J'adore les boulangeries françaises !

Le pain aux trois fromages est délicieux avec du houmous.

I love French bakeries!

3 cheese bread is delicious with hummus. 

#cheese 

Miss Watson has been waiting for me to wrap Mr. C's birthday presents so she could have the box they arrived in. Today I got them done and we have a happy kitty.

#Watson #cats 

She hasn't even released the pattern yet, but I made another one. It's the Mushroom Bandana pattern by @crochetbylauren4u (IG) which I've been privileged to test.

She has written the pattern in both UK and US terms. I will post when she releases the pattern.

This one is made with acrylic DK (3) weight yarn. It's too bad that photos never do the sparkles justice.

#crochet 

I've just had the privilege of testing this super cute Mushroom Bandana pattern by @crochetbylauren4u (IG). She has written the pattern in both UK and US terms. I used recycled cotton yarn. I have already started a second one with sparkly acrylic yarn. I will post when she releases the pattern.

#crochet

Mr. C says:

Update on us.

20:20 hrs

Today did not go as planned...

Fair Damsel had done everything required for her hospital visit and despite a difficult night we arrived well in advance of her appointment which was arranged for 08:00 hrs.

The first hiccup was the revelation that she would not be released until mid-afternoon. I was told to go home and wait for the call to collect her. I saw no point in making two long journeys, so elected to wait in the car. It was a long wait.

Then, came Fair Damsel's phone call. The procedure had been halted due to an adverse reaction to the anaesthetic. Talk about gutted! All her preparation counted for nothing. I joined her whilst she waited to be discharged and once everything was sorted, with her procedure to be rescheduled within two months using a different anaesthetic, we made our way to the exit. To save her a long walk, I left her inside whilst I went for the car.

Then came disaster. It had been raining nonstop and, as I retrieved her bags from the boot to save her having to do it, I slipped and went full length on the rough carpark surface. My right shin struck a high kerb and within seconds blood was soaking through my trouser leg.

To cut a long story short, I endured over two hours in casualty most of which was spent waiting to be seen despite the blood clearly trickling down onto my trainer which I stemmed with paper towels from the toilet. I was x-rayed for some reason before being returned to the waiting area.

Following another interminable wait, a nurse led me to a treatment room, cleaned the wound and covered it with a pad before departing. I waited... and waited... and waited.

Finally, I pressed the call button and when another nurse arrived I explained, with the aid of Google translate, that I was concerned about Fair Damsel who was waiting in the car and needed to get home after her stressful day. Luckily, a doctor looked in and overheard the conversation. She took charge and ten minutes later I left with five stitches.

The least I could do was treat Fair Damsel to a tasty fryup.

All's well in our world, Sunbeams.

😊☄️🌻🌞

Breakfast! Mr. C made me some hard boiled eggs. I got myself some really good quality butter for on my biscottes. 😋

I've started my 3 day diet to prep for my colonoscopy. I need to avoid fiber and lactose. I'm allowed butter and aged cheeses because the lactose is in the whey which gets separated out from butter and cheese.

#GetAColonoscopy

A friend sent me a picture from a book called 'The Color Monster' and asked if I could make Emotion Monsters to help her child communicate. Being neurodivergent myself, I understand how profound is the need and how difficult this can be. After much trial and error I put together this little crew. If they can help even a little bit they will have been worth the effort.

#crochet #kindness #neurodivergent 

One of the reasons I rail against generative AI is because videos like this one by OK Go have been created completely without it.

https://youtu.be/gz9BRl7DVSM?is=HhbuXXnv7ZOW1sKy

I never really saw myself wearing bandanas but, now that I've made two of them, I have to admit that not only are they really pretty and comfortable, they are great at keeping my hair out of the way while cooking, etc.

#crochet

"One does want a hint of color."

--Albert Goldman 'The Birdcage'

#crochet 

Update on us:

19:00 hrs.

We were both pretty tired after yesterday's debacle and were going to just chill at home, but we did need a few things. We planned to let shopping wait until tomorrow until Sarah stopped by and asked if we could get her a loaf of bread as Mr. C had told her this morning that we'd be going to Intermarche.

So, off we went. Our first stop was Action where I found 2 more flavours of Brets that I haven't tried yet.

I also got a new yarn bucket to hold my yarn while I work. Its handle light's up. 🎃

I wanted to stop by Lidl for some of their focaccia brie but was disappointed when they were out of it. I did, however have the opportunity to give a baby safe octopus and a beaded octopus to a family with a baby and a girl about 8 years old.

We stopped in town so Mr. C could pop into the news agent's and finished at Intermarche. Unfortunately they did not have any of the bread Sarah wanted; so, I called her to see if she wanted something else. She missed my first call and hurried to our door thinking I might be home alone and in need of help. I finally got through to her and reassured her. She said they could make due with a baguette they had until they go out tomorrow.

We finished shopping and headed home (Isn't home a wonderful word?) just as it began lightly raining.

All's well in our world, Sunbeams. 🌞❤️🤩

New octopi!

https://youtu.be/boC8gcbKtlY?is=dP9KQQW8cS4CDoYS

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

Update on us:

20:15 hrs.

We had a fairly quiet day and got some much needed rest as life has been a bit unsettled recently.

After having breakfast, doing our French lessons, and watching Jon Oliver, we finished listening to the audiobook of Sir Terry Pratchett's 'The Last Continent' while I tried to get on with a rather involved crochet project.

I decided to get fancy with dinner by making a pair of upside-down tomato tarts with bacon. I very nearly ruined the bacon through inattentiveness but, fortunately, it survived and was nicely crispy. Mr. C had a fried egg on his tart and I had Boursin on mine. They went down well with tasty mugs of tea and a ghost story read by Simon Stanhope on YouTube. 

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

Talking about Sean Bean always dying...

Mr. C: He didn't die in that striptease one.

Me: 'The Full Monty?'

Mr. C: Yeah.

Me: Sean Bean wasn't in 'The Full Monty.'

Mr. C: Oh. Right. That's why he didn't die then.

Sean Bean? 🤔

"Make sure you get my good side, Momma!"

#Watson #cats 

 Mr. C says:

Update on us

17:01 hrs

As we drove to Fair Damsel's hospital appointment this afternoon we came upon a road traffic accident with les pompiers in attendance which delayed us for a couple of minutes.

Not long afterwards, somewhere between Cuille and Argentré-du-Plessis, we saw plumes of smoke emanating from the woods to our right and it soon became clear that a wildfire was in progress. Fair Damsel was able to snap a photo of the smoke and another of a fire engine speeding to the scene.

On the return journey it was evident that the fire had been successfully dealt with.

All's well in our world, Sunbeams.

😊☄️🌻🌞

I'm on a mission to taste every flavour of Brets crisps that I can find. These ones are all new to me. 😋

I'm going to try the beurre persillé (parsley butter) ones today. I think they'll go well with the tuna salad I'm having for teatime.

#snacks