Micen or Denby

I do realise that isn't the correct spelling but just a play on words. Richard and I were looking at various bits and pieces we still have in store and went into our barn and thought we had better check the Denby dinner service we have there. We opened up the large laundry basket and saw that all the newspaper was eaten so here was a job that we hadn't intended for today!! It was the most glorious sunny day, we were in t-shirts so we brought out washing up bowls and started washing all the denby. It is incredible how these mice make their nests, they are so perfectly round, I took a photo but it doesn't show it up very well. All the paper is chewed up and inside the cup it looks like a birds nest. We didn't find any mice, though we were ready because we knew they would make us jump if one ran out. It would be just our luck to have transported the dinner set all this way without harm and then drop it because a mouse runs out of a teapot.

I was also unpacking some of my fabrics that were in store and I have brought them inside, so hopefully they won't smell "musty". My daughter who has started a blog clarabellesprinkles has decided it is time for her to start craft work again and I have found some fabulous fabric for her. I need to make up a parcel and send it over to the UK, but I only wish I was there when she unwraps it. It's just lovely having presents for no reason isn't it, it could be a flower, a poem, a hug or a smile, anything and it just gives you warm and fuzzies.

My other daughter has now started a blog Party of 5 and it is a brilliant way for me to feel close to them. I love being here in France, but there is no doubt that family and friends are very important to me and I miss them a lot, so every little helps.

At the moment, Marmalade is in her usual place, in her little bed on the sofa, next to Richard, I look over and the cat is gently snoring and Richard's head looks as though it may drop off if it falls forward with any more force. Isn't that just horrible when you are dropping off and your head jolts forward. You have to laugh though, he does look funny. Bless him.