tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7969504548650314597..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Hamlet in the vineyardKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-639407867024898632013-12-15T19:39:39.671+01:002013-12-15T19:39:39.671+01:00With a golden sunrise like that, fresh baguettes a...With a golden sunrise like that, fresh baguettes at my door, I wouldn't mind tossing the covers more quickly and jumping out of bed, even if I needed to take my dog out for a brisk walk! What a beautiful way to start a Sunday!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911284607089608538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91715459477791609192013-12-15T17:43:21.449+01:002013-12-15T17:43:21.449+01:00Ken: the hunters aren't controlling the deer a...Ken: the hunters aren't controlling the deer and wild boar now, even with special hunts out of season. There aren't enough hunters and there are too many deer and boar. (Foxes are a different matter, and numbers appear to be kept quite low -- probably a lot more surreptitious and illegal hunting/killing goes on for foxes.) <br /><br />Banning Sunday hunts in our département won't make much difference. Most hunts here are on Saturday or Monday, but they can be any day of the week. Where you are it might make a difference, as Sunday is the only day hunting is allowed.<br /><br />Anyway, it's not going to happen for the foreseeable. For all the hunters are getting fewer every year they still have an extremely strong lobby group because the activity is associated with patrimoine.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53498090485147195992013-12-15T15:57:54.722+01:002013-12-15T15:57:54.722+01:00i think i love your bread lady. we are really in t...i think i love your bread lady. we are really in the darkest days. that storm just rained on us. hope your people will be ok. i dont do morning chores until after 9:30 because its been so cold... and then we need to start evening (afternoon?) chores at 4:30pm. i can't wait for the days to get longer. Adobe? are you photoshopping? ;-)Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-3647632208844202772013-12-15T14:35:16.771+01:002013-12-15T14:35:16.771+01:00I think I might get through these dark days if I h...I think I might get through these dark days if I had a bread lady delivering before daylight lol. Only one more week now, ouf!Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18950533295215164702013-12-15T12:24:44.906+01:002013-12-15T12:24:44.906+01:00Yes, CHM, but thanks only to Adobe.Yes, CHM, but thanks only to Adobe.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90042572177263672532013-12-15T12:11:21.347+01:002013-12-15T12:11:21.347+01:00No more utility pole!No more utility pole!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91553617523473678222013-12-15T12:00:48.997+01:002013-12-15T12:00:48.997+01:00You have to wonder what natural forces will contro...You have to wonder what natural forces will control the deer population and the fox population. Starvation? Automobile traffic? If hunters don't hunt on Sundays, will they not be able to hunt at all? In the vineyard, if not elsewhere, there are people at work pruning the vines, for example, six days a week. Only on Sunday is the coast clear.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-74462448117936078492013-12-15T11:37:01.338+01:002013-12-15T11:37:01.338+01:00There is a petition calling for a ban on sunday hu...There is a petition calling for a ban on sunday hunting at http://www.aspas-nature.org/campagnes/petitions/interdire-la-chasse-le-dimanche/<br />This is the website of the Association pour la Protection des Animaux Sauvages. They already have over 300,000 signatures, according to the animal rights organisation la Fondation 30 Millions d’Amis. PTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91463494984711010672013-12-15T09:37:36.476+01:002013-12-15T09:37:36.476+01:00When I saw your title I genuinely thought you were...When I saw your title I genuinely thought you were going to be writing about Shakespeare.<br /><br />Love the orange sky.<br /><br />Have you seen on the news there is a move to ban hunting on Sundays. There's been a couple of really unfortunate hunting related deaths this year (a small boy, a beekeeper in the forest) and the animal rights movement is gearing up for a fight.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com