St_Jacques Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 ARRGGHHHHHH - serves me right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Jacques Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 One more go............... [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/compostela_2006/tree.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 The trees on the roof of an incomplete-looking house I have seen in the Vendee; it's an indication that the house is "hors d'eau" (watertight) or something I think, and probably releases a significant chunk of the owner's money to the builder!A tree or two beside an entranceway alongside the road indicates that a wedding is taking/has taken place there. They should be evergreen (they are called a "houx", or holly), and decorated with paper flowers - though sadly this has degenerated into festoons of pastel-coloured loo paper nowadays.And on a trip to the Dordogne a year or two back, I also noticed the ones outside houses and business premises that said "Honneur to XXX [NAME]". I assume they are congratulating somebody on a job of some sort, well done...AngelaEDITJust found a reference to "les houx" with pix on http://cacaille.chez-alice.fr/Photos_Mariage_laetitia_et_aurelien.html(note the loo paper!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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