Do you ever find yourself overcome….
By the insatiable and uncontrollable urge,
Usually whilst in a crowded supermarket,
To start performing a silly walk,
As though you had borrowed your next door neighbour’s false leg,
Only to find that it wasn’t quite the right size?
Or, am I the only one?
All the best
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Oh dear!
The intermittent internet problems that I’ve been suffering from for the last few weeks came to a head a few days ago, when I lost my internet connection completely!
Orange are sending an engineer but not until the 20th!
I do have to say that they’ve been very good and they are going to try and route one earlier if one should be in the area.
So, whilst I may be able to prepare some BretonDiary posts offline and copy them onto a USB key for publication at the local Mediatheque, I won’t be able to do the research that is required for A Taste of Garlic.
I’d like to apologise to the 900 or so of you who manage to find your way here every day; I promise that BretonDiary will be back on line soon but possibly only after the 20th of July.
In the meantime, I shall be largely changing out of my winter LongJohns and into my summer ones!
This is a procedure that normally takes a few days, anyway!
All the best
Keith
It was four years ago, today, that I drove off the ferry to start my new life in France. A lot has happened since then and I have spent some time, recently, thinking about whether I made the right choice. At some point, over the weekend, I shall be writing up the notes I have made and putting them up here. The question that I shall ask myself will be Has it been a success? Now, that will be a hard question to answer as, five years ago, I was an IT Service Manager in the city, trying to help my client sort out the mess that resulted from September 11th. Now I put boxes on pallets in an abattoir.
The questions that I shall be asking myself will be as follows…
Have I written a novel (the reason for coming to France in the first place)? – Yes!
Am I happy now (and content and comfortable with myself, who I am) – Yes!
Do I have a future within my current work environment – Yes (I think).
If I find myself in five years time, still putting boxes onto pallets in an abattoir – will I still be happy? – Yes (I hope).
I think that some of the reasoning for my life change may be interesting to anyone who is thinking about doing the same thing themselves. But, that aside, the main reason that I shall be doing some life analysis is for myself – to ensure that I’m still on track.
All the best
As digital camera has arrived, I am prancing around taking photos of anything and everything.
Cats are getting a bit narked, if you must know.
I’ve just heard Sammy ask Cindy “Who does he think he is – David Bailey?”
All the best
It’s warm & sunny today because all week the weather forcasters have been promising rain (winter storms, in fact, for Finistere – because of the highest tides of the year).
I have been into the forest – saw no deer and only two mushrooms – still, a nice walk.
All week have been putting my CDs onto the computer – quite an interesting exercise – I kept asking myself…. “Surely some mistake, how did I come to own a Spice Girls CD?”
If the Spice Girls weren’t bad enough, I found a Boney M Greatest Hits CD (I thought they only had two hits and they certainly weren’t that great) – now where did that come from?
And worse, a Gary Glitter CD – that went straight in the bin. I washed my hands thoroughly, afterwards!
All the best
Went for another walk in the forest today.
I took my mushrooming basket but there was nothing about.
Didn’t even see any deer. I can wait.
In a few months, not only will there be some Pleurotes (Oyster mushrooms) but also lots of baby deer. I love deer.
Still, a good walk. It’s funny that no matter how many little worries you have on your mind (and these days, what worries I have are only small ones), after a good walk in the forest, they all seem to resolve themselves and disappear.
All the best
Welcome to my Family & Friends website.
This site details my simple life in Brittany and the things that are really important to me – such as cooking, eating, reading and enjoying the beautiful countryside and the people who live here.
Whilst this site is certainly not intended to be a definitive guide to living in France (it’s more of an explanation of how and why I choose to live here), you may find information here that aids you in your life (whether you are living here now, or planning to move over), or for your holidays in this beautiful part of France where I have chosen to make my home.
All the best
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