney. i know that i could save the world this way. i have friends who have asked me to clone him. i am trying. believe me, i am trying. one day i will perfect the science involved, and when that happens, i promise all of you a jambaloney.

i love him more than...breathing, lobster, boiled dinner, fresh bread out of the oven, bugging out, singing back up for Madonna (ok...i made that one up!), fresh sheets on the bed, a glass of red wine after a long day, sunflower seeds, lavender, growing my own potatoes, T.S. Eliot, dancing, my babies (who are really just cranky old cats!) and the Bible.

i love him more than i love Framboise Manor. and i really love Framboise Manor.

About kymber

(this pic might seem odd. trust me, it's not. 20 yrs ago kymber went shopping with a girlfriend from the military and bought this dress. then she hooked up with that girlfriend recently. they caught up through email and one day kymberz friend mentioned that specific dress. kymber said she still had it (kymber still has her prom gown for crying out loud!). the friend did not believe it. so we had to take a pic of kymber wearing the 20yr old dress for her friend. kymber always likes to add accessories...and well, we had the bunny ears laying around. ya know, cuz everyone always has pink bunny ears laying around. ok, that's it...i am out of here! jambaloney)

what can i say about kymber?? A LOT!! most of it will have to wait for blog entries ‘cuz i just don’t have enough space here to do her justice…

so i’ll have to do my best… first and foremost, kymber is my partner and i will love her forever. she is the best partner anyone could ever have, i am one lucky guy!! she is 46, she is sweet as can be, smart as a whip, super cute, exceptionally feminine, strong as an ox, honest, kind, empathetic, wise, an amazing dancer, a master wit in speaking and writing….i could go on..i will!

at 5’ 1’’ she packs a wallop – a true force of nature - she is a master gardener and chef and spent 10 years in the Canadian Military – she has done 2 tours of Alert (the north bloody-cold pole). she is a UN-certified Korean linguist and spoils our 2 cats rotten. she also spent 12yrs working in the federal government, as a communications analyst at SolGen (now PSEPC) and Fintrac. she loves nature in the true sense of the phrase..the wildflowers, insects and birds here at framboise manor keep her entranced and captivated for hours.

anyone who is her friend knows that she will stop at nothing to help and heal, dedication and loyalty are an integral part of who she is and she is dead serious about anything she puts her mind to. yet she maintains the most delicate touch and a smile on her face always, never afraid to live and love no matter where and when.

she is the most genuine human being i have ever met! and she has encouraged me to embark on the most crazy and exciting adventure i could imagine… thank you babe - i sooo love you!!!

(and she can be reached at kymberzmail@gmail.com)