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24/03/2008, 13:15 Frenchie Joined on 31/05/2007 2 Sèvres,79 Posts 3,511 Can you tell me now ??? We fancy a walk in the snow with the dog but got none here in Deux Sèvres........ Can anyone tell me if you have snow in Charentes or Limousin,or anywhere close ? Crazy enough to take the car and drive !! Happy    Report

24/03/2008, 13:55 Frenchie Joined on 31/05/2007 2 Sèvres,79 Posts 3,511 Re: Can you tell me now ??? OK no answer... Then we ll just go for a normal walk......... Happy    Report

26/03/2008, 15:03 Cathy Joined on 07/03/2006 Mostly near Bordeaux; Sometimes near Bristol Posts 1,684 Re: Can you tell me now ??? Oh dear, Frenchie.  No snow anywhere apparently.  Are people still skiing anywhere?   Cathy ----- Your children won't remember you ironing their pyjamas but they will remember you reading them a bedside story.    Report

26/03/2008, 17:05 Belle Joined on 05/03/2008 Posts 104 Re: Can you tell me now ??? Am I the only one retired in france thats bored rigid, the house is sorted, the garden is maintenance free, all the markets are the same, and because we see our friends quite often, there's not much to talk about.    Report

26/03/2008, 17:35 Panda Joined on 29/01/2008 Charente (16) and Vienne (86) Posts 238 Re: Can you tell me now ??? Crikey Belle, that's a strong opening line.  What do you like to do, that's always a good starting point.    Report

26/03/2008, 18:40 Belle Joined on 05/03/2008 Posts 104 Re: Can you tell me now ??? Sorry Panda, but I really am SO bored, I love to read, but can't do that all day, hate cooking so that's out, quite like housework, but not all day, I dont travel very well either, hope you are not loosing  the will to live, the truth of the matter is, I wasn't really ready to retire, hubby was, so I went along with his plans of a better life, it really is for him, but not for me, I miss the company of my work mates, and the routine of just going to work, we do have lots of friends here, but its the sameness of it all, at work you never knew what the day would bring, over here I can predict for the month ahead, don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with france, I just don't want to live here, so as hubby does, for me this is it.    Report

26/03/2008, 18:48 Nicos Joined on 21/01/2007 61 and Cheshire Posts 325 Re: Can you tell me now ??? OK Belle... Start doing your family tree!  It is VERY addictive - and the hours will wizz by! pm me if you'd like me to get you started!!!....at least you will create something that future generations of your family ( and extended family ) will be grateful for! You might even start getting that feeling of self  achievement!!    Report

26/03/2008, 18:52 Belle Joined on 05/03/2008 Posts 104 Re: Can you tell me now ??? Thank you very much Nicos, but hubby has already done that, we did it together about two years ago. I am sounding like a lost cause.    Report

26/03/2008, 19:04 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,269 Re: Can you tell me now ??? French Health Issues is always looking for volunteers! Seriously though, why not try to find some voluntary work? The alternative is to tell your o/h that you are unhappy and that this is not the life for you.  It seems a terrible shame to spend your final years feeling fed up and locked into a decision you shouldn't have made.  At the risk of sounding like a trick cyclist, I think you need to sit down with him and sort this out.  Your life shouldn't revolve around his idea of utopia - a marriage is a partnership, and you should both decide where it goes next, not just one of you. Healthcare Issues Site    Report

26/03/2008, 19:04 Renaud Joined on 23/08/2004 Barnes / Mirambeau Posts 589 Re: Can you tell me now ??? Frenchie, I hope that you had a good walk. (My sister-in-law who lives near Albi certainly had snow). Our walk was enlivened by putting our lurcher's coat on him. My daughter has christened it his 'cloak of evil' as when it it is on him he abandons his normal genial laid-back persona in favour of that of a menacing thug - dashing up to inofensive labradors at full speed with a threatening snarl etc. Just for the fun of seeing them panic. Very effective whilst the snow is falling. He feels that his disguise is complete. "Who was that masked lurcher"? We also had a five and a half month old puppy (faux-basset) with us, walking on an extended lead. If Jaques Tati ever made a film about the problems of walking a dog on an extended lead, this puppy had seen it and learnt all the prattfalls... Gus www.relax-in-france.com    Report

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