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My poor husband was up at 5am this morning. His brother was returning to the UK. Currently you have to be at the port a minimum of 1 1/2 hours before the sailing. Hence a very early start. We had a family arriving on the same boat. So they were here before 9am. This eveningContinue reading “Departures, arrivals and crochet”

There are days when I come to this and wonder what I’m going to write about. I feel as though little has happened and I haven’t achieved very much. Today has been one of those days. However this is not entirely true. There are things that I have done and things that I have learntContinue reading “Learning every day”

Friday night we went to the local creperie. The building is extremely old and they have an open fire that adds to the ambiance. I suggested that we start with a Kir Breton, firstly because it’s a local drink but also because they serve them in such lovely glasses. The drink is made with ciderContinue reading “A bright start to the week”

Although there have already been some incredible storms, there are days in between that could be May or June. Two nights ago I thought we were about to lose the roof. Fortunately it is still there. Today is back to glorious sunshine so we took our visitors out to Concarneau. Last night I finished theContinue reading “Another day of sunshine”

And as the saying goes so little time. I still have have multiple projects on the go. I also have yarns stacked away for projects that I intend to start. I have been making good progress on the gilet and the two pieces have been completed. I am now attempting to sew it together. UnfortunatelyContinue reading “So many projects…”

Actually it wasn’t only the dogs who went out. We went too. In the main we were lucky with the weather and managed a couple of walks without getting wet. I had breakfasts to do first thing. Thankfully I’d given myself extra time because I had forgotten two things. I needed milk and the cerealContinue reading “A dog’s day out”

Today has been busy without being pressurised. Progress has been made on many fronts. I have also made a casserole in my new machine. As some of you will remember there was a sad moment with my slow cooker the other week. I use mine throughout the year so it had to be replaced. AContinue reading “Gite, gilet and guided walks”

Well not quite. It was a glorious weekend and hot on both days so we were able to get out and about a bit. Today the prediction was for showers. Actually it has poured with rain all day. On Saturday we went for coffee in Huelgoat in the morning. I am very fond of theContinue reading “Rain stops play…”

That is actually very mean of me. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are arriving this evening. My mother-in-law has visited before but this is the first time my sister-in-law has been. I think we’ll have a good time. I also have guests in the gite this weekend. I thought that the season was over but itContinue reading “The outlaws are coming!”

This is of course not entirely true. I don’t hate computers, I would not be able to do what I am doing now without them. There are so many benefits to them. And of course much of my gite business is managed via the computer. However; and here is the rub. I find that ifContinue reading “Why I hate computers!”