tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post8896151478699150110..comments2024-03-19T11:13:18.852+00:00Comments on a house in france: FORWARD PLANNINGJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-46896802125357722462012-03-13T13:50:50.411+00:002012-03-13T13:50:50.411+00:00Chris, welcome - nice to see you here - we usually...Chris, welcome - nice to see you here - we usually meet in Wales !! This is my "main" blog, the baking one is an offshoot and the others are occasionals that I always mean to do more with but things get in the way, such as the ironing !!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-74057235208816305682012-03-12T21:57:27.626+00:002012-03-12T21:57:27.626+00:00Hi Jean
You've so many blogs it's difficu...Hi Jean<br /><br />You've so many blogs it's difficult to know which to follow! :-)<br /><br />Re blogger comments - the timing is often all fouled (nice word) up so I've abandoned the time aspect altogether as life is too short.<br /><br />There might be something about this posted on the blogger forums but don't hold your breath...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487456386841182116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-32571447804930669072012-03-11T19:48:43.551+00:002012-03-11T19:48:43.551+00:00that would be nice. I'll see how the pennies s...that would be nice. I'll see how the pennies stretch out this year. :0)Phil Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481531408247859880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-12020917039077675472012-03-11T19:43:14.336+00:002012-03-11T19:43:14.336+00:00Phil, I am sure it depends where you are in France...Phil, I am sure it depends where you are in France but we have seen very little yobbishness, that's for sure. It's one of the things we love about the place.<br /><br />I'm sure there are places in the UK that are equally yob-free but I don't think I could afford to live there. I don't claim to know what the answer is but it's very refreshing.<br /><br />I do hope you make it to France soon.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-40119185614414168512012-03-11T19:40:18.150+00:002012-03-11T19:40:18.150+00:00Vera, I don't think you should be so hard on y...Vera, I don't think you should be so hard on yourself. What you are doing is amazing and as I have said before, you deserve a medal. But you should get out more - if only you had the energy !!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-60079347822079086022012-03-11T19:38:35.179+00:002012-03-11T19:38:35.179+00:00Carolyn, I am sad to say that so far it is the one...Carolyn, I am sad to say that so far it is the one thing we have missed that we really would like to do.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-35627401552911108002012-03-11T19:37:37.576+00:002012-03-11T19:37:37.576+00:00Bear, at least it's a sensible time of year to...Bear, at least it's a sensible time of year to have your fireworks. Bonjour et bises from Lulu.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-38279654345811273942012-03-11T18:53:13.603+00:002012-03-11T18:53:13.603+00:00Gaynor, it will be something special for you to lo...Gaynor, it will be something special for you to look forward to.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-41896945628221782222012-03-11T07:22:15.881+00:002012-03-11T07:22:15.881+00:00I get the impression that life in France is sans &...I get the impression that life in France is sans 'yobs and yobettes' and that most French people behave in a civilsed way. Well, certainly when I've ever been there I haven't seen the dodgy types and loutish behaviour that seems commonplace in Nottingham. One day I will be taking a trip to France to celebrate and enjoy the ambiance and fireworks I hope.Phil Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481531408247859880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-73215124568874427842012-03-10T22:23:09.753+00:002012-03-10T22:23:09.753+00:00Jean, I am not sure if you have received my commen...Jean, I am not sure if you have received my comment as my PC went peculiar when I hit the Publish button! Anyway, just to say that I think it is great that you embrace French culture in the way that you do, and that it puts us to shame because we are so busy earning a living and getting our house and smallholding going that we don't! But we should!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-13319819222267047462012-03-10T11:28:20.339+00:002012-03-10T11:28:20.339+00:00Jean, have you ever been at your French home durin...Jean, have you ever been at your French home during the Journees du Patrimoine in September? Everywhere we've been in France we've found really unusual and interesting places to see on this weekend, some well known but others far off the beaten path. We usually cram in so many stops over the two days that I have to map them out. It's one of the highlights of our September vacations.Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-60373426651104936442012-03-10T01:25:23.708+00:002012-03-10T01:25:23.708+00:00Allons enfants de la Patrie! And all that good stu...<i>Allons enfants de la Patrie!</i> And all that good stuff. <br /><br />We have fireworks on July 1 — Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day). And as with many things, we are ahead of the Americans (by three days). Not so much dancing in the streets here, but some dancing on the grass while waiting for the fireworks.<br /><br />I trust you will have a wonderful time en France as in other years. Et bonjour to Lulu.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-45872168561348185912012-03-09T18:30:32.567+00:002012-03-09T18:30:32.567+00:00Sounds great Jean. July 14th is during term time a...Sounds great Jean. July 14th is during term time and I don't think we'll get there on that date for at least the next couple of years. Never mind, I can look forward to reading your post about it ...GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-52113291325540372862012-03-09T17:09:18.748+00:002012-03-09T17:09:18.748+00:00Perpetua, thanks. At least it's not my inepti...Perpetua, thanks. At least it's not my ineptitude at fault.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-88202770940118830072012-03-09T16:26:12.526+00:002012-03-09T16:26:12.526+00:00A fun post, Jean. Happy planning! Around us the bi...A fun post, Jean. Happy planning! Around us the big local celebrations are the fetes communales, a few of which take place on July 14th. mind you almost every tiny commune just loves to have its firework display for the feter. :-)<br /><br />As far as the incorrect comment time-stamps are concerned, I'm afraid it's a case of yet another Blogger bug, which appeared when the embedded format changed to threaded comments. As far as I can tell the time shown is Pacific Standard Time, as Google is located in California. :-) It's been reported to the Google engineers and a fix keeps being promised, but I'm not holding my breath..... Unfortunately there's no option to remove the time-stamps from comments.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-14498497725191286822012-03-09T13:33:28.409+00:002012-03-09T13:33:28.409+00:00Broad, I assumed everywhere in France would celebr...Broad, I assumed everywhere in France would celebrate the event in a similar way.....but at least you presumably get to enjoy the bank holiday.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-67603953363705858442012-03-09T13:30:08.473+00:002012-03-09T13:30:08.473+00:00Diane, so far we have always been lucky with the w...Diane, so far we have always been lucky with the weather for the 14th July. Last year it rained during the day but cleared up for the "do".Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-20348413418856356052012-03-09T13:13:49.763+00:002012-03-09T13:13:49.763+00:00That description sound so idyllic! We were quite s...That description sound so idyllic! We were quite surprised to discover that in our part of France the 14th is not much of a big deal -- unless for some reason it is! What you experience is what I expected to find. I believe the reason it is so low key is historical and with how things happened after the French revolution. North-South divide stuff, I guess...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-11034699754541264452012-03-09T09:40:03.096+00:002012-03-09T09:40:03.096+00:00The 14 July is an event here that we also never mi...The 14 July is an event here that we also never miss if we can help it. I have to admit to missing it last year. Nigel flew in on the 14th, he was very tired and it rained all day and evening. We were in the middle of a drought; as Nigel landed so it started raining!! He must have brought it across with him. We are looking forward to seeing as much as possible this year if feet and backs can stand the strain:) Diane xxDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.com