tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post2731116033430935587..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: What's the matter?Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-51485718621529787462007-12-04T11:48:00.000+01:002007-12-04T11:48:00.000+01:00Merci, Claude, I do feel better, I just had a few ...Merci, Claude, I do feel better, I just had a few bad days. BTW, I'll give you a nickname/pseudonyme -- Claude! It's a good one. I agree about late November/December. In January the hours of daylight start to increase, the fog lifts, and optimism returns.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-55708906824978471612007-12-04T10:50:00.000+01:002007-12-04T10:50:00.000+01:00To me the end of November and December are the mos...To me the end of November and December are the most hateful months. Lack of light, even when it's sunny, around three o'clock it gets sort of chilly, humid and unpleasant.<BR/>Hope you feel better soon<BR/><A HREF="http://vieuxcestmieux.com" REL="nofollow">Claude</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-13212095623580178252007-12-02T19:55:00.000+01:002007-12-02T19:55:00.000+01:00Thanks for the comments and advice. I'm beginning ...Thanks for the comments and advice. I'm beginning to think I might have the flu. I'm running a fever and feeling lousy. Time will tell.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29472178494847379572007-12-02T18:56:00.000+01:002007-12-02T18:56:00.000+01:00Full-spectrum light bulbs, as others have suggeste...Full-spectrum light bulbs, as others have suggested, help a great deal. Even one or two--in a bedside lamp, and one for your desk--will give you more "sun." I put mine away in the spring, when I don't need them any more, and bring them out in the fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32742722853395253492007-12-02T17:34:00.000+01:002007-12-02T17:34:00.000+01:00spamming you, so sorry. this post also inspired me...spamming you, so sorry. this post also inspired me to think of painters like van gogh and anselm kiefer who once they got out of the watery grey north atlantic light of the Looooooooooooooow Countries, and into the light of the south of france, were changed men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-51054587605693373232007-12-02T17:30:00.000+01:002007-12-02T17:30:00.000+01:00p.s. your photography shows no loss of juice (!), ...p.s. your photography shows no loss of juice (!), i have to say. i'm still thinking about the apples in the frost and this old vines one is also incredibly beautiful. thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-60269789669766555482007-12-02T17:25:00.000+01:002007-12-02T17:25:00.000+01:00it's a big deal, but it's human. going out and fac...it's a big deal, but it's human. going out and facing the sun five minutes a day (as clever miss callie is doing) really, really helps. also, full spectrum bulbs in the lamps at home really saved my bacon one winter i had to spend in a basement kitchen.<BR/>i've been reading accounts of the olden days in france recommended by at least one of your readers (Celestine, and Emilie Carles' memoir). both mention that in winter veillees were what the people did, all night long, telling stories of the forest spirits, earth spirits, as they winkled walnuts out of their shells, carded wool, wove, mended tackle and harness, etc., trad indoor winter work. oh, and drank three liters of wine a day -- rose with the bacon and eggs. mmmm MMMM!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22531634764370130022007-12-02T17:09:00.000+01:002007-12-02T17:09:00.000+01:00I love the photo of Callie soaking up sun rays. Yo...I love the photo of Callie soaking up sun rays. You may have seasonal affectic disorder which is not uncommon. I have a full spectrum light that I use in the winter which seems to help.<BR/><BR/>The appetite loss is puzzling since people with SAD crave carbohydrates. Maybe something else is going on with you. <BR/><BR/>My SAD starts going away in January with longer days and more sunlight in my house which as you know, is surrounded by trees. We get much more sunlight when the trees are leafless.<BR/><BR/>Just be glad you don't live in Sweden, except the snow might help. There is a lot of bright light when the sun hits snow...<BR/><BR/>Bon courageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-37030470097747164042007-12-02T10:12:00.000+01:002007-12-02T10:12:00.000+01:00A lot of people suffer from that sort of light-rel...A lot of people suffer from that sort of light-related depression, including myself. Luckily we're so busy in the winter that I hardly have time to notice it, but when longer days come back, I realize how much it peps me up.<BR/><BR/>I think it can also be difficult to come back from the USA. It is our home, no matter what.<BR/><BR/>Take care Ken.Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.com