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  1. Hi, Guys! Have sent you an e-mail... Lindsey & Doc [:D]
  2. I agree! Although I have not actually visited Strasbourg,  a few years back my husband and I spent some days in Colmar and the little wine village of Eguisheim, where we were swept up in some local festivities involving an open-air play, a mayoral reception at the local chateau, wine-tasting etc ... and were generally treated with more enthusiastic friendliness and generosity than I have ever experienced in any other area of France. The villages are amazingly pretty, and beautifully maintained by their inhabitants who seem to have a real sense of pride in, and concern for their local environment (although I suppose it has to be conceded that to some tastes this may make them a little too 'chocolate-boxy').  But they are still working agricultural communities, and the stories the old people have to tell of their experiences of enforced nationality changes resulting from the two world wars are truly fascinating ............Highly recommended!
  3. Thanks for that, Clair  -  my reason for asking was that I have a recipe book produced by the company 'Rians' whose product goes by the trade name 'Faiselle',  and I get the feeling that it might be a little thicker (or dryer) than the standard fromage blanc - a bit closer to the texture of low-fat creme fraiche, perhaps. Having never actually tried it, however, I am only guessing, and can see that some experimentation is going to be called for!
  4. I am looking for something available in UK to substitute in recipes for Faisselle fromage blanc. Would I be correct in thinking that ricotta would be the closest equivalent? Any alternative suggestions most welcome - Thanks, Lindsey.
  5. I did Racine's 'Phedre' for A level, also Moliere and Corneille, and the Romantic poets - Lamartine, Gautier, Baudelaire and de Musset.   Lamartine was my favourite at the time, though a couple of years later, knowing some Baudelaire became really cool (all those naughty substances!), and I wished I'd paid him a bit more attention! I also remember doing Anouilh's 'Antigone',  though I can't for the life of me remember whether it was in French or English;  Daudet's 'Lettres de mon Moulin' and Le Grand Meaulnes which I loved, without actually understanding it very well - maybe all those were at O level - did we do O level lit? The memory is fading now...... but I must have another go at Alain-Fournier one day when I'm feeling strong! Lindsey
  6. I made it a personal challenge to try tripe for the first time last year on finding it was the plat du jour in the beautiful riverside resto in Salies de Bearn. Cooked, of course, a la bearnaise - with lots of rich brown gravy, I can report that it was quite unexpectedly delicious, much meatier than I had anticipated.  I would gladly choose it again cooked that way, though I have to say that  if it came as just a white slab without the lovely sauce, I am not quite so sure.....? PS  I absolutely love Suze, especially with tonic! Lindsey
  7. Likewise, I enjoyed the show very much - thanks again to LF for the free tickets! It was my first visit for three years, and I thought everything was much improved since then. Far more stands of genuine interest (more to buy!?), and a lot more eating/drinking/sitting down places which was a very welcome bonus. Fascinating, and a pleasure too, to make my first face to face meeting with a forum member - the venerable Russethouse - and to have Blanche Neige identified to me as she disappeared into the distance. I really wanted to run after you BN, and say hello,  but as I know I don't post often enough for anyone to really know my name, I thought it might seem a bit scary!  But it was nice to see you anyway - now I can put two faces to names, it's quite a strange experience!
  8. I'm going Friday.   How about a rendezvous time at the Living France stand - could be at the same time each day for any who can make it?
  9. Totally agree on Cluedo - my personal favourite - but its not popular with some of my family. Pictionary, however, always goes down well and causes much hilarity. Also, it is quite fast and furious, and you can play for as long or short a time as you want, so people don't get bored waiting for their turn - a major advantage in my book! The other one I would recommend for just two or three players is Boggle.  It's small, easily transportable, very simple and incredibly addictive.  And I guess you could play in any language you like, or even bilingually, now I come to think about it......!
  10. [quote user="catalpa"]Are you saying you were Abrivado? - who I remember well. Well, her posts anyway. But indeed, I thought Abrivado was still here and posting in her new incarnation... not that she arranges flowers, you understand... [:D] Though I recollect a fondness for plastic varieties... [/quote] No, no, no!!!    Not what I meant at all - glad to see that the lady herself is still looking in, and putting things straight. The very last thing I would want is for it to be thought that I was trying to assume the identity of the incomparable SB!! In answer to Punch's enquiry, before I was Lindsey2 I was just plain Lindsey (not much imagination, you see),  and although, like many others,  I lost all previous posts in The Great Changeover, there were never that many of them - in real life, as on here, I am a background kind of person....... Regards, Lindsey PS.   Would very much like to be inserting smileys at appropriate places, but they never seem to   work for me (my technical aptitude is extremely limited).
  11. [quote user="Lori"]I'm pretty new to the forum, but am curious if anyone knows whether Mazan is/was from Mazan.  The village by the same name is about 10 minutes from my house.  It is home to my daughter's college. [/quote] I've been hanging around since pretty early on, and I can state that Mazan is/was most definitely of the male variety, and yes, I believe he did/does hail from the eponymous village. I miss him too, also Punch, Bee, Dunkie, Jem..... and a certain young lady who used to go by the name of Abrivado, and was so much more enthusiastic back then!.........
  12. I agree it is quite frustrating playing honestly every day and never really knowing what your efforts count for if several of the opposition are cheating ( or maybe not?). But most of all, I simply wonder why they bother - its not as if there are prizes involved, or even any particular glory. I just do it because I am stupidly hooked on testing my own abilities, whether to remember previous questions, make clever guesses, or sometimes actually know obscure things.  To log in every day just to cheat for the sake of it seems to me to be pointless beyond belief - or am I missing something ?? Regards to all fellow addicts, Lindsey
  13. Very sorry to hear about that experience, Angela - horrible for all concerned.... But I must say that I feel very encouraged by all the replies - thanks everyone - it feels really good to have that information on just what to expect, if and when the need ever arises. Lindsey
  14. Having just spent a horrible weekend of vomiting illness, requiring a difficult trip to an out of hours GP clinic, (as alternative to waiting minimum 6 hours for a home visit ), I got to wondering what I would  have had to do, had this occurred in France. What have been people's experiences of French emergency GP treatment?  I imagine that there might be more regional variation of provision than in UK? Regards, Lindsey
  15. Personally, when I am looking to rent a gite,  provision of all linen is an absolute prerequisite,  without which a property will not  go on my shortlist .  I do, however, completely agree that one basic set should suffice, assuming that there is a washing machine supplied,  and that guests should be prepared to use it to do their own laundry as necessary. Though there again, speaking for myself, as my holidays are seldom for longer than a week, I no more want to spend any precious time doing washing, than I want to fill my limited luggage space with sheets and towels! Regards, Lindsey.
  16. Quote Quillan : "So if you want Miki kept please say so in this thread... etc" So, I take this as my cue to chip in on this subject. I speak as, I would imagine, a text book example of the hitherto 'silent majority'. I have been a registered member, and pretty much daily user of this site since, I think, 2001 - anyway there were only some 800 members when I joined - but in all that time I have myself posted on only a handful of occasions. This is a reflection of my personality. In 'real life' I am very quiet, and definitely not a conversationalist. This does not, however, prevent me from being as interested as anyone else in what (some) others have to say on subjects that interest me, and from having reactions and opinions of my own, though I choose generally not to make them public. Anyway, for what it's worth, my opinion on the current furore concurs with practically everything that has already been said by the regular posters who deplore this crazy ban. I also agree that the moderators should be thanked for giving up their time and energy to try to provide a difficult service to us, their 'community' - I am convinced that they are trying as hard as they can to get it right, but my abiding impression at the moment is that they are getting further and further out of their depth, and the outlook for the continuation of the forum as we know and love it, is not good. (Will, your loss to the collective voice of the mods is immeasurable - please consider rejoining...?) My only hope is that things will soon naturally stabilise, as has happened before, and we can get back to the usual level of generally intelligent, informed and witty debate as befits the Post Bag section. The thing that must NOT happen is that we lose any more valued contributors over all this. We need Miki back forthwith, and we absolutely need to hang on to Dick Smith - please Dick, take no more risks at the moment! Also, Coco - stick around, you are missed! Well, having got all that off my chest, I suppose that I will now have to consider becoming a bit more sociable on here. We'll see. Regards, Lindsey PS Long Live Furryknickers !!!
  17. Yes! That Polish serial was "The Silver Sword", and the girl in it was called Bronia. I remember being mesmerised by it too. (this refers to Gay's post somewhere above - have lost quote again somehow!)
  18. Sorry, can't get the hang of how to properly select a quote! Lindsey
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