Mr. C says:

Update on us

21:25 hrs

Fair Damsel's been treating me to her homemade bacon quiche à la crème fraîche which went down a treat with boiled potatoes. Absolutely Sunbeamadelicious.😋

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

#cooking 

Sweet dreams, Sunbeams! 

Fais de beaux rêves, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻😻😻

"Winter Oak At Sunset"

#trees #sunset

Mr. C says:

Update on us

23:04 hrs

It has been a good day.

Fair Damsel has a new phone after months of struggling with her old one.

I've been shopping and treated myself to jam donuts.

To celebrate Fair Damsel made salmon and crème fraîche en croûte and I made mash potatoes.😋

😊💫🌻🌞

It's a frosty, misty morning in Gastiines. If you look to the left, you may spy, perched on top of the coop, Michel's rooster, whom I've dubbed Officer Crabtree, wishing you a cheery "Good moaning!" Beaucoup points if you get that reference. 

🔊Sound on! 🔊

#GoodMorning

I've spent most of the day setting up my new phone. My old one had a cracked screen and the battery was dying. I also got a French phone account. I'll be closing my mostly useless American account at the end of the month. C'est la vie.

First beanie of 2025 finished. I learned a new (to me) pattern so I could make hats that are simple, soft, and warm. I plan on leaving them in the lobby of the library and in a local chapel.

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

I'm thoroughly enjoying my French soup and sandwich: dix legumes (10 veggies) soupe a la creme and a grilled livarot (a soft, pungent, washed rind cheese made from Normande cow's milk) sandwich. 😋 #cheese 

Anyone who follows my #crochet adventures knows I love learning new granny squares. I made 4 that I really like but ran out of the yarn I used. I stitched them together, added zipper and a liner, et voila! I have a sunny new pouch for my crochet hooks. I love it! 😁

 

 

This was our last sunset of 2024. I dearly hope that 2025 is filled with peace and joy for everyone.

Happy New Year, Sunbeams!

Bonne année, Rayons de soleil !

#HappyNewYear2025 

Mr. C says:

Update on us.

23:33 hrs

Fair Damsel has worked so hard today to finish a New Year's gift of a pair of mittens to go with my Christmas hat. I'm tempted to go for a bike ride to test my new lights once we've welcomed in the New Year.

Peekaboo!

Happy New Year, Sunbeams.😊💫🌻🌞

#crochet 

I made bone broth in my crock pot by boiling the carcass of our Christmas smoked chicken last night. I strained it, added basmati rice, peas, carrots, and the last of the chicken. The resultant soup is scrumptious.

😋

#soup #cooking 

It's a 🎵 "New Moon On Monday!" 🎶

#NewMoon #moon

https://youtu.be/m3a4OTh2Y8w?si=nBBfSZkUbWhiBztJ

I'm making heart pouches to put out as Random Acts Of Crochet Kindness with some yarn I got for #Christmas ably assisted by my Christmas Dragon. His name is Tim the Igniter.

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

Happy Boxing Day to all who celebrate from Watson and Moriarty!

#BoxingDay #Watson #Moriarty #cats 

We pulled our crackers tonight and got delightful toys and Dad quality jokes.

Mr. C says:

Update on us

21:02 hrs

We're having a Sunbeamatastical Christmas Day with lovely presents and a Sunbeamadelicious dinner for two, Sunbeams.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas from our home to yours.🎄🎅

😊💫🌻🌞

#Christmas

Watching 'A Christmas Story' with Mr. C 🌞❤️🌻...

My favourite quotes:

"Randy lay there like a slug. It was his only defense."

"Fra-gee-lay! It must be Italian!" "I think that says fragile."

"He looks like a pink nightmare!"

#AChristmasStory 

Mr. C and I completed our 24 nights of 'A Christmas Carol' with the quintessential version by The Muppets.

It was worth jumping through a few hoops to cherish this scene which never should have been cut from the original release.

#Christmas 

https://youtu.be/RbawsayImds?si=iBaIeiWhZwHRIeoW

Christmas Eve keeps just getting better. Mr. C and I made cards for each other for tomorrow. Now we're watching 'A Muppet Family Christmas.' There's hot tomato soup and a plate of cheeses from Normandie. 😋

#muppets #Christmas #cheese 

Does it get any better than drinking tea, eating Pringles, and watching 'Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas'?' I think not.

#muppets #Christmas

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 23 - 'An American Christmas Carol' wasn't our favourite version but it did show that Henry Winkler can be more than The Fonz.

I was waiting in the car for Mr. C while he picked up something in Super U. A car pulled in beside me. I saw this and did a double take. It was a right-hand drive car, a rarity in France where we drive on the right. The driver was probably someone from England who took the ferry or tunnel across.

😂

#dogs