tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post2620453884453830534..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Une page se tourneKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-28395635673521441952018-09-08T14:57:39.641+02:002018-09-08T14:57:39.641+02:00Thank you for the kind comment, JP.Thank you for the kind comment, JP.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25812965838188465042018-09-08T08:01:49.048+02:002018-09-08T08:01:49.048+02:00Great episode in a great blog
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JP
husifrankri...Great episode in a great blog<br />Best <br />JP<br />husifrankrike.com husifrankrike.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756551392276189706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-13254952713937692018-09-05T06:22:20.180+02:002018-09-05T06:22:20.180+02:00We have night lights in just about every room and ...We have night lights in just about every room and stairway in the house. Those, combined with the digital clocks and other lights on the computers and tablets, actually make the house glow faintly from the inside at night!wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76601722116783365292018-09-05T04:21:30.547+02:002018-09-05T04:21:30.547+02:00Do you have a place where you can put a night ligh...Do you have a place where you can put a night light so the stairs won't be completely dark? At the least, that could be an interim solution.<br />So sorry about M and B. Difficult decisions, but it sounds as if they've made the right one, getting him out of the driver's seat.Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-11674942171450803952018-09-04T22:04:44.934+02:002018-09-04T22:04:44.934+02:00Love your photos today and your thoughts about lif...Love your photos today and your thoughts about life. It's so sweet that M came over like always and was such a good friend to you and Walt. And what a joy that family of hers is and will be to her and her husband. Who knows how long you'll be strong enough for the steps, many people say they are good for us. The new bathroom will be great. Each day is a blessing, but we all are just traveling through our time. Carry on and bon courage.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88025013320171102422018-09-04T18:17:53.846+02:002018-09-04T18:17:53.846+02:00Ken, my grandmother always said this too. I'm ...Ken, my grandmother always said this too. I'm beginning to get it...Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48403768688189591802018-09-04T16:48:19.039+02:002018-09-04T16:48:19.039+02:00What Judith said. This is all just sad.What Judith said. This is all just sad.chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-81946479883450324822018-09-04T16:18:46.213+02:002018-09-04T16:18:46.213+02:00My brother had a stair lift installed several year...My brother had a stair lift installed several years ago for his wife before she went into a specialized facility. He never used it, but now he does for the first time at age 98 years old! Better late than never!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45402571357922131762018-09-04T15:39:02.435+02:002018-09-04T15:39:02.435+02:00Hi Jan, so far I don't have a problem climbing...Hi Jan, so far I don't have a problem climbing the stairs, but I do worry about falling down them when I need to go downstairs in the dark. I don't know if we would have room for a stair lift. Maybe.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-11486447177172578292018-09-04T15:34:27.899+02:002018-09-04T15:34:27.899+02:00We could move our bedroom back down to the main le...We could move our bedroom back down to the main level of our house, but that would defeat the purpose of having had our attic or loft finished off, 8 years ago, to expand our living space. When we had the loft done up, we didn't have a bathroom put in as part of the job. That's our next project. Then I wouldn't have to worry about falling down the stairs in the dark in the middle of the night. We're hoping to get the upper-level bathroom put in this winter. Wish us luck.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4153562854940298882018-09-04T15:24:10.348+02:002018-09-04T15:24:10.348+02:00My (older) sister had a stair lift installed. That...My (older) sister had a stair lift installed. That turned out to be a very good investment, because she was able to reach the top floor for a very, very long time. Have you ever thought of that Ken? Would it be possible in your house? Greetings from Perth!Jan uit Perthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310909549382047087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4683743972366793472018-09-04T14:46:41.192+02:002018-09-04T14:46:41.192+02:00i keep thinking of how one of us would/could manag...i keep thinking of how one of us would/could manage in this house in the woods alone.....it really takes 2 to deal with a lot of things around here.....we can at least live all on one level, even though we have a 2nd story....but in winter by yourself it would be tough.melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45758489017871020022018-09-04T13:16:48.716+02:002018-09-04T13:16:48.716+02:00No matter how much you know this is going to happe...No matter how much you know this is going to happen, it's still shocking and demoralizing. One of our first friends in Saint-Aignan was Jean-Luc. I remember talking to him about the people we knew, and he said, yes, we are going to have to watch as they "disappear" one by one. And then in 2009, he was gone. You never know until it happens...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-35263945129998951092018-09-04T13:12:55.097+02:002018-09-04T13:12:55.097+02:00I'm sorry to read this about your neighbors......I'm sorry to read this about your neighbors... for their sakes, for your sakes, and for the reality of aging, smacking us all in the face. It must be an especially hard road, with B having alzheimers. Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34036848500976152302018-09-04T09:34:36.783+02:002018-09-04T09:34:36.783+02:00My mother made her big decision when she was 75. S...My mother made her big decision when she was 75. She asked me and my sister if one of us would ever want to come live in her house in Morehead after she died. We both said no. Well, then I'm selling the place, she said. She was tired of house maintenance hassles, and most of her long-time neighbors had passed on. New people moved into the neighborhood, and they were much younger. She said I needed to come home (it was in 2005) and help her, especially since I had left things like books there when I moved to France. We cleaned up and cleaned out house and garage, and the house sold in three or four days for much more than mom had ever thought it would be worth. She moved into an apartment and lived there happily for a dozen years until cancer took her six months ago. If I were living alone, I'd be thinking the time for a move had come. But so far I'm not. I'm becoming much more of an indoor person now, focused on... guess what... cooking.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-8467447946904911872018-09-04T08:16:35.975+02:002018-09-04T08:16:35.975+02:00I'm not too far behind you age wise Ken. I ha...I'm not too far behind you age wise Ken. I have started being concerned a bit about the aging thing myself. I have no close family and I know I need to prepare for whatever is in store for me in the future. I will worry about it another day! As much as I love the coast and the sound of the sea, the countryside that you call home appears to be a little spot of heaven. The early morning walks in the orchards reminds me of the farm, except it was tobacco fields! Your mother & friends were right...getting old "ain't" for sissies! 😎Galestormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561727439124466050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-31401548571824949352018-09-04T07:26:31.613+02:002018-09-04T07:26:31.613+02:00Old age is not for sissies, my mother and her frie...Old age is not for sissies, my mother and her friends used to say.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89391882578305283312018-09-04T07:01:02.698+02:002018-09-04T07:01:02.698+02:00Old age is not a piece of cake! In other words, la...Old age is not a piece of cake! In other words, <i>la vieillerie, c'est pas d'la tarte</i>!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com