TWINKLE

Small parcel sent to me on November 30th (1st class post) fom Cambs. arrived here on 16th december.

[quote user="woolybanana"]'Looks like', it is mine. Are they twins? Anyway, better keep quiet or you won't get any ohhhhlala tonite.[/quote] You were right! Oh well better luck tonight [:P]

Looks like my mother-in-law eating her puréed sweet potatoes yesterday [:)]

I didn't mean it to sound ooh la la!  Just that he'll be having a few drink this evening[:)] Cheers banane-en-laine!

Ha! Ha!  He prefered a long walk this afternoon while I opted for a few short drinks - he'll have homework this evening though!

My husband's French - they don't do Boxing Day.  He's frowning. Oh well - who cares? Chin! Chin! Rose, Théière and Gluey!

[quote user="NormanH"]As I posted in another thread, I eat oysters for breakfast on most lazy Saturday mornings with a glass of Picpoul de Pinet On the other hand they are excellent 'gratinés' on the shell with a sauce based on Noilly Prat  (especially the ones from Marseillan ), or at the moment foie gras.. [/quote] We always get our from an oyster producer friend of ours in Marseillan too but this year there weren't enough to go around because of the bacteria that's killing the babies.  I'm not fussy on them raw but I'll eat a couple with Basalmic vinegar and chopped shallots. I like them grilled with Noilly Prat and parmesan but my husband loves them raw.  This year ours came from Oleron where they are filtered in the bassins by an algae that only grows where IT decides.  Oh and the Picpoul de Pinet is also our choice of wine to accompany them. Interesting article here about oyster theft and the bacteria. http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2010/12/14/969366-Huitres-rares-cheres-et-sous-surveillance.html

Baileys and crushed ice! I know!  I'm so 70's - if I could it would be Advocaat or Babycham[:)] Merry Christmas all xxx

[quote user="woolybanana"] Remember tonite is the shortest, when the devli's ride and try to hol back the light. But from now opn we crawl to the light, a minute or so per day, as we have turned the corner at last. Better temps are coming my dears. So, raise a glass to the coming warfmth and BE HAPPY (aspromised to Chancer, this lmesage is not edited!) [/quote] How many fingers do you use when you type?

Sorry wrong thread! What I meant to say was - "Oh no he isn't"

Behind you, behind you!

It's for relatives coming from Stanstead to us.  Oh well, there's always the ferry. I'll pass on the information - thank you both x

Does anybody know if Ryanair will be scheduling flights from Stanstead to Carcassonne for the 23rd December?  At the moment there are only 2 flights available on the 22nd and 24th December.  Could this be a commercial ploy to get all of these flights filled up first? Anyone here fly into or out of Carcassonne before Christmas last year?

  Woolybanana "Those seeking factual answers have usually achieved their primary purpose after a couple of posts, whilst the others just like to explore all avenues, then on comes Normie!" Where is the 'Like' button?

Sorry - I can't find it in english but here's a trailer http://www.monicaanddavid.com/  

I saw this the other night on France 5 and I loved it!  It's on again on the 10th December but you can watch it on this link until the 30th November. http://documentaires.france5.fr/documentaires/monica-et-david

[quote user="Frenchie"] I didn't know the poem, but I ve found it on the internet. I'm going to translate it into French. Brilliant idea. Merci [kiss] [/quote] Rainbow Bridge (In French [kiss]) Quand un animal meurt et qu'il a été particulièrement proche de quelqu'un ici, cet animal va sur le pont en arc-en-ciel. Il y a des prés et des collines pour tous nos amis spéciaux ainsi ils peuvent vivre et jouer ensemble. Il y a abondance de nourriture, d'eau et de soleil, et nos amis ont chaud et sont bien. Tous les animaux qui avaient été malades et vieux sont ramenés à la santé et à la vigueur; ceux qui étaient blessés ou estropiés sont rendus entiers et forts encore, juste comme nous nous en souvenons dans nos rêves des jours et des périodes passés. Les animaux sont heureux et contents, excepté une petite chose; il manque à chacun quelqu'un très spécial pour lui, qu'il a dû laisser. Ils courent et jouent ensemble, mais le jour vient où soudainement l'un d'eux s'arrête et regarde au loin. Ses yeux lumineux sont attentifs; son corps est parcouru des tremblements du désir. Soudain, il commence à courir, volant au-dessus de l'herbe verte, ses pattes le portant de plus en plus rapidement. Vous avez été repèré, et quand vous et votre ami vous retrouvez finalement, vous vous embrassez dans une union joyeuse, pour ne plus jamais être séparés. Les baisers heureux pleuvent sur votre visage; vos mains caressent encore la tête aimée, et vous regardez une fois de plus dans les yeux de confiance de votre animal chéri, parti depuis tellement longtemps de votre vie mais jamais absent de votre coeur.

Good try Weedon - but there aren't many boys on the forum apparently[:)]  

Glad you liked it ladies x

Ill probably get into trouble for this but what the hell?! [:)]   A man wakes up in the hospital, bandaged from head to foot.   The doctor comes in and says, "Ah, I see you've regained consciousness.   Now, you probably won't remember, but you were in a pile-up on the motorway.  You're going to be okay, you'll walk again and everything, but...   "Something happened.  I'm trying to break this gently, but the fact is, your willy was chopped off in the wreck and we were unable to find it."   The man groans, but the doctor goes on, "You've got £9000 in insurance compensation coming and we have the technology now to build you a new willy that will work as well as your old one did - better in fact! But the thing is, it doesn't come cheap. It's £1000 an inch."   The man perks up at this. "So," the doctor says, "It's for you to decide how many inches you want. But it's something you'd better discuss with your wife. I mean, if you had a five inch one before, and you decide to go for a nine incher, she might be a bit put out. But if you had a nine inch one before, and you decide only to invest in a five incher this time, she might be disappointed. So it's important that she plays a role in helping you make the decision."   The man agrees to talk with his wife.   The doctor comes back the next day. "So," says the doctor, "have you spoken with your wife?"   "I have," says the man.    "And what is the decision?" asks the doctor.                  "We're having granite worktops."

Hi Rose! You got me thinking of the Christmas Story a few of us wrote a few years ago - it involved members of the forum we don't see much of anymore.  It still makes me giggle today. http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/815536/ShowPost.aspx

You may have already seen this - made me smile [:)] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGJU8jjDM90

They are beautiful John x

There is a kite and a few bottles of wine waiting here for you both[kiss]

[quote user="Etoile"]I would love to go to bed, and stay in it for a few hours. But I decided to become a dad at 47 so that is out of the question![/quote] 47? Brave man - you're a Star[:)]