tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post5822204269940888174..comments2024-01-12T00:35:16.941+01:00Comments on French Leave: Whatever do you find to do in the country?the fly in the webhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-43685439595239665562009-11-13T22:35:27.877+01:002009-11-13T22:35:27.877+01:00nodamnblog, what puzzles me is what these English ...nodamnblog, what puzzles me is what these English dreamers do with their time in the country....at christmas, easter and august. The rest of the year, they have minders.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-14357950329767338802009-11-13T20:51:00.863+01:002009-11-13T20:51:00.863+01:00You need to get yourself some of those rural Frenc...You need to get yourself some of those rural French fairy folk who come in to do all the chores while you slumber. You can find them within the minds of those English people who ask what you find to do with yourself, and whether you don't get bored living in the country with nothing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-42572866788049071502009-11-12T17:35:26.320+01:002009-11-12T17:35:26.320+01:00truestarr...not the septic tank! That is the ultim...truestarr...not the septic tank! That is the ultimate horror.....<br /><br />Mary Anne Gruen, I just have a feeling that they would be more trouble than they're worth.....don't like getting their hands dirty for the most part. Perhaps I can have a new career as a 'country living' consultant.<br /><br />Frances, there's lots more.....the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-55096158978791355312009-11-09T18:16:27.120+01:002009-11-09T18:16:27.120+01:00Love this post - there's always a billion thin...Love this post - there's always a billion things to do in the country, but it's a far nicer busy-ness than the city offers IMHO. I can learn a lot from your seasonal occupations section...I think I'll try and memorise it! :)Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381873315065246232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-21354716552708773632009-11-08T23:47:25.442+01:002009-11-08T23:47:25.442+01:00Truer than true! The next time someone says someth...Truer than true! The next time someone says something like that to me, I'm going to send them to your blog. Although I think the best revenge/lesson would be to invite them to help me do all those things. LOL I bet most of those city folk wouldn't last a half hour!mary.anne.gruen@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839396134411360643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-13963712019360076952009-11-08T11:26:43.916+01:002009-11-08T11:26:43.916+01:00Between laughing and nodding my head over your &qu...Between laughing and nodding my head over your "typical" life and times (and everyone assuming you must be 'living the dream') I can top it with our latest experience: with the heavy rains (and this is only the beginning of the season, oh help!) the septic field (well one of them) collapsed on itself and now we have a giant sinkhole in the garden! <br /><br />Ah this is the life, isn't it??truestarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147210730080999426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-84782977042470383592009-11-05T22:27:27.674+01:002009-11-05T22:27:27.674+01:00mrwriteon, I like it, or I wouldn't be doing i...mrwriteon, I like it, or I wouldn't be doing it...doesn't stop the odd moan or six, though.<br />I would just like to be able to start and finish something without interruption - just once.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-10001823367985033002009-11-05T20:39:47.193+01:002009-11-05T20:39:47.193+01:00I felt a profound need for a nap after reading of ...I felt a profound need for a nap after reading of the rigors of your 'country' life. Actually, your days sound enviable despite their challenges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-12052223998246975092009-11-04T21:40:06.495+01:002009-11-04T21:40:06.495+01:00Cogitator, there's an earlier post...'the...Cogitator, there's an earlier post...'the fruitful hedgerows of France', which I think explains...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-75349027220286637732009-11-04T19:19:15.618+01:002009-11-04T19:19:15.618+01:00By the way, please tell me how to use my excess pl...By the way, please tell me how to use my excess plums to make eau de vie.....<br /><br />Thanks<br />MarkMark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-58169249096134827072009-11-04T14:12:23.679+01:002009-11-04T14:12:23.679+01:00Zuleme, any paint sticks better than French paint....Zuleme, any paint sticks better than French paint....doesn't it make you wonder how these 'stressed' bankers would get on out in the sticks without a secretary, concierge...etc?the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-85625621393035289902009-11-04T13:40:05.374+01:002009-11-04T13:40:05.374+01:00Dedene, I enjoy reading your blog...don't ofte...Dedene, I enjoy reading your blog...don't often comment as you say all there is to said!<br />If it isn't Joan of Arc then it's Mers el Kebir...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-84164845993791983122009-11-04T13:38:16.069+01:002009-11-04T13:38:16.069+01:00Sounds like my life, except I work too. And our pa...Sounds like my life, except I work too. And our paint sticks better.Sharyn Ekberghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11987304898246173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-29521469994640412802009-11-04T12:11:05.471+01:002009-11-04T12:11:05.471+01:00Hello! I laughed at your descriptions of living in...Hello! I laughed at your descriptions of living in the country. Our countryside is so very similar. <br />The only difference, I don't get accused of burning Jeanne d'Arc because I'm American.<br /><br />Thanks so much for visiting my blog, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-6777162274822908672009-11-04T08:15:23.981+01:002009-11-04T08:15:23.981+01:00T.W. M-J, I like being in the country, I like its&...T.W. M-J, I like being in the country, I like its' rythms....with you on the sleazeball merchants one hundred per cent however.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-6006437490677433682009-11-03T22:03:12.502+01:002009-11-03T22:03:12.502+01:00I really enjoy your posts- you nail so many of the...I really enjoy your posts- you nail so many of the things my wife and I say about France. <br /><br />I could not help but smile at this article since we've moved to the country (in the Sarthe) almost 18 months ago. We are definitely busier than we ever were living in Paris for 10 years, but also could not be happier- there is something different about being busy with the madness that is city life. <br /><br />The activities of country living (minus the dealing with all of the various sleazeball merchants who think you work to earn money only to give to them) are so much more fulfilling. <br /><br />Keep up the great posts!T.W. M-Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04629622501668764516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-41856494789745292852009-11-03T20:50:03.807+01:002009-11-03T20:50:03.807+01:00Pueblo girl, I'm soon bored in a city if I hav...Pueblo girl, I'm soon bored in a city if I have to be there for long. No chance of that out in the sticks.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-50471053653312044042009-11-03T20:46:44.442+01:002009-11-03T20:46:44.442+01:00YES! This question always astounds me - it's ...YES! This question always astounds me - it's in the city that I get bored and can find nothing to do (not being a shopping addict). In the country there's aways plenty to do, or not, if you feel like a lazy day.Pueblo girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904318623281033442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-24191751625888112972009-11-03T20:44:06.949+01:002009-11-03T20:44:06.949+01:00Cogitator, I find it depends where I've bought...Cogitator, I find it depends where I've bought the offending failed domestic appliance....a supermarket, it's replaced or refunded, no problem. A family business....no chance. You're lucky to get out without being accused of burning Joan of Arc.<br /><br />Mark, how often I wish I'd Never Involved Myself half way through a job that had looked so easy when I started on it...<br /><br />Ayak, I don't know how it is, but the list never seems to grow shorter....the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-88038486692060945942009-11-03T20:29:12.369+01:002009-11-03T20:29:12.369+01:00Your life in the country seems a lot busier than m...Your life in the country seems a lot busier than my life in the country at this point in time. However I'm relatively new to it and I already have a huge list of jobs to do, which is growing longer by the day. Friends ask me if I get bored...there's no time to be bored is there? And as for finding time to drink wine on the terrace...chance would be a fine thing!Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-38732861299443737052009-11-03T17:27:40.217+01:002009-11-03T17:27:40.217+01:00So agree - city life is not for me; can't thin...So agree - city life is not for me; can't think of anything to do when I am there for more than a few days.<br /><br />Of course, by 'doing' people from the city often mean something different: they mean watching other people actually doing the doing, if you get my drift (theatre, sport, restaurants) as opposed to doing it for yourself.<br /><br />But I have to be careful here because DIY is a whole different thing, and is to be avoided where possible- or as the say Don't Involve Yourself!The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-2706287628703356952009-11-03T17:06:28.972+01:002009-11-03T17:06:28.972+01:00My house is like that! This rings a lot of bells....My house is like that! This rings a lot of bells.. and you have to add the extra trips into town caused by failing domestic appliances, a burden that weighs heavily at the moment.<br /><br />Non-stick paint... yep, sometimes you hear a new term that nails a concept exactly, such a simple but profound joy. Thanks!Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.com