Sometimes, when I consider the state of the world and, more relevantly, the youth of today…
I wonder where we have gone so terribly wrong?
Things certainly have changed since I were a lad…
But then, those were simpler days….
And, instead of rioting in the streets and looting our local Argos Store…
We made our own fun.
And…
I have been striving to understand where we…
Where society…
Has gone so horribly wrong?
Although we have a Television that receives English TV, it is downstairs and the FourteenYearOld uses it to watch his programs.
Partly in order to avoid family arguments and partly so that I could access UK betting sites from France, I decided to install a VPN
There are many VPN providers out there but the one that really impressed me (it impressed me so much that I became an affiliate) is Invisible Browsing VPN
The sign up is easy and for the UK and Irish VPN servers costs only $4.95 per month.
One of the reasons that there has been a slight lack of blog posts recently is that the Girlie and have been rather busy working on a couple of big projects.
One of these is the re-design and re-launch of our Links sites.
These are a series of regional sites where people can advertise their businesses for free and also use the automated Classified Ads system (once again – it’s totally free!)
There’s also the facility for blog owners to have their own blogs featured on the site!
If any of this interests you, I’d suggest that you take a look at your nearest Links site (there are 16 to choose from – and more coming soon!)
The Girlie’s car has had a problem with its front seats for about a year and I have finally gotten round to trying to fix them.
So I just want to know why is it…
The Girlie and I are having a Vide Greniers in the barn over the weekend (please feel free to come, if you’re in the area)…
We’ve been busy sorting out all the stuff that we want to get rid of…
I’ve got loads of old farm implements to dispose of…
I did find a mask as well…
Not sure if I want to get rid of that!
My father is visiting for a couple of weeks and I had to pick him up from the airport.
It was a simple task; one that even I couldn’t mess up!
However, during the simple journey from Redon to St. Malo I managed to get lost twice (this really isn’t possible.) And then, having collected my father, I managed to take entirely the wrong road (even thought the right road was properly signposted), and spent half an hour driving west when I should have been driving south (and yes, I do have a compass on the dashboard – a big one!) The real highlight of the day, though, was managing to break the ticket machine in the car park at the ferry terminal at St. Malo (yes, I know that my father was flying in to Dinard; the ferry terminal at St. Malo was just a mistake, OK!), thus preventing any of the people queuing behind me from being able to get out of the aforementioned car park.
If you’re one of those people and are still stuck in that car park, I’m sorry, OK?
However, Father seems to have survived the experience (although whether he will survive two weeks at La Maison des Felurs is entirely another matter!) and is see above, reading with his eyes closed just before lunch.
Poor man, all that gallivanting around northern France must have tired him out!
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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