I'm sneaking very quietly around the house as Son 2 finally got to sleep at around 5am this morning. He and I spent yesterday afternoon and evening at casualty (
'urgences') in Toulouse Purpan, after a summons from school to tell me he'd shut his finger in a door and they were going to call an ambulance if I didn't get to him within the next five minutes. I got there. We then spent hours waiting in casualty, because of course an injury that looks pretty nasty to a school nurse looks like no big deal to triage nurses dealing with flu-ridden babies. But everyone, from the school staff to the nurses to heroic Son 2, did very well, and he now has a very clean wound with one stitch in it! However, it hurt and he couldn't sleep for ages, but now he's down and out in our bed and I'm leaving him there!

So I have no inspired pictures to show you myself, although I did visit a flea market this weekend - you'll just have to wait until I get sunshine and more than a few hours' sleep! But here are some pretty pictures from other blogs: Winniebriggs House is having a
first anniversary giveaway that looks absolutely super!

And I was given this award by the lovely
Lemonade and Lamingtons - thank you so much!

You want to know seven things about me? OK, but I think they'll be pretty narrowly focused this morning...
j
Unlike my sons, I have never:
1. Broken a bone.
2. Damaged sinews.
3. Had stitches.
But I have:
4. Fallen off a bike into a canal when attempting to learn how to cycle at the age of 16.
5. Fallen out of an ancient apple tree when the Coast Guard maroon went off in my grandparent's town of Brixham (and still have the scars to prove it).
6. Fallen out of a weeping willow tree where my dad had built a platform, causing my mother to insist he took the platform out again.
7. Fallen off the top of a slide at the playground.
j
Clearly, my friends, I bounce!