Her blog is great fun...especially the geese... and I was delighted to discover that she too used to weave.
My loom is still sitting in the coach house in France - anyone want a house in France? - and I don't see myself taking up weaving again, but it was a fascinating hobby and nice to be reminded of it.
I follow the Perpetua rules on awards...respect the spirit and don't get too hung up on the detail, so here are five blogs I would like to recommend...some you may know, others not, but I enjoy all of them.
From the Mayenne region, a corner of france is the blog of an enthusiastic musician who runs a group gite. It offers a commentary on daily life, with emphasis on gardens and plants, which rings very true to life.
Down in the hinterland of Lyon, Piglet in France gives another real life picture of daily life in France, from the view of one who came to France as a youngster and made her life there - definitely not your average living the dream blog!
In the Creuse - ex fief of new President Hollande and home to the Chirac clan - Ma Parole details the life of an expat estate agent - no living the dream there either.....
Further afield, I would urge you to read the the farm at the back of beyond and ask yourself if you can believe that this is life in Scotland in this century...a true shocker.
While to restore a sense of normality.off to Turkey for being koy - an intelligent and interesting account of life in a different culture.
I must apologise to Joanne for being so tardy....life, visitors and the start of the cricket season intervened.......and there are so many good blogs about that choice is difficult.
And while we're on the subject of awards, wouldn't it be fun to do anti awards.....
The Total Hogwash Award for some of the miserylit offerings...
The Sodding Croissants Award for the French living the dreamers...
The Exploitative Bastard Award for those peddling their wares under the guise of blogging...
But it wouldn't be in the spirit of blogging, would it!
And if ever anyone is kind enough to give me awards in the future I would be grateful if one of the conditions could demand that one gives thought about the ending of one's days because this morning - in the lunch interval of the Test Match at Lords - I found myself wondering if I will end up being the only person in the world who has both the words and the tune of 'The hole in the elephant's bottom.'
What a claim to fame!
You deserve awards and medals both.
ReplyDeleteAnd you deserve a good publishing contract....
DeleteCongratulations, Fly. Yet more blogs to peruse when my broadband lets me. :-)
ReplyDeleteI do feel for you....when the service goes down one feel suddenly bereft.
ReplyDeletecongratulations! So more blogs to check out...
ReplyDeleteBTW quite a good day's play; Broad jr did well with 6 wickets :-)
Yes, and I liked the close of play interview with him and the comments of Agnew and Boycott on how he had developed as a bowler
DeleteThanks for the recommendations - I've almost given up books since getting hooked into the blogging circuit ( and I had a two or three book a week habit!)
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome....I read in the evenings - nomatter what!
DeleteBut blogging can be very addictive....
Congratulations on yet another well deserved award.
ReplyDeleteHaha...I love the idea of anti-awards and your suggestions are brilliant!
Tempting...isn't it!
DeleteNice one, Fly. I'll take a look at the new blogs (new to me anyway).
ReplyDeleteI noticed today that the 3CIF mortgage company is on life support despite seemingly having the safest mortgage holders as customers such as fonctionnaires. Makes you wonder about the rest.
Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
DeleteAs for 3CIF...I suppose it all depends on what the managers are doing with the clients' money....
Congrats on your Liebster! Was just thinking of this blog the other day (we were adding Costa Rica to our "list" - although it's always been on mine for Yoga purposes). And where the hell is Phil these days? I'm sure he'd have plenty to say about the Sodding Croissants...
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeletePhil has some pretty major preoccupations...so no time to blog...but we keep in touch on e mail.
I miss his posts...really imaginative and skillful.
Congratulations, Fly. Very well deserved. And thanks for some links to more wonderful blogs. If only there was more time in the day to read ALL of them.
ReplyDeleteThe farm at the back of beyond - what can you say? Outrageous. I had to stop reading because I was becoming enraged that people can be treated like that, and by the shameless oafs who are allowed to get away with it. Grrrrrrrrrr
congratulations on the award! Well deserved
ReplyDeletethank you...I hope the kindle is keeping you amused.
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