tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post5811604284697401398..comments2024-03-19T11:13:18.852+00:00Comments on a house in france: THE SUPERMARKET RUNJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-88297001222508495222021-08-31T11:08:03.151+01:002021-08-31T11:08:03.151+01:00You could be in for quite a shock, Cro.You could be in for quite a shock, Cro.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-36150058933950590582021-08-30T10:02:04.994+01:002021-08-30T10:02:04.994+01:00My own experience exactly. I shall be returning to...My own experience exactly. I shall be returning to England this Winter for the first time in about 20 years. I'm wary about what my mid-Covid <br />South Coast town will look like.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-32167172617570072832021-08-05T13:46:31.182+01:002021-08-05T13:46:31.182+01:00We're loving every minute of being here at las...We're loving every minute of being here at last....well almost....it has been a lot of work to get the place clean and remove all traces of our long absence but we're getting there!<br />We are indeed lucky to have any kind of health service at all in the UK and let's hope it stays that way.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-5224120945932488172021-08-05T09:59:04.062+01:002021-08-05T09:59:04.062+01:00"when things feel out of control, focus on wh..."when things feel out of control, focus on what you love right under your nose" Charlie Mackesy. The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse.<br /><br />By that quote I mean that now you are in France, where you've wanted to be for so long, focus on being there and forget your feelings about England. <br />At least you've still got access to the health service, which, whilst it is under intense pressure, like so many other countries, is there when you really need it as Nick will know - like Colin - when they both had heart attacks. Elizabeth xxColin and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-58834687455021687942021-08-04T15:47:51.035+01:002021-08-04T15:47:51.035+01:00Definitely and as soon as you start describing a t...Definitely and as soon as you start describing a typical French lunch, I might have difficulty stopping myself boarding a ferry to get there!Caree Risoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454194093120715901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-49411865726303923392021-08-04T15:10:26.468+01:002021-08-04T15:10:26.468+01:00Glad you are (naturally) happy in France, but so s...Glad you are (naturally) happy in France, but so sorry that the U.K. - England particularly - seems to be in such a sad state of dysfunction. What the xxxx is the matter with so many of your fellow citizens? How have they all lost their minds, their manners, and their hearts?Kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175970854511498140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-42317536498006210682021-08-04T02:30:06.471+01:002021-08-04T02:30:06.471+01:00Ooh, you're making me miss France so much!!Ooh, you're making me miss France so much!!Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985978221627051493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-13621849614389993142021-08-03T13:31:18.344+01:002021-08-03T13:31:18.344+01:00When it means we have no choice but to stop for lu...When it means we have no choice but to stop for lunch somewhere until they reopen it's more of an upside !!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-79905428486323197142021-08-03T13:22:34.199+01:002021-08-03T13:22:34.199+01:00Well I’m relieved to hear everywhere has its downs...Well I’m relieved to hear everywhere has its downsides! Caree Risoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454194093120715901noreply@blogger.com