Lori

No, no no no no... 😷

Understatement of the day ! 😒

Good Lord where are you getting your dictionary ?

Our latest experience in Dec. 2022 was that the offer had to be in writing (on paper, not email) and signed by the agent and prospective buyer before submitting it to the seller or his/her agent. If you don't read/speak French, I would ask someone to accompany you through this who does. Your agent will likely do their best, but you really need to understand every word of every document - and they are plentiful. The diagnostics can be 100 pages long and are very very important. Things can vary from department to department and in many departments (such as where we live) appointments with Notaires can have long delays. That is what delayed our purchase to be 3 months (cash sale). Notaires round here were overloaded. We could have closed in as little as 30 days as it was a cash sale, but the Notaire's office took a long time to process and the required documentation. Good luck to you.

Eeek. What would ear hair be ?? No, don't tell me..

I'd been meaning to look up the term for pot holes as a part of my driving lessons. So, thank you for providing that answer Lehaut. What an odd term.

In French, as you say, Bonjour generally works, unless it is a formal letter and then there are a million and one formal options, depending on the circumstances. And again, in a casual French contact, I sign off with Cordialement. Formal letters, the same million and one options apply. In English, I usually type Dear Sir/Madame (although these days, that might be considered politically incorrect...). Although I'd have a hard time typing Dear Sir, Madame, He, She or It. I'll sign off with Sincerely in most cases. Regards in some.

Oh Lehaut ! Fresh steamed artichokes are one of our favorites. And we don't use butter, just steam them with some slices of fresh lemon tucked into the leaves and a touch of salt and pepper when eating. And when you reach that exceptional heart, what a reward. 🙂 I love fresh kale also, raw in a salad or cooked. It is just very hard to find round here. As to plantains; I've tried frying them and adding a touch of salt afterwards. They were okay. Not really sweet. I bought them firm. Not sure if that was correct, but I can't imagine they would fry and stay solid if they were soft like a banana. We are not really fans of frying foods and the plantains were not tasty enough (to us) to make a second time. And we love celeriac steamed and beetroot and I buy tons of fresh spinach when it is in season. We enjoy pureed cauliflower and also the florets sauteed in a bit of olive oil with a bunch of fresh mint added. I think we must be easy to please when it comes to vegetables..

I have to agree. I love the taste, but can't deal with the resulting gas...

Yes, annoys the hell out of me. In most cases, when I see this on a label, there is no information as to where the contents of the package came from. Of course, I do care where the package holding the contents was made or where the contents are stuffed into the container, but the actual source/location of the contents itself is even more important (to me). SOL there, it ain't noted.

We went a few years ago and loved it also. I was surprised at how easy it was driving in the center of town.

Agree with menthe. We've only been in the Dordogne for 14 months now, but we are amazed, on a daily basis, how friendly folks are here. It was NOTHING LIKE THIS in the Vaucluse and certainly not in Paris (no shock there). Quite the opposite actually. Very happy here so far.

It was 18 here yesterday. Pretty much the same today. I expect there will be more of old man Winter yet to come. This really messes with everything.

Saw that. Sadly, we very rarely buy any unpasteurised cheese. There are many we really like but there are just too many recalls. I've said it before, I check this govt recall site every single day as there are so many recalled products to look out for. And it isn't the be all end all in recall sites. https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr/ Also stopped eating raw oysters (and I love them). Too many risks.

Crazy. Don't they realize, as noted in the video, the Police can easily see it is a fake ? Dumb move. That link leads to this link. There are a lot of crazy people on the roads. It most definitely isn't easy, but it isn't impossible. You can't give up. You have to follow through the process.

I don't think that would be easy. At least not these days. They check all kinds of ID and ask for all sorts of proof. I guess where there is a will there is a way.

Ain't that the truth ! I have no idea HOW they passed the French practical driving test.

It is also recommended usage in the Code de la Route. As I just passed my written test, the question about when to use your hazard lights (as noted above) is one of the possible questions.

You're my kinda girl Menthe ! That is exactly what I would have done. 😀

🙂

Same here Menthe, but the high temp is calling for 10 degrees, so still not really Winter (to me).

Not enough.

True, but look what they did to him. Making nearly every move he made impossible. Trump is still saying he'd get rid of Obamacare.

Nah, old, white men have been running the U.S. since the dawn of time.

Being American, I'm left with no choice. I have to vote for a half dead man to attempt to keep a total lunatic out of the White House. Happy ... NO.