Bonjour and welcome back! Thank you to everyone who liked, followed and commented on my last post, which happened to be my first post for this blog. It was lovely to see and read the comments.
I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing weekend. We had a relaxing weekend this week as we were away the previous weekend and while it was nice to be a way it always takes a bit to catch back up to a normal routine…especially with kids. This weekend we had a slightly more French weekend with long lunches and delicious….make that super yum food…if I do say so myself 😉
I’ve been reading ‘At My French Table’ by Jane Webster and while I’ve only just hit the half way point she’s really inspired me to get out of the supermarche and into the farmers market….Here in Western Australia we don’t have the advantage of the same style markets as they do in France but our farmers market is pretty good and I bought the most beautiful leg of lamb and the freshest croissants ever….
In fact the weather was so lovely Sunday that we had breakfast and lunch outside and simply took our time to enjoy the food…..I slow roasted the lamb with garlic and rosemary for 4 1/2 hours and the house smelled heavenly and the lamb itself melted in our mouths…I’m still waiting on a new coffee machine so hubby went out and bought coffee to go with the croissants and the kids enjoyed their hot chocolat….
So besides eating and relaxing this weekend I did manage to get productive in my design department, sewing and chilling out lol…ok maybe chilling out isn’t productive but after a productive day one needs to chill and relax…..
I made my way to Spotlight (a haberdashery store in Australia) Friday afternoon in search of a skirt pattern and some very summery fabric and I hit the jackpot…..You see usually when I go looking for exactly what I want I can never find it but Friday I knew just what I wanted and found it so it was a good day…I’m in love with the fabric and can’t wait to make it up…
After many weeks of crocheting my fingers off I’ve finally finished 32 Flower Power Coasters and squared them off….now tomorrow I need to block them before I can join them together…it’s taken much longer than I thought but I can visualize the end result and I know it’s going to be a beautiful throw blanket when finished…..
And naturally the best way to finish ones day off is with a long hot shower and then hop into bed to read before drifting off to sleep…I think this is my most favourite thing to do on a Saturday night these days hehe…..ok I’m not really old (41 isn’t old…right? lol) my hubby works the grave yard shift so he’s always in bed extremely early and I’m always up on my own….so the only time I can got to bed and read is a Saturday night because he’s up and doesn’t work Sunday….thank goodness…..anyhoo….there is something soooo relaxing about having a shower and collapsing with a good book to read at the end of the day….well for me there is….
I’m hoping to get a start on the French Files this week as well as sharing some of my crochet and design inspiration with you….please bare with me as I get to these as this is a brand new blog and I’m still getting bits and pieces together for each post….
Well I hope you’ve had a great start to the week and your weekend was as relaxing as mine (next weeks will be busy!) and if you love France and the French way of life then I’d love to hear from you….take care and until next time…
Au revoir
Ma Belle Vie 