Blessed Winter Solstice to everyone. May we all find our way out of the darkness and into the light.

🙏🌞❤️🌻

#Solstice #WinterSolstice 

Mr. C and I are going to watch as many versions of 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas Eve. 

Day 20 (bonus) - The 2nd oldest version still in existence from 2010 had some surprisingly good special effects.

https://youtu.be/ZGYQYhpR4O0?si=e1ElqTkoCMQ7he8E

Mr. C and I are going to watch as many versions of 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas    Eve. 

Day 20 - The earliest known film version from 1901 featured Marley's Ghost complete with a white sheet.

https://youtu.be/xtxD0MGWODs?si=iS_bAGdjL30tv-2R 

Mr. C and I are going to watch as many versions of 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas  Eve. 

Day 19 - Tonight's 2006 CGI animated version was odd but had some gems like an Australian kangaroo (Christmas Present) and Canadian moose (the butcher). Christmas Past, a walrus with a broken tusk, actually spoke.

https://youtu.be/eqSGpnpoc9o?si=9Vtki4ZLv0lzYufs

Mr. C and I are going to watch as many versions of 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas Eve. 

Day 18 - It's no wonder the 1984 TV film starting George C. Scott is considered by many to be the definitive version.

https://youtu.be/Fd31WpkEi_8?si=x1jls_aN-MfqjoMd

Mr. C says:

Update on us

20:15 hrs

A quiet day with a long nap for me due to a rather full breakfast.

In fact Fair Damsel enjoyed breakfast so much we had a second one, with the addition of baked beans, for dinner.

Absolutely Sunbeamadelicious.😋

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

"Silent Night" in ASL

San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDsXBQuyjp9/?igsh=MXZiaTRoYnR3cGU4OQ==

Breakfast with Mr. 'n' Mrs. C. 🌞❤️🌻...

Mr. C made us a fry-up this morning that would make any Hobbit envious: Spam and egg with potatoes, tomatoes, mushrooms, and toast! 😋 Absolutely sunbeamadelicious!

#breakfast 
 

Mr. C and I are going to watch/listen to as many versions of Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas Eve. 

Day 17 - The 1965 radio show staring Sir Ralph Richardson deserves a hearty Bravo!

https://youtu.be/Oc2J3xq1geQ?si=Oswf9TL7mfGX8cfQ

Mr. C says:

 

Update on us.

22:03 hrs

Our second Sunday dinner had the addition of sautéed mushrooms by Fair Damsel as she was concerned that they might soon be past their best.

They were absolutely Sunbeamadelicious.😋

😊💫🌻🌞

We're going to watch/listen to as many versions of 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas Eve. 

Day 16 - Michael Gambon gives a stellar performance as the Scrooge character in #DoctorWho : A Christmas Carol - very loosely based on the book.

When you're supposed to be working on Christmas gifts but someone sends you sumptuous new yarn colours and you find a new pattern you're dying to try...

Tutorial: https://youtu.be/Oj4z6UimzoI?si=5CfGoOTuytJOKjFK

#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #crochetitforward 

Mr. C and I are going to watch/listen to as many versions of 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas Eve. 

Day 15 - 1992 animated version was rather generic with unnecessary animals and musical numbers.

https://youtu.be/wwyodXmt1ME?feature=shared

Mr. C says:

Update on us

23:45 hrs

Dinner was a joint effort again with Fair Damsel taking care of the roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding and gravy whilst I did the roast potatoes and veg.

Absolutely Sunbeamadelicious.😋

😊💫🌻🌞

Mr. C and I are going to watch/listen to as many versions of 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas Eve. 

Day 14 - 1951 Alastair Sim gave an unimpeachable performance as 'Scrooge' but the highlight for me was Sir Michael Hordern as Marley.

We got a package from my Fairy Yarn Mother today. 😁

Mommy and Daddy got an early Christmas present in the mail today. We got a new box! Hooray!

#Moriarty #Watson #cats 

Mr. C and I are going to watch/listen to as many versions of Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas Eve. 

Day 13 - This 1982 animated version was satisfyingly true to the original.

https://youtu.be/RSSGD_4q9nE?feature=shared

Today I introduced Mr. C to a #Christmas classic.

Albert is ready for the holidays in the new Santa hat I made for him last night. Don't be concerned about the Weeping Angel. The Christmas trees are keeping their eyes on it and they never blink.

#Christmas #DoctorWho #crochet 

Mr. C and I are going to watch/listen to as many versions of Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas Eve. 

Day 12 - 'The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol' These weren't the Smurfs I grew up with but the show did have its moments.

🎵 "Making Christmas! Making Christmas! La la la!" 🎶

Crochet Brioche 6 Point Star ❄️

#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #crochetitforward

https://youtu.be/q9af8EXv4Yg?si=QIIKfwwNC53gYNa-

Mr. C and I are going to watch/listen to as many versions of Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas Eve. 

Day 11 - This animated version won the 1972 Academy Award for best animated short film.

https://youtu.be/iN6IMZFwY50?si=CKRkLEP2-Of0A0xv

Mr. C says:

They say things go wrong in threes...

1. Camper headlights didn't work

2. Bike chain slipping

3. Kitchen drawer faulty

Driving into town Fair Damsel saw this porcelain cat and said that it would bring us luck.

I fixed the Headlights and chain...

Now for the drawer.

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Out and about with Mr. 'n Mrs. C 🌞❤️🌻...

Someone in the village built the cutest reindeer out of logs! 

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#Christmas 

Darn! I'm out. It was an IG video of a museum that decorated their T-Rex skeleton with Christmas lights that got me.

#whamageddon 

Mr. C and I are going to watch/listen to as many versions of Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas Eve. 

Day 10 - I didn't realize Mr. C hadn't seen 'Scrooged' (1988) before. Watching his delight was even better than the film.

Good morning, Sunbeams!

Bonjour, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻😻😻😻

#Watson #cats 

Mr. C and I are going to watch/listen to as many versions of Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas Eve. 

Day 9 - Rod Serling's 'Carol For Another Christmas' had a stellar cast and was unsettlingly relevant.

Mr. C says:

Update on us

20:35 hrs

A lazy day today as I was up into the early hours doing laundry. I had intended to go shopping but didn't bother as it was windy and Fair Damsel said she would make pasties for dinner.

They were huge and absolutely Sunbeamadelicious.😋

😊💫🌻🌞

Mr. C and I are going to watch/listen to as many versions of Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' as we can find culminating with The Muppets on #Christmas Eve. 

Day 8 - The 1938 version left Scrooge's fiance Belle out completely. 

My hands are cold. 🤔 I wonder if it's because I'm crocheting snowflakes. ❄️

Watson says, "Your hands wouldn't be cold if you were petting a kitty instead of crocheting." 😹

#Watson #cats #crochet 
 

#Watson #teatime #cats 

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Pro tip: If your bio includes the word "honest" I'm not going to believe a thing you say.

Sweet dreams, Sunbeams! 

Fais de beaux rêves, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻😻😻

#Watson #Moriarty #cats