tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post2981510700193904103..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Blues... and yellowsKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70942564764682388402012-07-14T08:58:28.295+02:002012-07-14T08:58:28.295+02:00Tim, this week I bought everything I needed to mak...Tim, this week I bought everything I needed to make a big <i>choucroute garnie</i>. If that doesn't get the weather to turn hot, I don't know what will.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43442192924622321872012-07-14T05:52:09.041+02:002012-07-14T05:52:09.041+02:00Tim, you got off easy down there. We had 35 mm of ...Tim, you got off easy down there. We had 35 mm of rain in the gauge by 5 o'clock, and the rain was still falling.<br /><br />Marie, ;^)<br /><br />Starman, I agree with what you say. The Peugeot situation will be an interesting challenge for the new socialist government.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-47320551304748721712012-07-13T19:38:07.554+02:002012-07-13T19:38:07.554+02:00That's bad news about Peugeot and France seems...That's bad news about Peugeot and France seems to be on the verge of an austerity program. One would think they'd have figured out by now that it doesn't work. Oh well, it will be good for those of us converting dollars.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57032563164569570642012-07-13T18:42:50.765+02:002012-07-13T18:42:50.765+02:00Wish we could trade some of our drought for your r...Wish we could trade some of our drought for your rain! Guess things are tough all over.arkie foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828541249853635775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70770831833710595072012-07-13T18:26:40.628+02:002012-07-13T18:26:40.628+02:00Oh, là, là, tu exagères, lol, quand tu essaies de ...Oh, là, là, tu exagères, lol, quand tu essaies de nous imiter, les Normands !<br />Yep, it's true, it "r'pleut" much too often every day and it has been going on for, well, I don't even remember !!! <br />And can you imagine I'll have retractable window awnings (store électrique) installed on my terrace at the end of July or beginning of August ?!!! I hope the weather will soon improve...<br /><br />Bises<br /><br />MaryMary07https://www.blogger.com/profile/10730039957792562654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-80417616056395924322012-07-13T17:10:09.496+02:002012-07-13T17:10:09.496+02:00Ken, 22mm here at 5.05pm and Pauline is converting...Ken, 22mm here at 5.05pm and Pauline is converting Apricots to make Apricot sorbet and I'm in the longére painting my office wall... the upside of non-outdoor weather.<br />This evening we'll decant and bottle the Epine Noire!<br />And no salade tonight either... it is not the weather... pork chops, onions, cabage and Red Duke of York potatoes that were in the ground yesterday at this time.<br />I'm feeling warmer just thinking about that!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76328529880962903962012-07-13T16:20:29.569+02:002012-07-13T16:20:29.569+02:00It's raining so hard that our satellite TV rec...It's raining so hard that our satellite TV reception has been knocked out. No Tour de France for us this afternoon.<br /><br />English friends in sweaters stopped by at noon for a glahsss and remarked on how chilly and gray it is.<br /><br />I've hardly ever seen rain this hard for this long in Saint-Aignan. The rain gauge is going to overflow.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22672666980470149872012-07-13T15:26:56.643+02:002012-07-13T15:26:56.643+02:00Ken
I wish I could package and send you our weath...Ken<br /><br />I wish I could package and send you our weather. We are frying here - both under the sun and mercury wise. Tomorrow it is going to be worse, so far according to the weatherman- it will be as if I am back to the island, except no huge trees or verandas to hide under.The Beavernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41560594967839528672012-07-13T13:55:08.798+02:002012-07-13T13:55:08.798+02:00its be re-raining here(western NC) for the last 4 ...its be re-raining here(western NC) for the last 4 days.....we asked for it cause things were getting dry....now i feel mildewed.....and the cats r getting antsymelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6081028645055696362012-07-13T09:23:19.346+02:002012-07-13T09:23:19.346+02:00Bonjour Janet, et merci.Bonjour Janet, et merci.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-35555800266974267832012-07-13T08:53:18.426+02:002012-07-13T08:53:18.426+02:00... j'vais faire un tour avant qu'i n'...... j'vais faire un tour avant qu'i n'repleuve !Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25454412366809804552012-07-13T08:29:19.109+02:002012-07-13T08:29:19.109+02:00While you were in New England, I kept leaving comm...While you were in New England, I kept leaving comments about the weather we were having here. I was trying to get you mentally prepared for the return. All we can hope for now is to have sunny, hot "arrière saison" and that should make for a decent wine for your vintner neighbors.<br />My tomatoes are starting to show signs of ripening. I think my carrots, beets, and romaine seeds that I sowed directly in the plot drowned; nothing has come up.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.com