a wee cheerful ghost - un petit fantôme joyeux

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Mr. C gave me The Granny Square Card Deck for my birthday. I'll #crochet 1 square every week with Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/8 yarn, size H (5mm) hook. This will give me 50 squares with 2 weeks to join them into...something before my next birthday. Week 34 - Carnation Garden Square

Our adopted orphan starling, Rincewind, is quite clever. They have started speaking human. This isn't even the clearest we've heard "pretty bird" from them.

This was a field of sunflowers last season. Its been left fallow now but there are some little volunteer sunflowers that have sprouted from leftover seeds. Look at this brave bloom, unwilling to give up despite the odds.

#SunflowersForUkraine #sunflowers #SlavaUkraini #Ukraine

Sweet dreams, Sunbeams! 

Fais de beaux rêves, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻🐦‍⬛

#sunset

Dans le jardin avec Mme C 🌞❤️🌻...

In the garden with Mrs. C 🌞❤️🌻...

It's been a lovely day today. I was pleased to be able to get outside to weed my herb garden. I still need to get a sage plant for the empty spot.

#garden #gardening 

Mr. C and I were driving from our home in Gastiines, France to his doctor's appointment in our camping car when I noticed that we had a stowaway. This brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) rode the entire 25 km (15.5 miles) to Vitré on our wing mirror. We named him Erik. 

If Mr. C stops to pet Moriarty on his way down the stairs Watson is sure to come running. She can't stand to miss anything.

#Moriarty #Watson #cats 

Mr. C says:

Update on us.

17: 39 hrs

After my scan yesterday, the technician advised me of possible side effects and to drink plenty of water to clear the radioactive solution. I didn't experience much in the way of side effects last night and didn't even glow in the dark which was disappointing. However, today I had to cancel our shopping trip because I haven't been able to stay awake and slept for hours. Luckily, Fair Damsel had bought treats yesterday: a macaron with raspberries and cream for her, and an apple tartlet for me. Absolutely Sunbeamadelicious.😋

All's well in our world,Sunbeams.

🙂☄️🌻🌞

Mr. C gave me The Granny Square Card Deck for my birthday. I'll #crochet 1 square every week with Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/8 yarn, size H (5mm) hook. This will give me 50 squares with 2 weeks to join them into...something before my next birthday. Week 33 - Blueberry Fields Square

Mr. C says:

Update on us.

21:07 hrs

An early start today to ensure that we reached the hospital in plenty of time for my scan. Fair Damsel navigated and we arrived with some twenty minutes to spare. Surprisingly, there was a clear area in the lower carpark and we parked easily next to a large luxury camper.

I left Fair Damsel with the full expectation of being gone for about an hour. I had my paperwork checked at reception and headed for the scanner suite. There were a few minutes of confusion when the young receptionist took my appointment form and demanded another form. I hadn't a clue what she was talking about and it looked like she was going to turn me away. Luckily, the older receptionist intervened and and directed me to the waiting area. I was seen within five minutes and the scan lasted about twenty-five. I must admit that I found it most interesting to see my skeleton on the monitor.

Fair Damsel wasn't expecting me to be back so soon and thought that something had gone wrong again, but was quickly reassured that everything had gone well. We took a short break to eat our ham sandwiches and as we were about to leave two women approached the luxury camper. One had her arm in a cast and as her companion was helping her on with her coat Fair Damsel called them over to give them one of her free crochet gifts of a bonbonnière. The were reluctant to accept it at first but once they understood its purpose their faces lit up. Then we drove to a local shopping park where we picked up a few items from an Action discount store and an Intermarche.

We were home a little before one and agreed that it had been a good outing. Naturally, we celebrated by eating our remaining sandwiches, washed down with mugs o' tea, as we watched our favourite shows on YouTube. I dropped off after an episode of Campion and awoke to find Fair Damsel had started preparing dinner: jacket potatoes with Heinz sausages & baked beans. Absolutely Sunbeamadelicious.😋

All's well in our world, Sunbeams.🙂☄️🌻🌞

Mr. C had a scan this morning. He was lying down to take a nap this afternoon and wondered aloud if the stuff they'd injected him with would make him glow in the dark. Oh, if only I'd had some glow in the dark makeup I could have smeared on him while he was sleeping!

 Mr. C says:

Update on us 

21:25 hrs

We'd intended a doing nothing day in preparation for my scan tomorrow. It didn't quite turn out that way, although I did have a nap right after breakfast.

About four o'clock, I had a change of heart and decided to do some gardening. I didn't manage an awful lot because I tire easily, but I managed to clear a decent amount of weeds.

Meanwhile, Fair Damsel took the opportunity to put away the laundry and do some gardening of her own by tending her skylight garden.

Dinner was a joint effort, as usual, with Fair Damsel making a Sunbeamadelicious ham & tomato omelette, whilst I prepared fried potatoes and two tasty mugs o' tea. They went down a treat with an episode of Midsommers Murders.

All's well in our world, Sunbeams.

🙂☄️🌻🌞

I'm so glad my friend, Peggy, asked me how I embroidered the eyes on my octopi. When I rewatched a video tutorial before sending it to her I realized that I'd forgotten the little white glints in the eyes. It really makes a difference. 

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Can I get a WOOT WOOT! from my ADHD and chronic illness peeps?

I managed to fold AND put away a basket full of clean laundry today!

une famille de poulpes - an octopus family

#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

Sweet dreams, Sunbeams! 

Fais de beaux rêves, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻🐦‍⬛

#sunset

If you're my age and American, you might be able to guess what this baby octopus I crocheted reminds me of.

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Sweet dreams, Sunbeams! 

Fais de beaux rêves, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻🐦‍⬛

#sunset

Mr. C says:

Update on us.

Continued...

The early start, coupled with the long drive and visit to the laboratory for a bloodtest, had left me tired and I fell asleep shortly after eating my chicken sandwiches. I awoke just after 5 pm to find that Fair Damsel had been busy crocheting an octopus and repotting her Mother's Day plant.

She is now using the mug that it came in.

All's well in our world, Sunbeams.

🙂☄️🌻🌞

Mr. C says:

Update on us.

Continued...

Whilst Fair Damsel was tucking into her brunch, I went to check the postbox and saw the post woman driving away.

Just one item was in the box... My birthday card from Momma Wolf Shelly who lives in England. She had posted it on September 12th, well in advance of my birthday. After this morning's debacle at thehospital, the timing was perfect.

All's well in our world, Sunbeams.

🙂☄️🌻🌞

Mr. C says:

Update on us.

18:38 hrs

The early start, to drive to the hospital, left no time for a proper breakfast so I made brunch for Fair Damsel. I believe that it went down a treat. I ate the chicken sandwiches she had prepared before we left.😋

All's well in our world, Sunbeams.

🙂☄️🌻🌞

 Mr. C says:

Update on us.

19:43 hrs.

We had series of powerful thunderstorms last night and had a brief power cut which took out the WiFi for a few minutes.

Today has been more settled with a mixture of blue sky and threatening dark clouds coupled with strong winds.

We popped out to top up with diesel in the late afternoon as I have another appointment at Vitre hospital in the morning. Fair Damsel took a photo of the sky to capture the stark split between blue sky and threatening cloud.

There was a moment of unease after filling up when the camper refused to start, but I gave it a couple of minutes, at Fair Damsel's behest, tried again and it started. This often happens after heavy overnight rain or cold temperatures, so I'll be charging the battery later just to be on the safe side.

All's well in our world, Sunbeams.

🙂☄️🌻🌞

Fun with granny squares: This case works for either a phone or glasses...could hold crochet hooks too. Its made by stitching 2 granny squares together.

#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

Mr. C gave me The Granny Square Card Deck for my birthday. I'll #crochet 1 square every week with Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/8 yarn, size H (5mm) hook. This will give me 50 squares with 2 weeks to join them into...something before my next birthday. Week 32 - Daisy Wheel Square