tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7410442869642281197..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Noyers houses (7) and renewed optimismKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-56873376847341396102015-03-07T21:45:21.720+01:002015-03-07T21:45:21.720+01:00Good outlook.Good outlook.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-62188500825381295442015-03-07T21:44:23.071+01:002015-03-07T21:44:23.071+01:00I was born and grew up in Morehead City. Then Durh...I was born and grew up in Morehead City. Then Durham for college and on to Illinois, France, DC, and the SF Bay area before coming back to France in 2003.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42248085467387815932015-03-07T21:12:14.774+01:002015-03-07T21:12:14.774+01:00Interestingly, we had lunch in New Bern on our way...Interestingly, we had lunch in New Bern on our way with friends going to Beaufort in January. Both towns were just charming... and good eating to boot.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-78835690324410698462015-03-07T18:11:11.044+01:002015-03-07T18:11:11.044+01:00That makes me even more optimistic. Thanks.That makes me even more optimistic. Thanks.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-21450377725691737692015-03-07T18:10:14.625+01:002015-03-07T18:10:14.625+01:00That makes me even more optimistic. Thanks.That makes me even more optimistic. Thanks.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32560089714920794332015-03-07T17:52:55.122+01:002015-03-07T17:52:55.122+01:00spring is great season and full of happy daysspring is great season and full of happy daysGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6948656873586780772015-03-07T17:45:59.135+01:002015-03-07T17:45:59.135+01:00The exchange rate may continue to improve for you....The exchange rate may continue to improve for you. Right now the European Central Bank has a main rate that is -0.2% to fight deflation. Meanwhile the US Federal Reserve is preparing to raise interest rates. This could take the euro below parity...anything's possible.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-50100103062050236182015-03-07T14:45:26.964+01:002015-03-07T14:45:26.964+01:00Hope you have scheduled a trip to France in 2015.Hope you have scheduled a trip to France in 2015.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6709310006522069482015-03-07T14:42:59.757+01:002015-03-07T14:42:59.757+01:00Thanks Jean. See you two soon, I hope... in April ...Thanks Jean. See you two soon, I hope... in April or May, maybe.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84151453572988417112015-03-07T14:00:50.997+01:002015-03-07T14:00:50.997+01:00Stuart, I agree with you about Noyers and the doll...Stuart, I agree with you about Noyers and the dollar. Living in Chapel Hill must have been pleasant. I'll be landing in New Bern Monday afternoon.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26144793840656693002015-03-07T14:00:05.448+01:002015-03-07T14:00:05.448+01:00yes indeed, I am so happy the euro is coming down....yes indeed, I am so happy the euro is coming down........every time I have gone to france in the last few yrs the euro has been the highest ever up to that point.....just my luck....now it's time for payback!!!melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-21437689491069077772015-03-07T10:00:31.532+01:002015-03-07T10:00:31.532+01:00We visited Noyers several years ago and it was a p...We visited Noyers several years ago and it was a photographer's paradise, at least it was for this one. And for two people living on retirement income in dollars, we couldn't be happier with the exchange rate (unless it continues to go in the current direction).Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-13580516925326287892015-03-07T09:00:14.901+01:002015-03-07T09:00:14.901+01:00The exvhange rate with the £ is good for us at the...The exvhange rate with the £ is good for us at the moment. Not quite as good as when we bought the little cottage in 2007, but it's a good time to be investing in a new kitchen and other large items. It makes a big difference to us. <br />Good luck with your trip to the US. I hope the journey goes smoothly.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79767784090729987642015-03-07T08:52:17.900+01:002015-03-07T08:52:17.900+01:00Good for you then. I hope the new rate will be goo...Good for you then. I hope the new rate will be good for everybody. <br />the eurocurrency has been overvalued for too long.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-81036901987332069602015-03-07T08:52:15.561+01:002015-03-07T08:52:15.561+01:00Ken, that gateway is very much like one of the Yor...Ken, that gateway is very much like one of the York ones... but slightly smaller...<br />Do the steps beside it lead up to a wall, or remnants thereof?<br />I like the fact that the shops are still very present inside the gates...<br />despite what you were saying the other day about it being the tourist money allowing Noyers to survive.<br /><br />Most fascinating is that carving... I'm wondering if it was a merchant's house?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18552151438154342622015-03-07T08:44:53.096+01:002015-03-07T08:44:53.096+01:00Good for us too, since we largely rely on American...Good for us too, since we largely rely on Americans with dollars for our income :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com