tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post743439878131959007..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Thanks for all the comments this weekKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83077576602421656492008-03-11T13:53:00.000+01:002008-03-11T13:53:00.000+01:00Yes, blackthorn thorns are like black needles. Do...Yes, blackthorn thorns are like black needles. Do make some sloe gin or at least syrup - it's terribly trendy at the moment. We went to a private view at the Tate last year and they were serving sloe gin. The nice preserves lady at our local market in London does a syrup of sloes. You add a dollop to your gin, and hey presto - sloe gin. It also makes great icecream - a dollop in the custard mixture with a few blueberries, then into the icecream machine. Miam miam.<BR/><BR/>SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4567777245086240962008-03-09T06:02:00.000+01:002008-03-09T06:02:00.000+01:00When you came to work with us, I was not even one ...When you came to work with us, I was not even one year younger than you are right now. <BR/>As a sign at my dentist said : "Age is a matter of mind, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter". I think that's the way to look at it. Les médecins, eux, disent: "On n'a que l'âge de ses artères." <BR/>I'm glad you decided to keep on with the blog. Too many people depend on it, for whatever reasons.<BR/>I too am looking forward to see you and Walt in May. Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-46125899945876709642008-03-08T21:11:00.000+01:002008-03-08T21:11:00.000+01:00It's an honour to see my name, among your friends,...It's an honour to see my name, among your friends, on your post today. Thanks! Your blog, with beautiful photos and interesting comments, is a daily joy. Plus it's so much fun to add my two-cents-worth. Sometimes, I feel that you and wcs live right next door. The best neighbours I ever had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-5091218685125724442008-03-08T16:50:00.000+01:002008-03-08T16:50:00.000+01:00Ken, with all the friends you have, it wouldn’t ta...Ken, with all the friends you have, it wouldn’t take that much from each of us to chip in for your trip and meal in Nice. (Said she with a gulp, looking through her wallet.)<BR/><BR/>Yesterday my posting didn’t go through, so I'm trying again: Somehow I bet the price of wood will have gone up in the past two years. Maybe you can buy a woodlot nearby and become firewood barons.<BR/><BR/>Are you saying that you only need to take the chill off your house twice a day, and that suffices to keep the house warm? Does an evening fire in the woodstove keep the house warm overnight? What temperature do you aim for? I'm trying to figure out just how mild your climate is there. In winter here the woodburning furnace is going night and day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84499759570778985112008-03-08T16:26:00.000+01:002008-03-08T16:26:00.000+01:00Hi again Melinda, sorry for the confusion. The oth...Hi again Melinda, sorry for the confusion. The other Melinda I know, who was a student in my French classes at SF City College and maybe the best student I ever had, has recently bought and renovated, with her husband, an apartment in Paris near the Bastille.<BR/><BR/>I can recommend Montrichard, Saint-Aignan, and the surrounding area as a great place to live. KenKen Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-67155311876132966972008-03-08T15:15:00.000+01:002008-03-08T15:15:00.000+01:00thanks for the personal note.....no, I wasn't a st...thanks for the personal note.....no, I wasn't a student of yours....but I was in Paris 1969/70 for jr yr abroad.....so yes, I'm 58....I love reading the day to day details on your blog......ur living in my fav. area of france too......we even looked at a house near Montrichard & toured St Aignan while in the area....I will hopefully be able to spend more time in france when my daughter & husband move back there (he's from paris)in a few yrs....i live now in Richmond, VA & spend summers in NC mntnsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-2117601720227060772008-03-08T14:09:00.000+01:002008-03-08T14:09:00.000+01:00Friends, rock! Thanks for sending personal notes t...Friends, rock! Thanks for sending personal notes to all of us- that makes us feel special, but it's you that are special to us. You bring us the joy of living and cooking in France, merci.<BR/><BR/>It's snowing in Alabama this morning! Zut alors. It is the fine slow snow that is layering tree branches and the grass, but not the roads;-)<BR/><BR/>Congrats, Eva- you're no longer anonymous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24352566330055918372008-03-08T12:32:00.000+01:002008-03-08T12:32:00.000+01:00Wow! What a lot of friends--and it's easy to see w...Wow! What a lot of friends--and it's easy to see why. This is just to let you know that Eveyln's anonymous friend is indeed in Virginia, and was anonymous because my comment was my first posting ever and I couldn't figure out exactly how to do what I wanted to. Now I know, since Evelyn told me. Where would be be without friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32195777743146751062008-03-08T10:53:00.000+01:002008-03-08T10:53:00.000+01:00Happy Belated Birthday from me too! The others ha...Happy Belated Birthday from me too! The others have basically said it all, but I really enjoy your blog and your photos. You guys are living a whole different life than I am (et pourtant, on est dans le même pays !), and it's good for me to see that side of France.Ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.com