Frenchie

[quote user="Judith"]I'm not going to rise to that one, Norman.  He is not a typical Frenchman, he speaks good English to start with, and is, like me, a Rotarian, so of good character .... [/quote] Can you please develop this ? [;-)]

[quote user="Frecossais"]Several pages back. mention was made of toilets squeezed into tiny bathrooms, well do I remember my brother emerging from one such, grumbling that he'd had to sit with his legs so tight together that his "doings" came out like after-eights. He's not into euphemisms though! [/quote] First  giggling of the day ... off to the loo now ; then work ...! [Www]  [:)]

Being French, and washing my hands as much as you do [:)] , the right thing to do is use the bathroom which is often next door to the toilet.. But maybe the compromise could be this  299 euros in Castorama. [Www]

Here is my " baby " this pm...  Now he wants to start exploring the world !! IT'S WARM IN HERE, ISN'T IT ?? I LOVE MY " MUMMY !! " [:D] I'll try and come back later with a few questions. BISOUS !

Thanks so much for your warm messages of support. I really do appreciate! Yes, I'm very tired, but I'm trying to cope, and my " baby" is doing well. He has changed so much already.. What he loves more than anything is being on my shoulder, in my hair ( I have long hair) , he can purr for hours ! But it is not easy to do the housechores with a kitten on your shoulder !! [:)] No one can help me around here, except my lovely son, when he is home . ( He's 17 and going to high school. ) When I came back from work at 6.15 pm last night, I was thinking I'd find a hungry kitten, but .. he was on my son's shoulder, purring.. his little tummy full of warm milk ! [:)] But my son's away all day so he can't help much, and I want him to sleep well at night, as he is in 1ere, and needs to be fully awake to study ! The kitten is a real cutie, I will post pictures this PM . I also have a few questions about how to deal with his evolution, maybe some of you will be able to answer . Talk to you this PM . You are wonderful preople, and your support, even if virtual, means a lot ! Régine, surrogate mother [:D] PS : I currently have two dogs and two cats.

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Thanks Sue... I really appreciate your support , as well as the one of Christine. You are the only persons who support me !! I gathered information from the internet ,and I'm trying to do the best I can for him.    

Merci Christine .. [:)] Time for bed now, after the last biberon... I watched TV tonight, with " him" purring in my neck . He loves my hair... it keeps him warm . I ve had him for a week, it has been very tiring, but at the same time, it is fulfilling. If only I could have found him when I was on hols, it would have been much easier. For the moment I call him " tsé Toung" ( Miou Tsé Toung [:D] ) [:D] Off to bed, with Tsé Toung next to the bed, in his box full of warm clothes, and a hot bottle.. [:)] I'll give you news. [kiss]  

Well, mon bon coeur me perdra as my mum would say, as I 'm currently feeding the kitten from a cat bottle, I am VERY tired, as I am back to work. Some days have been epic.. Took the kitten to work , left him in the car in his box ... ( It was a grey day, not hot, and windows slightly open), in order to be able to feed him at break time...   It's difficult not to get attached to him, as he's a sweetheart, purring so loud for his size.. and those big blue eyes... But I have to find a good family for him.. Anyone interested ? ( when he is more than 2 months old ? ( he'll be 3 weeks on tuesday..)  

Deb, hello. I know F1 is not your cup of tea, but I thought of you this PM while watching it , thinking maybe you were watching it too, in order to take your mind off the pain in your legs.. Courage, as we say in French !! et gros bisous ! [kiss]

Actually my very nice next door neighbour has taken him for the night , as my dogs kept barking , hearing the cat scream.. But she's also a teacher, and she has to go to work as well tmrw.. I'm going to get him back at 7.30...... What do you think the vet will say ?  Put him to sleep ???????

I wonder what the vet will say..Maybe the spa has some " feeding persons" ( nourrisseurs/nourisseuses in French).. I can't keep him, as I'm away from home for instance tomorrow til 6 pm, etc, and I have a big dog who's not very keen on cats. ( except ours , who was here before him..) Could any of you have him; feed him? I'll manage to help have him adopted by a family afterwards of course !!)

If Christine or anyone who knows about associations ,or any solution,  please get in touch. I think I ll have to take it to the vet's tomorrow morning at 9, before I start my day.... I'm crying , some people are so mean .  

A very brave person [6] has left a kitten , in a box, in my garden .. AGed about 10 days... absolutely adorable. Tonight I'm feeding him with special milk and a cat bottle someone from my village gave me, but what can I do tomorrow ?? I need to go to work. Would the vet have him? HELLLLPPPP 

Freddy Mercury would have been 65 today ... http://youtu.be/2bS-TFAtXes  

[quote user="andrew44"]Hello, Do you not have a contact telephone number, or email address of a member of staff - probably those of a teacher of English ? I ask, because at my wife's lyçée in Guérande, the assistants always contacted her, and she had a permanent annual arrangement whereby the assistant would be met and welcomed on arrival, and lodged with one of the teachers or colleagues to begin with. When they were settled, they could then look for their own accommodation, always helped and guided by the teachers. Some shared with other assistants in the area. [/quote] Exactly the same in my lyçée.  2 teachers are in charge of welcoming the assistants and they can be reached before arriving, of course !

I agree with Christine ( yes, again [:)] ), in the france profonde people don't use the word cancer , some sort of superstition.. My son can't stand it, and he always says to such people " please don't use the expression " une longue maladie " !! ( my son has a strong personality [:)] ) I have a certain number of friends who have or have had cancer, and they talk about it naturally , as should be ! As Christine said, this weird behaviour is mostly restricted to remote areas, and to older people .   

No, I don't think he is on chat-perdu.org, will be done soon. She's walked round her quartier, asked all the neighbours... [:(] Merci Christine ..

Yes, leboncoin is a good thing , but , as I said before, language assistants are often offered a room at the boarding school ( internat , in French). Maybe he could start from there and look for a flat afterwards if he wishes to change . Good luck anyway !

    MIAOUS has been missing for a week , my sister and the kids are so worried. Toulon, (83) , quartier Chateauvallon. He's a male , castrated, tatooed HRE 298 . She's looked for him, called him in the whole neighbourhood , celled the vet, the pompiers , ( in case he had been run over), talked to the neighbours, left a message on the answering machine of local kennels ,  is making ads to stick in public places, put an ad on leboncoin. What else to still give hope to the kids, who keep crying.. ? This is sort of a SOS from them .   

Beautiful picture . Well done !! [:)]

Simple, and simple can be good !!  Merci gardengirl !

Good luck Deborah, good news already, more to come soon, I'm sure . Bisous, thinking of you .

Well, there was vanilla ice cream, hot chocolate sauce, and it went down well that way . [:)] We had a lovely evening. Thanks for your suggestions, some other day I'll try the different ones you've made . Merci !

Sounds delicious indeed... But I have no eau de vie left.. ( my ex partner had it all !!)