tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post6865878524826616050..comments2024-03-19T11:13:18.852+00:00Comments on a house in france: A SLOW MONTHJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-81992074696505742782016-01-31T13:57:38.784+00:002016-01-31T13:57:38.784+00:00Vera, I hope a period of rest is doing your wrists...Vera, I hope a period of rest is doing your wrists some good.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-44776267905258928762016-01-31T13:56:58.091+00:002016-01-31T13:56:58.091+00:00Perpetua, we are immensely grateful indeed. Perpetua, we are immensely grateful indeed. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-70204294219295570532016-01-31T08:54:54.923+00:002016-01-31T08:54:54.923+00:00I like this slow time as well, although I used to ...I like this slow time as well, although I used to fret about not being able to do as much as I would like to do, but sore wrists have really slowed me down these last couple of weeks, which is not a bad thing because I am forced to rest! Glad you are enjoying your retirement, and happy walks and cycling trips out and about!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-26690404517556579062016-01-30T16:04:41.079+00:002016-01-30T16:04:41.079+00:00Lovely photos. Yes, the winter has been exceptiona...Lovely photos. Yes, the winter has been exceptionally mild until recently, which is, I think, the reason why the north and west of the UK has had so much rain. Be grateful you escaped it. :)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-34040213715695241412016-01-30T14:42:14.864+00:002016-01-30T14:42:14.864+00:00slow month. What a lovely concept. I hope Februar...slow month. What a lovely concept. I hope February is just as good for you. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-11919589932535377812016-01-29T10:10:08.473+00:002016-01-29T10:10:08.473+00:00The winter has been extremely mild here. We have ...The winter has been extremely mild here. We have had a couple of frosts and that is it. I only hope it is not the lull before the storm!!! DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-9586840800964457772016-01-29T08:44:58.678+00:002016-01-29T08:44:58.678+00:00Susan sometimes uses words and expressions that I ...Susan sometimes uses words and expressions that I don't understand and assume are Australian.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-15153677180429975982016-01-29T08:44:01.464+00:002016-01-29T08:44:01.464+00:00So I guess it's three countries divided by a c...So I guess it's three countries divided by a common language. We'd say "to keep our spirits up" or "to boost our morale" I guess. My quote in the comment above was from Wiktionary.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-72318310209462373752016-01-29T08:02:01.239+00:002016-01-29T08:02:01.239+00:00AND, several Aussie sayings might not be understoo...AND, several Aussie sayings might not be understood in the USA or have different meanings. I could enlarge on that but maybe this is not the place Jean!!!!!Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432215089631780926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-92018575720514882622016-01-29T07:23:06.842+00:002016-01-29T07:23:06.842+00:00Ken, thanks for the clarification! I'll leave ...Ken, thanks for the clarification! I'll leave the phrase in just for the fun of it!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-88517049310516863182016-01-29T06:59:57.509+00:002016-01-29T06:59:57.509+00:00Just to clarify for your North American readers:
...Just to clarify for your North American readers:<br /><br /><i>"keep your pecker up" (third-person singular simple present "keeps one's pecker up", present participle "keeping one's pecker up", simple past and past participle "kept one's pecker up")<br /><br /> (chiefly Britain, idiomatic) To remain cheerful; keep smiling. [quotations ▼]<br /><br />Usage notes<br /><br />In America, where pecker means penis, this phrase is not used, so may be mistaken as a vulgar command to maintain an erection.</i><br /><br />You must chuckle sometimes when you hear us talk about our pants, as we do now.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-30521996229778571942016-01-28T22:59:11.937+00:002016-01-28T22:59:11.937+00:00Eeee lass, but thas a luverly set of views of the ...Eeee lass, but thas a luverly set of views of the castle!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.com