Gemonimo
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[quote user="Rabbie"][quote user="idun"]As I don't know who Gillian McKeith is or her cure, then I'm afraid, a little more detail is necessary.[/quote]Google will give you the info you are looking for[/quote]
Just googled[+o(]
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Thanks Val for the suggestion. I have put it on the Angloinfo site and have had one reply but Leboncoin may well be a possibility. I just don't know what to do with it ecologically if I can't get rid of it!!
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I have forty 25k sacks of PARMUREX exterior render surplus to requirements. If anyone is interested, please pm me.
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Very best wishes, Norman and don't forget to do as Matron tells you! Come back soon[kiss]
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Well, I have summer and autumn fruiting bushes and this year I pruned back the old wood and left the new. The result is that I have had more fruit than I know what to do with and have frozen heaps for making coulis or a Pavlova, if I can figure out how to make one using a useless oven - recipes welcome.
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The wig is really cool! Good luck for tomorrow Deb, I'm sure it will go really well. xxx
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Ours is tomorrow - brocante, marché gourmande, animation[:-))] Not a fete as such, just a way to recolte a bit of lolly for the church restauration fund.
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Batten down the hatches, Richard and let us know how it all went when you resurface! Thinking of you.
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[quote user="LEO"][quote user="Gemonimo"]I have french friends who named their son William (shortend to Willy) and their daughter Fanny[:-))][/quote]
Willy and Fanny are sometimes compatable!
[/quote]Errm... but not in the same family[Www]
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I have french friends who named their son William (shortend to Willy) and their daughter Fanny[:-))]
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One of my daughters had a hard time at school as she has an unusual biblical name. It wasn't the name, per se which caused the problem, it was because the only other person the french had heard of with this name is a porn star[:-))]
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[quote user="Sara"]Thanks Frenchie, yes my name is Sarah. Jacques is 7 starting CE2 Monday week!![:D] (what happened to the 8 weeks , here in Normandy it has rained and rained ) Maybe then he should start writing his name Jack on his school books.....[/quote]
Jack is a very popular name now in the UK, beaten only by Mohammed and Oliver. Anglicising Jacques name is just a question of pronunciation and in any case children 'grow' into their names.
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Back on topic for a moment, my sister in law in Australia had a wonderfull Breville juice extractor and for breakfast she made juice from all the bits of fruit in the fridge - a cocktail of beetroot, peach, celery and god knows what all and it was just fabulous. I've never seen one here in France but no doubt they are around.
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[quote user="sweet 17"]
Pierre, roast them in the oven so that they are reduced in volume and then freeze them for use in the winter.
If Gemonimo sees this, she will probably give you advice on bottling if you'd rather. I am very nervous of bottling because I have never done it before and I have this utterly ridiculous idea that I might kill myself and OH with botulism or some such.
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Well I'm certainly no authority on sterilising tomatos but whole in bottles is a huge waste of space. I sterilise tomato paste or sauce as it is more usefull. About an hour (depending upon the size of the jar) after the water has come to the boil. Like Sweets I reduce the tomatoes in the oven (covered with a little oil, sea salt, thyme etc) and freeze them. They make the best tomato tart like this and no dreaded soggy bottoms!! Right now I'm inundated with fabulous red peppers and to store them I am roasting them then peeling them and freezing them in wide strips on a baking sheet before stacking them in a plastic container so I can take out one or two slices at a time.
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Well, Pierre, it was skinny and the colouring was basically brown. By the time I had run to find my camera the little fella disappeared. I've looked on line for pictures of adders and vipers but they don't match. Really all I want to know is if it is dangerous - unlike the couleuvres.
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I didn't enjoy it at all. God help us, she's writing another one[:-))]
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[quote user="cooperlola"]
Sorry to interupt your train of thought, Idun, but I meant to ask Sweets and Gem if they'd seen this ages ago, and forgot.
http://bravenewhollywood.com/estevez-and-sheen-walk-the-way/
She just reminded me!
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Yes, I did! I tried to order it in Spain with no luck so son and heir downloaded it for me. It's a lovely story but taken huge amounts of artistic licence. One example is when Martin Sheen had his bag stolen (plus his son's ashes) by a gypsy, the father of the said thief found the bag and returned it to MS and invited him to a celebration at their home. The home turned out to be a side street in Burgos and the gypsies were dancing around a bonfire to the Gypsy Kings music!!! I don't think so!!! As I said, it was a gentle, heartfelt film and it was wonderful to see places we had travelled and even albergues we had stayed in.
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Having finally receovered from the couleuvre problem last month, I now have a little (well 75cm) snake basking in a rose bush outside my front door. It has sort of a non-descript brown markings and I'd love to know what it is and if it's dangerous. Can anyone help?
At least I don't have this one in situ........ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEfmNPaujgQ
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Well, I'm not a lurker but I'm certainly not a frequent poster and only reply to posts that I know something about or feel strongly about but that's rare as I am totally nonconfrontational. I love hearing about peoples lives, sympathising when necessary and feeling happy when things go well. I have met a few of you in the flesh and communicated with more. One special encounter for me was with Sweets as she was the catalyst for what was for me a life changing experience, namely the Camino.
So why do I read and sometimes post? Well, you are sort of like family and as in any family, you might not agree or like some members but you have to live in harmony. Or leave home.
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Coops, you seem to be getting to grips with all the 'accessory' stuff to do with your illness and I admire you so much. You are lucky indeed to have such a wonderful, supportive OH and therein I'm sure lies the reason. It must be so easy to shut out the people closest to us when we are struggling but you seem to be embracing all the help and love you deserve so get well soon and prepare for your next itchy feet tour[kiss][kiss]
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and me! Big bisous[kiss]
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Well, I practiced all week and today made some fabulous scones for aunt Mavis's 98th birthday. Insofar as she has a problem swallowing lumps, the recipe I used had an egg beaten into the basic dough and it made the dough more crumbly. Aunt Mavis was as happy as Larry having been in France since the second world war and really enjoyed the scones and shortbread - her first 'tea' for sixtyfive years. The only problem was the heat and in spite of sitting underneath a sprawling erable we still had to fan her constantly. Where are those Egyption slaves with a huge palm frond when you need them[:D]
Thanks to everyone for their recipes.... I enjoyed tasting every one of them[:D][:D]
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I have been told (although I've never tried it myself as I don't have an ant problem) that if you put a line of copper coins where you don't want the ants to cross, they will turn around and walk away[:D]
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Thanks, Coops. I might not be riding any more but at least I can keep the materiel in good nick. I'll check at Decathlon next time I pass. Cleaning the saddles should keep me out of trouble this winter[:D]
NormanH will be away
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