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newpictures061.jpg Hi Chris. I have a small pond that is very healthy. I have a newt, several other little creatures including two tiny fish. All the original mud, water came from the three rivers I have within a minute of me. I live on a triangle in the middle. I get lots of toads walking across the room I am in now. The house was empty for ten years, and several species of wildlife visit still. It is a wildlife pond so I don't choose what goes in it. I tried to put a piccy on here, but I don't think it has worked. I will try again;

How can your UK drivers license been a true form of ID. I have just changed mine after my encounter with the gerdarme. It is not difficult to see why they were confused. My UK license had a uk address that I stopped living at five years ago. My carte gris had my first temporary address on, and my controlle technique yet another address. I was struck by the gendarmes courteous manners towards me. If I have broken a countries laws I expect to be 'punished'. I just wished I didn't have such a bad memory, and had not forgotten my controlle technique. If you see a woman in the 79 dept wandering around with several yellow "post it''s on her forehead, say hello it's only me, trying not to forget.

Honest I'm not a pervy, just a peeping Mooky; Nature is so wonderful though, I can't help but look.

What a very 'sad' person I am. I have just spent a couple of hours watching toads mating! They are the biggest toads I have ever seen. Honestly the size of a small chicken!  They are in a ditch near me, there must be fifty odd couples. My pond is three yeard old now; and I don't seem to get any, are they so selective? 

There have been problems with planning permission for this house.

No. I paid the tabac later that day. You buy a stamp, there is usually a queue with other'offenders' there. My offence just earnt a "phuffff from the others. I realise I have not changed the address on my controle technique, nor do I have a little silver stamp in it for when I renew. Is this an offence too?

www.simondale.net/house/links.htm It is everything I have ever wanted.

My decking looks awful. I need to clean it, but what with? It is slippy and full of wet slime. I am very eco and biologique, also I know there are snakes sleeping under it. I don't want to hurt them.

It looked worse after I had pruned it. I realised I needed more support for it. So I have stripped it right down. I know it won't grow this year much as I have chopped off main stems. There is also honeysuckle growing there. I will give that a chance this year.

Patf; Thank you for info re. Peche du Nil. I am very caring of the environment so won't eat that; I'll try some of the others though.

I have just been watching Hugh F W, gone fishing. I love fish/chips, but like many people don't want to eat Cod or Haddock if possible for ecological reasons. What do people suggest in France. I have tried Peche du Nil, nice and fleshy, is this an ecological alternative?

  Knotweed Next door have it and feed it. I didn't have to bad a time with it last year. It seems to like their unattended garden better; My passion flower plants had thousands of flowers last year. I don't want to destroy it by bad pruning;

I am as thick as two bl**dy planks. I thought you meant surfing in the sea !! Well maybe you do, but a bit cold off Brittany for any activity  in  water...........blessings M

My passion flower has had flowers in abundance for the last two years. Looks awful now, should I prune a little bit or what. Also.Clematis. How do you pronounce it correctly? Is it Clem a tis   or cle mate is

Could someone tell me some good french sites for chicken houses, so I can compare. Thank you

I am sorry I should have explained what they are.

I have limited space in my garden. I wouls love to keep a couple of hens or bantams. I would also love an eglu. They can deliver to France. Has anyone got one would you reccommend.

Best wishes and love Frenchie. I was bullied by a manager and some of the social work team I worked for. Mainly because I am a little bit different. I ended up having a complete nervouse breakdown, six years ago. Thats why I came here because I had to get away. Do what you think is best for you, but don't let the situation linger on. Bullies are ba*****ds. You are a wonderful person, bon courage, blessings and support.

Another visit today with birth certificate. They want copies of that and passport. What a blooming horrible day.

Sorry mustn't be so careless with my typing

I went to Prefecture in Niort today. No problem changing Carte Gris. I couldn't get apply for my driving  licence because I hadn4t got my birth certificate with me. You also must take a stampes addressed envelope, everything on the list was fine. Thank you Clair.

I've paid fine, got my Carte Gris back, Now I have to change my address on it at the prefecture, Niort. Does anyone know an online form i can obtain and present to them already filled in. I shall also change my UK driving licence to a french one, can I get form  for that online too? Sorry about this but when you live alone and don't know people to ask you lot are invaluable; Thanks

I noticed Jack Nicholson saying how dangerous this drug was. I have been prescribed it by the GP here for the last four years. Now I cannot go to sleep without it. If I do I suffer dreadful nightmares. My doc says to come off very slowly, so each night I shave a little off the tablet with a small nutmeg grater. I was also prescribed Deroxat four years ago. Not nice tablets at all. They have helped my depression so much but coming off is very very hard. Has anyone else been prescribed them?

They were around 18/20 age, and where very nice. I went and paid my dues this morning. The man in the tabac, tutted and look down his glasses at me with dissaproval. This made me have a fit of the giggles. These poor young gendarmes; what they must have thought ar bra and dog collar together in car. I am a slob and bra has been there for ages. Its a lovely 100C. Imagine. "Why do you carry that bra on your front seat Madame"? "It is for my  melons, monsieur" Gendarme blushing;  "Ah yes, I know this" Me: "Ah, so you hang your melons, in the garden,  in the bra from the Madonnna with the big boobies too, don't they make better support than netting?" I always carry my legit clerical dog collar with me; you never know when it may come into use. Valuable for wearing in planes, trains, noone ever sits by you! sorry just couldn't resist that. I will calm down now.

I have to go to the Tabac today and get stamps to stick on the paper they gave me. I have an appointment with controle tecnique on friday, then to the gendarmes? Then to prefecture for change of address, and french driving licence. I have no problems with this. I was wrong. Hagar, I always take the consequences of my actions seriously. Can't blame anyone else, but, and I quote "a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down"