tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post2609455105840948740..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Seven years alreadyKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-60861250741221835522010-06-03T08:54:39.304+02:002010-06-03T08:54:39.304+02:00I wish I could edit my comments. I type too fast a...I wish I could edit my comments. I type too fast and hit publish before I've done my proofreading. Up above, I meant "wondered" and "given" -- you know what I mean. Sigh.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-12437326137806298582010-06-03T04:23:48.772+02:002010-06-03T04:23:48.772+02:00What a wonderful story. And such a happy ending.
...What a wonderful story. And such a happy ending.<br /><br />The picture of Callie in the field, seen in large size, looks like an Impressionist painting.Emmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-8862402142861709122010-06-02T23:44:22.280+02:002010-06-02T23:44:22.280+02:00I love love stories and it's such a delight to...I love love stories and it's such a delight to read about yours with France and each other. <br /><br />...Susiesusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017788096350527796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17284790642378224982010-06-02T23:23:25.058+02:002010-06-02T23:23:25.058+02:00Really just checking in. I have not posted a comm...Really just checking in. I have not posted a comment in a while, but I continue to read both blogs everyday. With a recent foray into politics, my internet surfing is usually done from my phone at odd times of the day and night.<br /><br />I did want to chime in to say congratulations on both anniversaries.dan mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22712345273525701962010-06-02T21:52:35.271+02:002010-06-02T21:52:35.271+02:00Personally, Starman, I am on the AC-is-evil side o...Personally, Starman, I am on the AC-is-evil side of this one. Evil from every point of view. At least, it's totally unnecessary in France.<br /><br />Bob, I remember that weekend well. Harriett, Sue, Wilga, Bob Jones, you and Norma (though you two were probably preoccupied!).<br /><br />Tom, thanks. It's been nice being able to stay in touch with you and Harriett over the years. Now you two need to get yourselves over to France.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-85531318038631820552010-06-02T20:51:02.703+02:002010-06-02T20:51:02.703+02:00And the French still haven't learned that some...And the French still haven't learned that sometimes, AC is a good thing, not a device of the devil.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-85748997874212179062010-06-02T20:09:05.900+02:002010-06-02T20:09:05.900+02:00It doesn't seem that long ago. Congratulations...It doesn't seem that long ago. Congratulations on living your dream, guys. You deserve it!Tom Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731925149430274729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30108091629768737582010-06-02T19:44:51.567+02:002010-06-02T19:44:51.567+02:00What a pleasant walk down memory lane, Ken.
Just ...What a pleasant walk down memory lane, Ken.<br /><br />Just a few tidbits to share. I was inrigued by your Moroccan spices entry and I decided to try it with chicken thighs along with carrots, celery, onions, and crushed tomatoes. It came out great.<br /><br />It was just over 7 years ago that I started this job at Boston College, and that has worked out well. Our son, Brian, graduated from BC a year ago, and our daughter, Maggie, completed law school last week. Talk about time flying.<br /><br />Finally, Ken, you may recall that 32 years ago tomorrow you were part of our wedding party in Connecticut. That was a great time with Harriett and Sue. For sentimental reasons, I wore the tie from our wedding day at Maggie's graduation last Friday. A wiseguy friend of ours asked me, "Did it still fit?"<br /><br />We love reading your blog and Walt's, too. Again, thanks for the travelogue across the heartland.Bob Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-3706159472091979102010-06-02T19:07:52.465+02:002010-06-02T19:07:52.465+02:00This entry finishes up the leaving-California post...This entry finishes up the leaving-California post you did way back, the one you kind of left hanging in mid-continent. I think the cliffhanger at that point was whether Collette would be able to go along--and you weren't going without her. <br /><br />So now I feel completely knowledgeable about your last 15 years. I'm ready for the quiz!Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-38493112833874596842010-06-02T18:50:06.081+02:002010-06-02T18:50:06.081+02:00I love this story!
JudyI love this story! <br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-15056188420362441222010-06-02T17:51:40.846+02:002010-06-02T17:51:40.846+02:00Thanks Dedene. We wonder when we arrived, and the ...Thanks Dedene. We wonder when we arrived, and the dollar started crashing, whether we would be able to hold out. So far so good.<br /><br />Dio, yes, Santa Fe is great -- at least the little old section. No, we drove by the main entrance to Dollywood, and I do admire Dolly and enjoy her singing. But we never intended to go into the park. We figured there would be a thousand motels there, and we'd be poised to drive through the national park and enjoy the scenery. Instead, we got drenched.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6467812015371676602010-06-02T17:35:29.607+02:002010-06-02T17:35:29.607+02:00Isn't Santa Fe wonderful?
Pigeon Forge; did y...Isn't Santa Fe wonderful?<br /><br />Pigeon Forge; did you make a detour to Dollywood?<br /><br />It's a good thing the consulate sent the visas to Atlanta, even though it was 500 miles off course. Congrats on 7 years of French life!Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45105834624854443632010-06-02T17:23:46.242+02:002010-06-02T17:23:46.242+02:00That's an anniversary well worth celebrating. ...That's an anniversary well worth celebrating. Congrats on your 7 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59876182132389065062010-06-02T16:34:59.905+02:002010-06-02T16:34:59.905+02:00Evelyn, I do remember that phone call in July 2003...Evelyn, I do remember that phone call in July 2003. You all were driving down toward Limoges a day or two later. I don't think we were really moved in yet -- maybe we hadn't yet received our furniture.<br /><br />Sheila, Collette was just fine. She did amazingly well, considering her age. And it was her first flight ever. She lived on until March 2006, when she died of a stroke at age 14.<br /><br />CHM, my desert jade is doing very well, as are my grandmother's plants. And the cactuses. And others you have give us.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-85459101932295361152010-06-02T15:06:40.583+02:002010-06-02T15:06:40.583+02:00I love the Etretat photos and your cross country/s...I love the Etretat photos and your cross country/seas voyage tale. I guess your jeep was like a covered wagon, but you were heading in the opposite direction of our early settlers. Sort of "France Ho" instead of "Westward Ho".<br /><br />Lewis and I were in Normandy that summer also and visited Etretat (beautiful sight). I talked to you on the phone for the first time then. I'll never forget the canicule of '03 and we were only there in July, by August it was awful.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-15188637014968677092010-06-02T13:37:51.505+02:002010-06-02T13:37:51.505+02:00I've always wondered how
Collette fared on the...I've always wondered how<br />Collette fared on the flight over.<br />Was it her first? My dog is a<br />calm fellow, but I think that<br />experience would be his undoing.Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34377799135184162010-06-02T10:39:25.420+02:002010-06-02T10:39:25.420+02:00We stayed in Motel 6's. And we pulled a U-Haul...We stayed in Motel 6's. And we pulled a U-Haul trailer behind us the whole way.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-37395033177226502882010-06-02T09:53:26.199+02:002010-06-02T09:53:26.199+02:00Time flies! I still remember you, Walt and Collett...Time flies! I still remember you, Walt and Collette coming to see us in SC with a chock-full of plants in the back of the Jeep. <br /><br />That Desert Jade you brought back to its native land is not dead yet even though I'm not there any longer in the summer to take care of it. It survives the heat and neglect.chmnoreply@blogger.com