tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72695756919540604322024-03-14T10:48:03.176+01:00Blu's vue'sCreating my own reality.Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-14361145379279959422013-08-14T17:36:00.003+02:002013-08-14T17:36:49.730+02:00Summer time in Brittany Things grew in the<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potager"> potager</a> ~ then the weather got too hot and all the lettuce bolted and went to seed!<br />
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Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-26367205218870864402013-06-08T08:42:00.001+02:002013-06-08T08:45:35.979+02:00Summer light ~There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ~Edith Wharton<br />
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Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-89143269334525989052013-06-01T21:32:00.001+02:002013-06-01T21:32:20.223+02:00So soon it became June ~<span style="color: #330000; font-family: georgia, bookman old style, palatino linotype, book antiqua, palatino, trebuchet ms, helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, avante garde, century gothic, comic sans ms, times, times new roman, serif;">What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade. ~Gertrude Jekyll</span><br />
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Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-91302750080569633402013-05-02T15:46:00.000+02:002013-05-02T15:46:36.804+02:00Sweet April showers do bring May flowers ~ Thomas Tusser<br />
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<br />Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-72473909053271639492013-01-24T09:11:00.002+01:002013-01-24T09:12:55.687+01:00Movement<span class="vi"><b><i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i></b></span>
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Will I get the car out of the garden any time soon....<br />
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Question ... What colour are your slippers?.....mine are red :-)<br />
<br />Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-18761753930448468072013-01-18T09:19:00.000+01:002013-01-18T09:19:46.512+01:00Friday's postLetter writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company. ~Lord Byron<br />
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I hope it is warm where you are, since it is snowing here!Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-76042462082828935692013-01-16T08:44:00.001+01:002013-01-16T08:44:58.212+01:00A little piece of blue ~<br />
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Wishing you Blue skies ~</div>
Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-51288483897150437772013-01-14T08:25:00.001+01:002013-01-14T08:25:55.983+01:00Enfin!<br />
Quote of the day It's too early I never eat December snowflakes. I always wait until January. ~ Charlie Brown<br />
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<b>last</b></i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> book that you read?</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Quel est le <b>dernier</b> livre que tu
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At last it is trying to snow!<br />
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So what was the last book that you read?... I am reading Thumbelina in English and in French Poucette.Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-44815173756608772152013-01-11T07:53:00.001+01:002013-01-11T14:43:29.350+01:00Busy doing nothing?Quote of the day ~ Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left. ~ Paul Cezanne<br />
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Thought of the day ~ That quote makes me want to go and find a river bank~<br />
<br />Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-27599169000890914902013-01-09T08:31:00.005+01:002013-01-09T08:34:05.726+01:00Scattered thoughts<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Word of the day is </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Row </span></i></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13.5pt;"> (things in a line) = rangée </span><br />
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I like to plant straight rows of daffodils.
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The weather has been so mild this winter, some people have daffs popping up in their gardens!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13.5pt;">Back soon </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;"> 'À tout à l'heure !' </span></span></div>
Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-33841149471822280522013-01-08T08:59:00.002+01:002013-01-08T08:59:31.286+01:00Open or shut?Quote of the day ~ Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot. ~ Clarence Thomas<br />
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So why is that a January image ?.......well January is named after Janus the God of doors and gateways.Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-80463500688865103592013-01-07T08:47:00.001+01:002013-01-07T08:47:19.873+01:00Truth is like the sun ~<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quote of the day ~ Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away. ~ Elvis Presley</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great week, à bientôt, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">b</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ack soon.</span><br />
<br />Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-5537283099369127422013-01-04T09:02:00.001+01:002013-01-04T09:03:39.444+01:00<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quote of the day ~ A celebrity is a person who works hard all of their life to become well known, and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized. ~ Fred Allen </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thought for the day Why do I keep loosing my specs! </span><br />
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Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-65733756582962008192013-01-03T09:15:00.000+01:002013-01-07T08:58:55.290+01:00Now<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quote of the day ~ Don't let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Cherokee Indian Proverb</span><br />
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Noël.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Which in fact is not true, I hate travelling at Christmas!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Well what is past has gone, and tomorrow is tomorrow, whatever you are doing now enjoy it, wishing you all a lovely day!</span></div>
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Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-13728817239186738252012-08-28T19:14:00.002+02:002012-08-28T19:17:04.179+02:00Food for thoughtI read today that the the English word aliment, where we get the word alimentary canal from, comes from the Latin word alere and has been kicking around in English for donkey's years, well since the 15th century. The word aliment is hardly used today.<br />
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So I will share this image of mushrooms, not sure if they might kill you or not, they looked like little flat breads to me!<br />
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Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-40251095605522473092012-08-27T13:49:00.001+02:002012-08-27T13:49:52.963+02:00When poor men wore long trousers!The weather this summer has been like the curate's egg, good in places, not always ideal for shorts and brown legs!<br />
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In between showers, I have been out and about, with our visitors family and friends.<br />
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From Merriam-Webster<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">At the time of the French Revolution (1787-1799), knee breeches ("culottes" in French) were the height of fashion for aristocratic men. The men of the general populace could not afford such impractical finery and instead wore the "pantaloon" (long trousers). When the poorer classes rose up against the government, members of the Revolutionary army used this difference in dress to distinguish themselves from the aristocracy, calling themselves "soldats sans culottes," literally, "soldiers without culottes." Almost immediately, "sansculotte" became a noun in both French and English.</span>
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Todays word sansculotte read more <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sansculotte">HERE</a>Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-84982031907944920842012-07-18T14:03:00.002+02:002012-07-18T14:12:23.072+02:00Going around in circles<br />
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It has been raining in Bretagne for weeks, water butts overflowing, mozzies buzzing when sunshine arrives. Then in between averses (showers) s'efforcer I (endeavour) to work on our new Zen goes to the coast garden. I would love to show you some photo's however the sky is grey yet again and rain is forecast to fall for the next four days. Our new water feature filled with cobbles and seashells hardly needs to be powered on! A couple of weeks ago we had one sunny afternoon, I went to the coast again, (Normandie is actually nearest), and collected shells, pebbles and small pieces of driftwood.<br />
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I know that the ground was like dust in March, but we are now squelching around outside dans la boue (mud) and lighting wood fires indoors one wonders what the month of Mai will bring?<br />
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Wishing you all a wonderful weekend indoors or out. Best wishes Blu :-)<br />
<br /></div>Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-38177126543728620442012-03-02T07:32:00.002+01:002012-03-02T07:35:23.895+01:00BonjourHi I am still here, I started a new blog on Wordpress just because, got back into Pinterest, visited an old website and neglected others! BTW (Blogger is so easy to use!!) Been rather busy working on my French handouts for the French learning English and neglecting my own French homework!<br />
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During a fairly recent car journey to a French port, (I was the passenger) and I gazed at the night sky en route and looked at the stars, and then a thought popped into my head who invented the call sign MayDay, I realised it had to have a French connection.<br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I have been out with my camera, here are a few pictures taken over the last few weeks, cold days in the forest, a sunny morning on the beach, and a few blue sky shots :-)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Well I hope you are all well, and I will pop back in a few days and add some more images.</span></span><br />
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<em style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;">À bientôt</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">, or see you later.</span>Bluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269575691954060432.post-70802203588105794922012-01-03T12:23:00.001+01:002012-01-03T12:23:27.629+01:00Contentment<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I read that quote, which after Christmas is rather ironic, since in my opinion Christmas is now a big shopping fete! But contentment is so much more than gadgets and stuff, are you content with how you look, how many close friends you have, how good you are at your job or hobby! Being content is a difficult thing to achieve and I am sure we all fail on various levels!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I guess it is some sort of inner peace, must strive harder!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Best wishes to you all from a rather rainy windy Bretagne!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Another year gone, hello 2012 and for most of us we have no idea what will happen, I no longer have resolutions but I do try to set a few goals. My creative self needs time, time to play, experiment and try new things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I have recently been reading French fairy tales on my Kindle and the image I created below looked a bit mystical.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I look forward to the warmer longer days, (although winter has not really arrived yet) rising early, that is my time for gathering ideas. It is so hard to rise early when it is pitch black outside and the house is cold.</span></div>
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Often when I read French I can understand every word yet can make no sense of it, it is like being back at school reading Shakespeare, it can take a while for the penny to drop!<br />
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Fairies live in forest's no? I think they must.<br />
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It is great to dream, child like thoughts.<br />
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I dream one day I can read without any difficulty in French LOL,<br />
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Childrens fairy story is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">conte de fées</span><br />
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