Priceless reward

Been a week the devils and I are in the hobbit house. They have their bedroom and I have my corner from where I can work, update my bloggie, surf, enjoy music, be lazy, etc

I had no idea how it would feel to be here on my own, with a lack of comfort (I'm a city girl, sorry!)

It feels good, that's my reward! The devils are so happy to have their own place where they can do whatever they want, and I feel totally independent from anything. Time, family, etc. That feels great.

Now I've worked hard to get my corner's ready, think I deserve some good naps in the sun in the next days :)

But I'm proud, really of the efforts, the results.


The new level of freedom I've reached, motivating to reach other levels.

Gente damoiselle et beaux messieurs fougueux

The Fête des remparts in Dinan was really good this year. The theme was really interesting : the medieval fears (inquisitors, epidemics, banned temptation of the flesh, invasions, etc).
Too bad we had not enough time to enjoy it as much as I would have wanted.

Took the devils to some tournament, expected something average. But it was so damn good!


The weapons were not too sharp but real enough to hurt anyone who wouldn't be careful enough, the fights, the script, the "players", the horses! We had lot of fun! Lola was about in love with every knight that presented some nice long hair, Loup was crazy for the baddies (and so was I!).

At the head of the baddies, there was some English nobleman (of course! lol) who was arrogant as expected, fantastic. His horse was just like him. very impressive team, the best.

There were real fights, treachery, challenging, etc. And a very alive Lola just next to me! :D

First taste

... of my river, @7.00am


I ran for one hour, up and down the hills and along the path you see on the left. Waw you couldn't imagine all the lil animals (and huge birds) I've seen!

For a moment I thought Nessie was also in the party, I've seen strange things in the water!

It's a perfect place for running, beautiful & peaceful... yet very alive (early creatures awakening, boats starting to sail, fishermen already very active to hunt the trout, etc)

I like that. It's distracting (because just running is a bit ermmm... * yawning * )

Team work

One week of delay. I wish the hobbit house was done (the kids bedroom and my bureau). It should take 3 other days of hard work. Holidays, no kidding, I don't know what it is really. Soon I will (need) ! :-)

I just want it to be done.. So it will be done.



Thank god, some lil hands are helping a lot! :)

Exhibition

Hey girls, what's in your summer-ish hand bag?
Who cares, well I do! I guess what's in your bag might is revealing.


Mine is too big, a nightmare, a real * stomach *, it swallows everything I give it & makes it hard for me when I need something specific ! I can't find anything in it!
I can even carry my laptop in it... it's just too big!

The other day I realized I carried a bikini in it since weeks, just in case I need one! lol
I found it pretty surreal...

.. but then just the usual stuff, lots of keys , make-up, mobile, pill, etc. I can't go anywhere without my handbag of course, and apparently can't go anywhere without my bikini either!

Early birds

Days are too short, in Bretonie too!
Oh, I hate that.
I try to keep doing exercise every other day, sometimes 1 hour of musculation, the next day I run for one hour.

Took my cam the other day. I do exercise between 7.00am (or earlier when i can) and 8.00am. I wish I could do twice more.


Lovely landscape sometimes and nice companions during the run.


The Bretonish / pirate flag belongs to an old van of a terrible guy known as the "herring", terrible in its appearance, trust me.

I've never tried his crepes, probably won't. lol But he definitely belongs to the landscape :-)

Holidays à la Candles, quick news

I've arrived in tropical Bretonie a couple of days ago. With a super bad cold (sigh), got almost rid of it now.

I spend my days working on the hobbit house... By Friday I need 2 rooms to be done so the devils can sleep there and so I can have a place to work for the painting biz.


It's exhausting, working inside like for 7 hours. I stress, push myself, never sit down and relax.
LOL. Yeah, masochist me.

Soon I'll take more time outside. But when i start something and want something done, nothing stops me. Can't stop till I get satisfaction :)

I'm getting back to it, I hope to show you soon really good results of all that work & precious sweat! : )

My little Oedipus

Loup has always been very very close to me. asking for my presence since... since.... he popped out of my belly really! :P


It hasn't changed. Oh there are a lot of conflicts between he and I, that's normal. But a couple of hours ago he again started with the Oedipus stuff. That makes me laugh to see how it really happens.

He was in bad mood, shouting.
"You're all just idiots"!

me:
"Who is an idiot, and why?"

Loup:
"Well Papa & Lola are idiots....." -and then he had a upset look on the face-...... "but you're not!"

me:
"Oh! I'm not? so what am I?"

Loup:
"you're the mama of course!!!"

me:
"Ok, so, and what are you?"

Loup, grinning as whispering so that no one but me could hear:
"well...... I"m the papa !!!"

lol that was a first time he expressed it this way. That was fun. I wonder how difficult it must be in the lil head of kids when they realize that no they won't marry their papa or mama :)

Books eater

I simply don't know. I don't know, I have no idea, how I manage to find time for books , but I do! :P
(I actually never watch tv anymore, this might explain that ;-)

Right now, I want to read American or English
authors.

I need a new pile of books for endless holidays.

if I can't travel during these holidays, then I count on books to help me.

I want to discover jewels. I want to shiver (from pleasure, fear, excitement, whatever).

and really I struggle to find what's gonna be the next book! .. I'd like a good collection of clever short stories, I want fiction, History, science-fi, funny, scary, etc, I'm open!... just no thrillers, I've never been fond of the genre.

Challenge

ok, Loup hasn't broken his lil leg this time. Should be more kewl.
But hey, 8 weeks of holidays for kids... isn't that a kind of punishment for parents?


I will survive.

But it's LONG!
(does that make of me a bad mama???)

Wedding made in Bretonie

The weather was gorgeous, the bride, the most beautiful one, champagne, all fresh.. And Bretonie, so welcoming. I wish you (who're reading this) could come and share some of it one day.

Boy toy

I've got a new gadget! Enough points from the mobile provider to afford it and get rid of my stone age mobile!




Honestly, I have no idea how this lil jewel works, but it keeps tempting me with zillions of stuff.
With my 2 connected computers, my netbook and now that, I think I can't escape big brother anymore, and ... vice versa!


Do you fall for such gadgets?


Now here come the lil game... the ring tone... Loup falls for her and he is not the only one.
"Just in time", you will know.

Enough clues!
The one who find which artist is playing my ring tone wins..... a surprise made in Paris.

Bonheur absolu

A moment of total happiness (bonheur absolu) ... when I steal 15 minutes in a super busy day to enjoy the sun, a coffee, and a wonderful book.



Of course such moments never last. The books are never long enough, the sun hides often and I'm running out already.



But I will feel the benefit of these 15 minutes for the rest of my stressing day... Cheers! :)

Wedding dress :P

Well, let me correct that: this is the dress I'll wear tomorrow for my half-sister's wedding! :D
She marries tomorrow under the sunshine (yeah yeah!) of Bretonie. Will make a quickie there.

Been 6 month I have this lil dress... and you know, on the label it's written I can't wash it, except with my own inexperienced hands.

(hey it's the 21st century, ya guys! washing with my own hands?? wtf! ;-)

So I haven't dared wearing it (& having a sudden extreme desire for
strawberry ice cream for instance).


I never wear white, might feel pure and innocent with that. And much more than I don't even know. lol. I'll tell you.

Never without my notebook(s)

Do you have a good memory? I don't... But I use about 4 different notebooks and that helps! ...(some made more for sketches, some for texts), they only have to be small enough so that I can carry them with me everywhere! I need paper & pen for that. A keyboard to take notes? no way.




(do you realise I show you part of myself here? It's very intimate, almost pornographic! :P)


PS: I only realise now I almost never take notes in French! How weird is that!?!

Petit teasing

Next work will be made of watercolours and Indian ink, it should simply be about summer's twilight. There will be different characters, with 2 central ones.



I really want to use again the Predator creature as a first visual basis for the woman, because visually (but not only) it rocks to me :)

Passionate

wild, strong, tragic, erotic, vibrant, seductive and playful... everything but classic**



** in a conventional and dusty way ;-)

Brutal Polluters

I'm not very much a *green* one. I mean I'll rather wear a "Kill 'em all" tshirt than a "save the planet" one. Yeah that sucks somehow, but that's how it is. I'm not a green Pasionaria (pasionaria = a woman who actively defend a cause), some do it so much better than I do.

I'm pretty much human, with life priorities (yeah... *that* does not sound very human ;-). Respecting what surrounds me. Trees or human beings, whatever.

What can I tell about BP.



I want to visit Louisiana and Florida. I will.
I just hope people there will be careful enough with what is coming from the see. Gotta protect themselves.

If I ever had the opportunity I would get a plane ticket to... help cleaning the beaches there. Not for *green* purpose, just because I am selfish. I want *my* lil planet to stay clean and welcoming. I want to run into the waters of Florida (you sharks would better stay away from my fat lil bum!), I want to dance on the sands of Louisiana.

I want.

.. told you, I'm not a planet saviour, I'm just a woman caring for her own happiness. How bad does that sound??

Ken Follett

I was pretty sceptical when I read the first part of his last book. I have not finished it yet.
And I don't want.

Ken is a genius.

Look into my eyes

...and tell me, you do have a toothache!

You don't, are you sure?

Well, yesterday I had some deep pain, with headache, pain in the ear and throat. I'm already visiting my dentist for another tooth problem, then this new one appeared. Fuck.

Tell me, you do feel pain somewhere in the mouth!

I can't believe my parents made me with such bad teeth (yeah that sounds SO sexy! hehe)... Or is it God punishing me? It must be.
Oh but wait, my lil teeth are very cute and pretty, it's just that some of them have no resistance to sugar. Just the way I am... with sugar too! lol

My new pain was not fake. My dentist wondered how I could even sleep with that pain.
Sigh. I don't know either!

(come on, there's a lil tooth that bothers you right now I'm sure!)

What hurts me the most... the biggest injury I mean, here, is money. I know people do know complain about that openly, but fuck, I do if I want :P
Spending money for that when I'd need to spoil my babes, a new computer, eventually paying gaz and electricity. Yeah, that sucks.

Pffff.

Gotta add that usually I don't mind painkillers shots, but yesterday it was SO painful. Merde! Really felt tears coming. I hate that.

The amazing thing is that after sharing my pain with my sister, she started feeling real toothache! (and still does)

In the next hour my niece broke a teeth :(

Well, if God was not a perv, if he did not have a twisted mind when he created us, he would have done something for the teeth!

(Amen?
-> Achoo!)

PS: the English fairy tooth is our french lil mouse who comes to take the fallen teeth put under the cushions :)