| Well... doesn't time fly?? I am now back in France, having caught the Fullest Plane In The World (well it felt like it!) coming back from Heathrow to Paris and am very pleased to say the mild weather has followed me. Yes yes, I KNOW we need a nice cold spell for all sorts of reasons, but if it could hold off just a leetle bit longer I'd be grateful. |
The big news of the latter part of my lightning trip was that Troll did indeed come to the quilt shop with me, and that he didn't find it nearly as bad as he thought he would. He even LAUGHED, and the photo above is my proof! (The end of the world is nigh, let me tell you....) He was also remarkably well behaved when we visited the Bath Christmas Market afterwards, although I am quite sure the opportunity he had to sample a lot of the lovely food and drink on offer there had a lot to do with this. I'm not knocking it, but I am under no illusions as regards the baser nature of my two Trolls...
So, the presents are (almost) all wrapped and those which need to be sent have been sent. The geese arrive here tomorrow, along with a whole bundle of other goodies the Trolls are bringing across the Channel with them, so things - so far, and touching every piece of wood within reach - are going well. Time for a tea and a little bit of quilt-time planning, I think.
Whilst out wandering in the garden this morning I found this... the mild weather is having a very strange effect on my plants. I only hope they don't get too much of a shock when the usual wintry spell really arrives. But then, I suppose, I will have them under cover; I do my best, honest. And you can see where some of my inspiration for the colours in my quilt designs originates - I just LOVE this combination!
So, the presents are (almost) all wrapped and those which need to be sent have been sent. The geese arrive here tomorrow, along with a whole bundle of other goodies the Trolls are bringing across the Channel with them, so things - so far, and touching every piece of wood within reach - are going well. Time for a tea and a little bit of quilt-time planning, I think.
Whilst out wandering in the garden this morning I found this... the mild weather is having a very strange effect on my plants. I only hope they don't get too much of a shock when the usual wintry spell really arrives. But then, I suppose, I will have them under cover; I do my best, honest. And you can see where some of my inspiration for the colours in my quilt designs originates - I just LOVE this combination!
Is it really, really wrong of me to already be looking forward so much to the quilt-retreat time I have planned at the end of January-start of February? I love my family, I love my house, my garden and my cats and ALL things about living in France (well, possibly not the rubbish supermarkets and lack of decent quilting shops, but that's another story!) but I confess my really special times are these opportunities I take in Port Isaac, Cornwall, to be on my own with my trusty Janome, crappy UK daytime TV and a fridge full of ready meals. They are real jewels in my diary, and I'm already preparing what to do for this next one.
In the meantime, there is also a lot of planning going on for keeping my Trolls fed over the next couple of weeks. Back to the kitchen for me....at least I have Radio 4 to keep my mind busy!
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