tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post4059041961880431884..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Local gossip and photosKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79733324311537840652020-01-24T13:08:11.080+01:002020-01-24T13:08:11.080+01:00I can understand the estate reverting to the state...I can understand the estate reverting to the state if there are no legal heirs, but at least I trust that the lady in question invoiced the notaire for the work involved in clearing the house and checking the documents - at maybe something like the notaire's hourly rate?<br /><br />A distant relative I knew nothing of apparently died intestate some ten years ago: one of those heir-hunting companies contacted another cousin about it, and for at least the last year or more it's all been tied up between them, the relevant government office and their appointed executor lawyers - tales of lost documents, staff leaving without handover records. Once one estimates the likely number of actual relatives within the right degree of cousinage, we might be lucky to get the price of a meal.<br /><br />Autolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-65492526625338240242020-01-22T04:41:42.820+01:002020-01-22T04:41:42.820+01:00The woman who died had no living children, no livi...The woman who died had no living children, no living siblings, and of course no living parents. That's what I understood. She had inherited everything from her husband when he died, because they had no children. So she had no "automatic" heirs, and no will. That's my understanding, anyway.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25138453487514751022020-01-22T02:37:30.803+01:002020-01-22T02:37:30.803+01:00I got the idea somewhere that French law says prop...I got the idea somewhere that French law says property goes to relatives if not otherwise specified. Which reminds me, it's time for a will update.Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29740210130001011572020-01-21T17:55:52.901+01:002020-01-21T17:55:52.901+01:00Evelyn, that was my first thought, how the old lad...Evelyn, that was my first thought, how the old lady or her niece could have enjoyed that money!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-65513920122698900472020-01-21T17:48:17.102+01:002020-01-21T17:48:17.102+01:00The 1995 movie is wonderful with a first rate cast...The 1995 movie is wonderful with a first rate cast, from Ian McKellen, Rufus Sewell, to Stephen Fry and, of course, Kate Beckinsale. Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69519210465591065442020-01-21T15:07:49.874+01:002020-01-21T15:07:49.874+01:00What a sad tale- especially all those francs going...What a sad tale- especially all those francs going to waste! Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-12006764894246331582020-01-21T15:01:46.685+01:002020-01-21T15:01:46.685+01:00Well, you just can say, I leave all my possessions...Well, you just can say, I leave all my possessions (whatever they are or are not) to X... You can come up with some money or something else in the meantime. chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58163226190522806972020-01-21T14:55:50.572+01:002020-01-21T14:55:50.572+01:00Faudrait lui écrire.Faudrait lui écrire.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-10736978247785713032020-01-21T14:48:36.314+01:002020-01-21T14:48:36.314+01:00O/T I just cilcked on the wrong place on my tablet...O/T I just cilcked on the wrong place on my tablet and now I'm wondering what ever happened not to Baby Jane, but to Martine whose last post was on January 1, 2018. She was supposed to have retired six months later. I do hope she's well and enjoying a peaceful retirement.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90924309993341629242020-01-21T13:41:33.702+01:002020-01-21T13:41:33.702+01:00It occurs to me that in my dialect somebody who pr...It occurs to me that in my dialect somebody who pretends not to have any money but really does is stingy. Somebody who admits to having a lot of money and isn't willing to help others in need is just mean.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-2978088354684889702020-01-21T13:07:05.826+01:002020-01-21T13:07:05.826+01:00After looking at dictionaries, I think the French ...After looking at dictionaries, I think the French word <i>mesquin</i> means both things too. In North America, "mean" doesn't really have the meaning "stingy" or "tight" unless that too is part of the aspect of "pettiness" assigned to the individual. I've often been thrown off by the British use of "mean" or "meanness". When somebody who's especially disagreeable and critical lives a long life, people in the U.S. or at least N.C. sometimes wonder what keeps that person going. "Pure meanness" is a frequent answer. Another word for "mean" is "ugly" as in "ugly behavior."Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-62308769711162236862020-01-21T12:56:03.925+01:002020-01-21T12:56:03.925+01:00Interesting point about the use of the word "...Interesting point about the use of the word "mean"! <br />In the UK it can mean both things, depending on the context. Mean as in stingy/uncharitable or mean as in unkind/harsh, but mostly stingy I think. <br /> Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-55637048745737510132020-01-21T12:11:47.923+01:002020-01-21T12:11:47.923+01:00You probably can't have it both ways, Jean. Ei...You probably can't have it both ways, Jean. Either you participate or you don't. And for Americans reading this, I think the meaning of "meanness" is significantly different in GB compared to the meaning in North America. Saying somebody who is "mean" in GB seems to equate with being stingy (<i>radin</i> in French). In North America, being "mean" is the same as being "nasty" or "malicious" or "small-minded" (<i>mesquin</i> in French). Some people who are stingy are not malicious at all. Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34546150260591700692020-01-21T11:53:02.936+01:002020-01-21T11:53:02.936+01:00When I was 19, I owned absolutely nothing but the ...When I was 19, I owned absolutely nothing but the clothes on my back. What was there to put in a will?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69536674658785444172020-01-21T11:40:53.476+01:002020-01-21T11:40:53.476+01:00I made my first will I was 19 years old! Quite a f...I made my first will I was 19 years old! Quite a few years ago.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20829321717645635662020-01-21T10:57:16.067+01:002020-01-21T10:57:16.067+01:00Considering the meanness of the old lady, I would ...Considering the meanness of the old lady, I would have be inclined to say to the notaire that if the state are getting all the money they can afford to pay someone to clear the place out! Once I had had the chance to select a few chosen mementos, that is!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90515120090782744132020-01-21T09:59:14.718+01:002020-01-21T09:59:14.718+01:00The family involved seems to think the woman reall...The family involved seems to think the woman really didn't know what was going on.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91166853774499843612020-01-21T09:53:08.297+01:002020-01-21T09:53:08.297+01:00The aunt sounds like a rather nasty person in the ...The aunt sounds like a rather nasty person in the end, to have accepted a car from her niece when she could afford one herself, and not to have given the niece anything.<br />At least the money will go to the state and not to some blood relative who never did anything for the aunt. That's some comfort.<br />Taste of Francehttp://francetaste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41287341637244186492020-01-21T09:36:29.534+01:002020-01-21T09:36:29.534+01:00I don't know that book, nor the movie based on...I don't know that book, nor the movie based on it. Thanks for telling me about it.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59757167031247559352020-01-21T09:35:45.194+01:002020-01-21T09:35:45.194+01:00Mine are too.Mine are too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-14041097926365863332020-01-21T08:30:44.961+01:002020-01-21T08:30:44.961+01:00Hmmm, oh what tangled webs we weave...an intriguin...Hmmm, oh what tangled webs we weave...an intriguing tale! 30,000 expired francs. She coulda taken a vacation somewhere warm with that. Reminds me of Aunt Ada in "Cold Comfort Farm."Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86755063151434353932020-01-21T07:57:20.139+01:002020-01-21T07:57:20.139+01:00Well if anyone reading this doesn't have a wil...Well if anyone reading this doesn't have a will, this should persuade them to do it immediately!<br />My affairs are all in order and have been for years. A cautionary tale indeed.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093533351238991113noreply@blogger.com