Sweet dreams, Sunbeams! 

Fais de beaux rêves, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻🐦‍⬛

#sunset

I love crocheting and wearing these Mushroom Bandanas: pattern by crochetbylauren4u (IG) ! I decided to make one in appropriate colours for the rapidly approaching spooky season. The effect reminds me of a nostalgic Halloween candy.

#crochet #halloween

Mr. C says:

Update on us.

21:29 hrs

Fair Damsel has spoiled me rotten today. She's given me wonderful prezzies and treated me to homemade chocolate biscuits and sausage rolls. We've just eaten dinner and will be starting on the birthday cake once our stomachs are ready for it.

And I still have prezzies to open.🤗

All's well in our world, Sunbeams.

😊☄️🌻🌞

My little panda told me he wanted to show a bit more heart. ❤️

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

un panda carré - a square panda

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

Today I've been thinking about what a blessing a good hug can be. So, I decided to crochet some pocket hugs and octopi ('Eight Arms To Hold You'). I even won a sporting game of Yarn Chicken.

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

I do have fun crocheting these Hug Monsters. I just grab bits of yarn semi-randomly from my scrap bag and they kind of make themselves.

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

Poetry prompt by poemstellium on IG:

"Criptidly Speaking"

A breeze frees droplets from wet fern leaves.

My spirit soars while my body grieves.

I always wanted to be an Elf.

But I have made a Squonk of myself.

#prompt words: breeze wet elf 

bonus prompt word: fern (because I saw it at the same time as elf)

#poetry

Daddy! Moriarty's in my box!

#Watson #Moriarty #cats

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