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Thanks gg. I forgot you're in the UK... I will have to look again at the cordials in the supermarket here, to see if there's something similar. It sounds much nicer than ginger tea.

Miam, miam!

Thanks for posting the recipe DR. Looks good, very good! When you serve the trou Normande would you usually pour more calva over the little boule of sorbet?

tea, hee, hee! [:D]

[quote user="gardengirl "]Good morning gone-fishin, nice to hear from you. No, I'm not asleep, been up since about 03.00, lay awake for ages before that. Mine's a hot ginger cordial at the moment, thanks. Glad you could join us![/quote] Good morning laydeez. Gardengirl, (how) do you make ginger cordial? Sounds delish and perfect for cold weather.

[quote user="dragonrouge"]I seem to remember there is a hand method where you make the mixture put it in the freezer and then re-visit with a fork every hour or so. Is that correct please and does it work please[/quote] I've made ice-cream this way and it worked fine.  It is a little labour intensive and easy to forget to stir it.  I used a metal bowl and a metal spoon to scrape the frozen part off the inside surface of the bowl. This scraping and stirring is what makes the 'fluffiness'.   I can't see any reason why this method wouldn't work for sorbet. I was given an ice-cream maker as a gift, the type with a bowl to freeze and  an electric stirrer in the lid. The ice-cream made in this is lighter (fluffier) because it's stirred all the time.  I don't use the whole machine very often but the frozen bowl gets used for serving boules of (shop bought!) ice-cream or ice cubes for drinks. Hope that helps

Liquide lampe a petrole. This is for sale at the moment in Bricomarche and Intermarche,  in plain 1l white plastic bottles (on the shelf near turps, white spirit, linseed oil etc in the same style of bottle). Hope that helps.

[quote user="Gengulphus"]But I kept the ceramic beads for cleaning decanters.[/quote] I have exactly that problem! Great idea, thanks. [kiss]

I know quite a few people who work around Toulouse and who use English as the first language at work. They tend to work in IT or aerospace and are employed for specific skills/qualifications rather than, for example, on the reception desk. Also, there used to be a big Hewlett Packard presence in Grenoble; engineers from all over Europe were trained there (in English).  I'm not sure if it still exists as I was there 15+ years ago. Grenoble is not too far from Lyon, another big city... It might be worth looking at Lyon, Bordeaux and Marseille. I would also check out Strasbourg. I hope that helps a bit and encourages others to add their experience. Good luck with your search. I'm sure you'll find plenty of leads with this kind of proactive research.

Agreed: it's a good idea, if possible, for both partners to be able to drive, especially if they live in a rural area.  I would say the same about being able to communicate in French. [Www] 

[quote user="DerekJ"]Looks like a bunch of amateurs running this site. If you are going to make a change you test it before releasing it.[/quote]It looks, to me, like the ad revenue team got hold of the style sheets ...and have efficiently increased the number of ads on the forum pages:  For even greater economy neither a designer or proof-reader was consulted. [Www] However, I do love a good conspiracy theory... Could it be a clever new marketing strategy, aimed at circumventing the mental ad filters we all develop..? The coloured banner will soon be no more noticable than the Google ad strip down the right-hand side of the page.  Of course, while we get used to it, and because it spans some useful info on the page, we may accidentally click on it a few times. [6]

Not usually a big fan of Christmas cake, but this one looks fun to make.  Jolly Mish-mash, alleycat! [:)]

Nothing at all wrong with the retired schoolmistress look, in some circles it's very popular. (Nudge, nudge, [;-)][;-)] ) To rock the CSI medical examiner look try something like this... [img]http://static.squidoo.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/draft_lens2271372module12423263photo_1225746854red_prod.jpg[/img]

Only 15 sleeps, Richard :)

I see!  Inside every one there's  a little nut. [:D]

Théière, I've been trying to work out what those are, dancing round your Christmas tree..... baked beans?

[quote user="Richard"]Parts of America already are having large snow drops. We tend to follow their weather patterns I've noticed, so perhaps snow will fall here.[/quote] [img]http://www.desirableplants.com/Galanthus%20elwesii%20%27Sickle%27.jpg[/img] [:P][;-)]

Peanut butter = Ground peanuts + a little peanut oil to bind = much less expensive than ready made and you can use unsalted nuts, if you prefer. full recipe Very good for peanut butter cookies (for you, not for Eco)

You could try searching in http://www.pagesjaunes.fr for location de matériel de bricolage

I like your songs too. I have the ketchup song bookmarked for when I need a feel-good tune.

hello!

Thanks for the shortcut tip. It works for Firefox too.

The black figures are cubic metres. The red figures represent litres. (1 cubic metre = 1000 litres) Seuls les chiffres noirs sur fond blanc, ou blancs sur fond noir, sont pris en compte pour votre facturation. Ils constituent l’index que vous retrouvez sur votre facture, exprimé en m3 (1 m3 = 1 000 l). Les chiffres rouges sur fond blanc (ou blancs sur fond rouge) correspondent aux litres et ne sont pas reportés sur les relevés. Ils vous permettent de détecter des fuites éventuelles sur votre installation ou de mesurer la consommation d’un appareil ménager. SOURCE

Richard, I had a similar problem with my laptop screen... a ball of fluff was stopping the fan from turning. Try giving it a clean.

whether or not I will be "weightbearing" or "non-weightbearing"   Su, I'm sure somebody would have attempted to help further but this is a bit confusing. Can a person can be non-weight bearing? A leg or a joint, yes ...but a whole person? [8-)] ... unless you're having liposuction? [blink]