...which at least removes the niggling worry that we wouldn't be able to make it home tomorrow! Daisy has been missing her daddy hugely this time round and is very excited at the thought of heading for the UK tomorrow.
We finally made it out of the village yesterday to Pontivy for the market and a bit of shopping - Tove has her first big-girl shoes and Daisy has some funky new bouncing boots courtesy of their granny and the 50% off sale, and I have new jeans and a swishy dress for salsa dancing. We didn't make it to the craft shop as we had to get back to Pont Augan - still, its something to look forward to on our next visit.
I have managed to get quite a lot done on the Fumitory Fairy and I've really enjoyed the time spent stitching. The background half-stitching, the fairy's arms, legs, face and hair are complete, and most of the green on the dress and the flowers are finished - the wings, the red details on the fairy and the flowers are left along with the backstitching. I think I'll be taking it on the train with me when I get back to work!
Right, now I need to go and rescue Granny from the kids....
Crafty makes, beautiful things, random thoughts, books, vague ramblings.
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Tuesday 5 January 2010
Il est tres froid...
Greetings here from sunny Brittany! And it is sunny, but very cold - Mme. Colombelle in the Maison de la Presse in Baud tells us we're going to have some snow on Thursday which will be exciting for Daisy. Yesterday we made the most of the freezing sunshine and headed for the beach at Port Louis, where Daisy tried to convince us to let her paddle! No chance....we're living on delicious spicy turkey soup and fresh bread from the wonderful boulangerie,
I am managing some stitching in the evenings when the girls have been persuaded into bed, which is lovely. I'm working on the Fumitory Fairy from DMC and in my usual backwards fashion I'm getting the half-stitched background out of the way so I can do the interesting bits afterwards.I really must decide what to do with these poor fairies at some point, I have 18 of them under the bed and it seems such a shame. Suggestions most welcome....
Due to a severe damp problem in the back bedroom at home my poor Rose Flower Fairy has had to be stripped from its frame and will have to be professionally cleaned, I think, so I have lots of fairy decisions to make. This was one of the first things I ever did and I know there are lots of mistakes in it, so maybe this is a sign that I should stitch it again....
I am managing some stitching in the evenings when the girls have been persuaded into bed, which is lovely. I'm working on the Fumitory Fairy from DMC and in my usual backwards fashion I'm getting the half-stitched background out of the way so I can do the interesting bits afterwards.I really must decide what to do with these poor fairies at some point, I have 18 of them under the bed and it seems such a shame. Suggestions most welcome....
Due to a severe damp problem in the back bedroom at home my poor Rose Flower Fairy has had to be stripped from its frame and will have to be professionally cleaned, I think, so I have lots of fairy decisions to make. This was one of the first things I ever did and I know there are lots of mistakes in it, so maybe this is a sign that I should stitch it again....
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