woolybanana Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 when I wake up and don't wonder if it really necessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Warm toes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Happiness is ... simply being touched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinty Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Oh Wooly, that made me cry.. [:(] [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinty Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Finishing work at 8am this morning, knowing that I have 4 days off now after doing 48 hours in 4 days, (OK, 2 days & 2 nights) .[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 [quote user="woolybanana"]Happiness is ... simply being touched.[/quote]Wooly dear [:D] I do know how you feel [:'(]... Truly... my heart does. [:D] As that Welsh song says : 'We'll keep a welcome in the hillside.... And with a love that never fails,We'll kiss away each hour of hiraethWhen you come home again to Wales'Today happiness for me was to find an old school friend whom I had lost all contact with for the last 30 years [:$] only to find out that she was once married to John Burton-Race... Many years ago, I worked (for a very, very short while) at Raymond Blanc's tiny restaurant called 'Les Quatres Saisons' then situated on Banbury Road in Oxford, when he first started out on his own. From little acorn certainly mighty oak grew...Ooooh I am such a name dropper... [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Pretty dammed cold and windy down here & been incarcerated for a couple of days, so a need to get out for a few hours this morning.It's 'Primeur' in these parts, which is basically an excuse for the vignerons to put on a bit of a party over the weekend & flog a bit of wine.Drove 10kms to the biggest 'bash', where we were staggered to find 300-400 people at the Co-op, marquee, tasting (of course!) and loads of artisans selling some quite worthwhile Christmas present bits & bobs.The pleasure was seeing a group of youngsters getting tucked in to plates of Bouzigues oysters (€6 / 12) + charcuterie + cheese + baguettes on upturned wine barrels as tables. No rowdyism or fuss - if there had been, someone would doubtless have been given a very non-pc clip round the ear!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 GardianI have a feeling I love the same bits of French life as you do. The informality, the ability to enjoy yourself without it bearing any relationship to the amount of money you spend and, of course, the children and teenagers who appear so much better behaved than ours.We have stayed in small hotels where a parent might be helping a small child do their homework whilst also looking after the reception desk. At another place, when the mayor and a visiting minor Belgian "prince" were dining next to our table, a young (13 - 14 yrs old) teenager was brought in by the proud parent/proprietor to be introduced to these dignitaries. Both men stood up (with some difficulty as they were both fat), kissed the young girl on both cheeks and she was able to conduct a short and sensible conversation with the men. We thought that was utterly charming: the pretty blushing young girl, the 2 formally-attired diners, the beaming parent. We have been lost in the car in tiny, remote villages where groups of youngsters would come up (no suspicion of strangers) and explain where the restaurant/hotel/main road could be found.There will be those on the forum who will be telling me what a rose-coloured spectacle wearing fool I am and that France isn't really like THAT. But you and I, Gardian, know exactly what we see with our own eyes and experience on a daily basis, don't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartref Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Happiness is letting the cat out at 3.00am and marvelling at the most amazing night sky with stars as big as I have ever seen......then getting back into bed for 5 hours!!cartrefp.s. must find a cat flap[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie2 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Happiness is having my plane ticket booked for Liverpool !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I thought you were going by car ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Noooooooo ............. she's flying the plane !!!!!! ("Don't overtake the other aircraft", etc, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie2 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Noo , I'll be flying to Liverpool,; then once there Ill drive !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie2 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 [quote user="Gardian"]Noooooooo ............. she's flying the plane !!!!!! ("Don't overtake the other aircraft", etc, etc). [/quote] [:D][:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 And watch out for the zebras crossing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie2 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Christine ...[:D][:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusty Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 happiness is Sarko saying happy christmas you brits your CV is for life ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie2 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 And also having a drink to celebrate Sarko's generous decision with my best mate ever, Krusty alias Steve .. [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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