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Monika

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  1. Help, I don't know what happened here to my post, I tried twice and it appeared like that! What have I done wrong?
  2. [quote]1) Marking out and Digging foundations shouldn’t take more than a day on a house size 80 m2 ground floor level (yours is likely to be smaller, so it’s still a day)
  3. [quote]Monika, sorry for not answering earlier, I've been very busy today. Anyway, here is the best translation to your 2 phrases: Je me souviens que vous m'aviez dit que... (EXPLANATION: 'you (were) tellin...[/quote] Thank you so much for all your help, my neighbours will be very impressed.
  4. [quote]Monika, to answer yr first Q, le Bescherelle is the best Conjugaison book you could buy on the market, Carrefour and the likes will have it, 10 euros or so. It is probably one of the all-time best sel...[/quote] I want to write an e-mail to my neighbours saying: I remember you telling me.... (so: je me souviens vous me disiez que... is that right!) And then: We look forward for the builders to start on our house, so we can come and stay..... So which one would be the most appropriate phrase to use? Thank you
  5. How do you conjugate(?) the verb se souvenir (to remember), like venir, but it sounds funny? And how do you say, I look forward to.....?
  6. Our architects fees were Euro 3970.72 (this included TVA @ 19.6 %). The plans were simple, no designing as such and included renovation and a small extension (the total floor area approx. 75 square meters), with  photographs from various angles and an image of the "final product" all neatly bound into a file.    
  7. I know there are several builders on this forum and hope this question is not too stupid. How long does it take to built an extension of about 30 square meters (not counting the roof) just doing the ground work and building up the blocks? Thanks you.
  8. [quote]"Diary of an Ordinary Woman" by Margaret Forster Not really about France although France does get some mention WW1 and WW2. An excellent read. WARNING: DO NOT READ THE END before you have read th...[/quote] Gill, I have just finished "Diary of an Ordinary Woman, and yes, what a surprise at the end (I even felt a bit cheated somehow!). But it was a brilliant book. Thanks for recommending it.
  9. [quote]Strange - I've just typed our details in to the "Societe" website which is recommended on the vie-normandie site and our business doesn't show up although we have been trading for two years! I usuall...[/quote] I was going to ask exactly the same question about checking Siret numbers, as I had no success on Will's recommended site, but found the artisan via Peter's.
  10. It is the same in England, when I came here, many years ago, our English course book adviced us: to never talk about politics and religion. And oh.. never ever to wash a tea pot!
  11. [quote]The book I read by Vargas was Have Mercy on Us All. It is a good read with an ingenious plot, but I felt towards the end it was wrapped up a bit too quickly and neatly. On Amazon the translation gets ...[/quote] I think I saw the film on Sky, it was called "The Swimming Pool" and Charlotte Rampling played the main character. It was very good.
  12. [quote]Hi Monika please let me know if you enjoy he book. I know that one person's taste is not always for everyone, but I was very moved by Patricia's book (to the extent of Kleenex needed!!) I don't know...[/quote] Bryan, the book was fantastique, I could hardly read the end, first, because it was so sad (you were right: lots of tissues needed), secondly I was also sad to finish it (although I still am reading "Diary of an Ordinary Woman", which is very good too). Did Patricia write a second book and what is the title?  Tell us please about your visit in due course to her vineyard and the sampling? Monika
  13. [quote]Yup, I think you'll have to stop feeding your cat and get it to do it's job. The only time I use 'poison' is when we get ants coming in and I hate using it, helas I have yet to find another deterant...[/quote] I have heard that only well fed cats mouse. (This was certainly true with our two cats, when our neighbour's old farmhouse was restored they brought in and ate mouse after mouse and demanded and got their breakfast, lunch and dinner). Monika
  14. I don't know if this will be of any help, I have this address from the magazine "Maison & Traveaux" and it was given in respect of a builder being in breach of contract. It sounds a bit like a small court claim but there is a wealth of information on this site if you go to accueil: www.lesformulaires.cerfa.gouv.fr.  
  15. This is amazing Gill, I just found the book you recommended "Diary of an Ordinary Woman" on a Market stall in Blandford for 50 pence. I was so pleased. Brian I will try and order "The Ripening Sun" ond FPN, Living France or failing that on Amazon. Thanks for your recommendation. Monika 
  16. [quote]Are you thinking of The Girl with Pearl Earrings?[/quote] Yes, thanks, that is it! Monika
  17. I love those three books written by Sebastian Faulks, I read Birdsong first and I had never really thought much about the First World War, but that brings it really home, all the men who died in that war and what terrible conditions they fought in.  The scene after one of the battles was horrendous, I can't remember the exact words, but when the whole battleground  was moaning in agony. On a lighter note: I quite liked the book "The Virgin blue" by Tracy Chevallier (especially interesting if you have French or Swiss connection) I think she wrote another book, which was much more famous, but can't think which one? Monika
  18. Has it something to do with the planned new Landfill Site in the See Valley? Monika
  19. Thank you for that Lee, I have just written on the Total France Forum and hope that Susie will read it and I will try and get "Best Foot Forward". M: It is about a couple moving to France having lost all of their money, but the owners of a very old Farmhouse in need of restoring. They move there with all their animals, dogs, cats, old horses and parrot. The husband has got to go back to England to try and support them. It is a very funny book but also very sad (you might need Kleenex Tissues). But it reminds me of the Chinese proverb: There are only three things you need for happiness: Something to love, something to do and something to hope for. Thank you Gill for your suggestion, I will try and get it from the Library or otherwise from Amazon. Monika
  20. I want to invite all my girl friends to a typical drawn out French Lunch but set in England (unfortunately our house is not ready yet to invite them all to France). What could I do, any ideas gratefully received. Monika
  21. I have just read "Two Steps Backward" by Susie Kelly, and found it such a good read. Does anybody know Susie Kelly, if yes, could you encourage her to write another book please.  She is a very talented writer, she has got it just right, the amount of humour and sadness. Monika
  22. We paid 3970 Euros for the plans and obtaining planning permission for renovation and a new annexe of similar size. Monika
  23. [quote]I wondered if it would be a good idea to have a new slot (forum) in which discussions would have to be "strictly French only" but it would not matter how bad or how good you are. What do you think? ...[/quote] ça c'est une bonne idée. Pat: Pour les accents press: Alt + 147 = ô Alt + 130 = é Alt + 138 = è Alt + 135 = ç La même chose ici: S'il vous plait correcter mois aussi. Monika
  24. [quote]I just cannot leave Joe53's comments and say nothing. I have tried and already deleted a post about this. I disagree completely with the comments made. I think that this funeral is overblown........[/quote] I do agree with you and I am a Catholic!
  25. I agree with you Iceni, but I say "long live the Monarchy" . Monika
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