Monday, 22 April 2013
Amy's sweet peas
I had these pictures in an open thread on the old blog. I really like them and hope Amy will send us more photos of her flowers as they bloom...
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Name these girls - Bonus round - The results
Mrsgunka matched all 5 photos, followed by Amy, who got MrsG wrong, naming her as Molly.
Well done!
Well done!
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| Betzy |
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| Ripley |
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competition
Saturday, 20 April 2013
Peace and beauty
After the disturbing events of the past few days, I think we all deserve a trip to somewhere peaceful to enjoy the beautiful flowers and the simplicity of a laid back lifestyle.
We're going to Provence.
Happy birthday, GrannyJ!
We're going to Provence.
Happy birthday, GrannyJ!
Friday, 19 April 2013
Wanted for mischief
We hear that a Spanish law enforcement officer is keen to question a certain resident of Kansas about some mischief or the other.
This is the cop:
I'm sure that Tumbleweed, who's an upstanding and very helpful person, must be trying to book the next flight to Spain at this very moment in order to assist this fine cop in his investigation.
Peter and I would like to point out that there are frequent trains from Spain to our neck of the woods, should the cop let Tumbleweed go (or if she lets go of him).
Happy birthday, dear friend!
This is the cop:
I'm sure that Tumbleweed, who's an upstanding and very helpful person, must be trying to book the next flight to Spain at this very moment in order to assist this fine cop in his investigation.
Peter and I would like to point out that there are frequent trains from Spain to our neck of the woods, should the cop let Tumbleweed go (or if she lets go of him).
Happy birthday, dear friend!
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Name these girls - Bonus round
Some people sent me more than one photo for the old picture competition and I thought it would be a shame to waste them. All the girls below were featured in the original contest. Who's who?
Answers on Sunday, 21.
Answers on Sunday, 21.
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| C |
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| E |
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competition
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Curiosities around the village
We have been taking long walks around our village and came across some interesting things.
The first photo is of the klaxon. It sounds everyday at midday. I guess people need to know when it's lunch time... Apart from the cafes, everything closes between 12 and 2 pm. When we first moved here, this siren would go off regularly to alert the pompiers (firefighters) of any emergencies. We were told what the number of blasts were: One for midday, two for fire, three times for road accidents, I can't remember what four times meant and in the Alps and the Pyrenees, five times was for avalanche. Three years ago the pompiers were issued with pagers, so the siren goes off just once a day now. We live very near the fire station, and we can see them driving up the road like maniacs when there's an emergency, then we see their appropriate vehicles going down the road at the rate of knots.
The next thing that caught our eye the other day was what we think is a cell tower. Pallottine asked if something he saw in one of the photos of the village was a cell tower (which confused me, as we call them mobile masts). What Pallottine saw was an ordinary electricity post. This one sits much higher on the hill and looks different from the normal posts.
Finally, we found this hobbit structure in the middle of the woods. Peter reckons it's a water pumping thingie. It has a vent on the top. I looked for any signs on the door, but there was nothing. We concluded it's not anything to do with electricity and high voltage, as they always put signs warning of "danger de mort." Danger of death!
I'm preparing a post with some nice photos and some of the history of the village, but I thought the pictures above were intriguing and didn't want to mix the subjects...
The first photo is of the klaxon. It sounds everyday at midday. I guess people need to know when it's lunch time... Apart from the cafes, everything closes between 12 and 2 pm. When we first moved here, this siren would go off regularly to alert the pompiers (firefighters) of any emergencies. We were told what the number of blasts were: One for midday, two for fire, three times for road accidents, I can't remember what four times meant and in the Alps and the Pyrenees, five times was for avalanche. Three years ago the pompiers were issued with pagers, so the siren goes off just once a day now. We live very near the fire station, and we can see them driving up the road like maniacs when there's an emergency, then we see their appropriate vehicles going down the road at the rate of knots.
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| The klaxon |
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| Detail |
The next thing that caught our eye the other day was what we think is a cell tower. Pallottine asked if something he saw in one of the photos of the village was a cell tower (which confused me, as we call them mobile masts). What Pallottine saw was an ordinary electricity post. This one sits much higher on the hill and looks different from the normal posts.
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| Cell tower? |
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| Detail |
Finally, we found this hobbit structure in the middle of the woods. Peter reckons it's a water pumping thingie. It has a vent on the top. I looked for any signs on the door, but there was nothing. We concluded it's not anything to do with electricity and high voltage, as they always put signs warning of "danger de mort." Danger of death!
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| What could this be? |
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| Detail of the vent |
I'm preparing a post with some nice photos and some of the history of the village, but I thought the pictures above were intriguing and didn't want to mix the subjects...
Labels:
France,
interesting
Monday, 15 April 2013
Name these girls - The results
The Leprechaun did it! Pallottine matched 11 out of 13, an amazing result! Here's the winning selection. He switched TW and Betzy. The rest are spot on. Well done, Irish!
1-Spike
2-Queen
3-Sleuth
4-TW
5-CC
6-Mrs G
7-Amy
8-Betsy
9-Regina
10-Rip
11-GrannyJ
12-PGFan
13-Molly
These are the results,which you can compare to your lists at a glance:
1-Spike
2-Queen
3-Sleuth
4-TW
5-CC
6-Mrs G
7-Amy
8-Betsy
9-Regina
10-Rip
11-GrannyJ
12-PGFan
13-Molly
These are the results,which you can compare to your lists at a glance:
01 - Spike
02 - Queen of Sheeba
03 - Sleuth
04 - Betzy
05 - CC
06 - Mrsgunka
07 - Amy (Ottoline)
08 - Tumbleweed
09 - Regina
10 - Ripley
11 - GrannyJ
12 - PGFan
13 - Molly Malone
The runner-up is Betzy (who did very well on her first and only attempt), with 9 correct matches.
Congratulations to the winners!
You proved to be a very competitive bunch, just for the fun of it, considering that there were no prizes involved... New ideas for future competitions are very welcome. This was great fun and deserves to be repeated.
13 - Molly Malone
The runner-up is Betzy (who did very well on her first and only attempt), with 9 correct matches.
Congratulations to the winners!
You proved to be a very competitive bunch, just for the fun of it, considering that there were no prizes involved... New ideas for future competitions are very welcome. This was great fun and deserves to be repeated.
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| Queen of Sheeba |
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| Sleuth |
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| Betzy |
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| Mrsgunka |
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| Amy (Ottoline) |
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| Tumbleweed |
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| Regina |
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| Ripley |
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| GrannyJ |
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| PGFan |
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| Molly Malone |
Labels:
competition,
friends,
photos
Sunday, 14 April 2013
Name these girls - Second chance
The guessing competition is proving to be very popular and attracted lots of comments. I decided to re-post the photos with clearer rules. I'm also doing this to make my life simpler. I would go crazy trying to go through 350+ comments to retrieve your lists!
Rules:
1) People who appear in the photos are allowed to match 10 pictures to the names, to avoid "outing" themselves.
2) Everybody else (not in the photos, lurkers and accidental visitors) may match them all, but anybody with 10 correct guesses wins.
3) If revising your lists, please do not edit. Post a fresh list in a new comment. It would be impossible for me to keep track of the edits.
I will re-post everything again the day before the results and you'll have a last chance to revise your lists.
The entrants, in no particular order, are:
Betzy
Tumbleweed
Molly Malone
Ripley
GrannyJ
PGFan
Spike
Queen of Sheeba
CC
Mrsgunka
Sleuth
Amy (Ottoline)
Regina (Moi!)
Please match the photos to the names and post the number of the photo with the chosen name alongside it in the comments. I'll collect all your choices and announce the winner in a few days, when I'll post all the pictures with their respective names.
Lurkers and newcomers are most welcome to post their guesses. The more, the merrier...
Have fun!
Rules:
1) People who appear in the photos are allowed to match 10 pictures to the names, to avoid "outing" themselves.
2) Everybody else (not in the photos, lurkers and accidental visitors) may match them all, but anybody with 10 correct guesses wins.
3) If revising your lists, please do not edit. Post a fresh list in a new comment. It would be impossible for me to keep track of the edits.
I will re-post everything again the day before the results and you'll have a last chance to revise your lists.
The entrants, in no particular order, are:
Betzy
Tumbleweed
Molly Malone
Ripley
GrannyJ
PGFan
Spike
Queen of Sheeba
CC
Mrsgunka
Sleuth
Amy (Ottoline)
Regina (Moi!)
Please match the photos to the names and post the number of the photo with the chosen name alongside it in the comments. I'll collect all your choices and announce the winner in a few days, when I'll post all the pictures with their respective names.
Lurkers and newcomers are most welcome to post their guesses. The more, the merrier...
Have fun!
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