This is now an emergency edited post. The codes for the pictures went bad overnight and there were loads of blanks, nothing else!
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Monday, 28 October 2013
Sunday, 27 October 2013
Saturday, 26 October 2013
Living in an egg
This is the post I was trying to put together yesterday but couldn't because my computer decided otherwise...
We watched the program Amazing Spaces on Wednesday and I was fascinated by the Exbury Egg.
This is from the site of the artist who commissioned it:
The Exbury Egg will be a temporary, energy efficient self-sustaining work space for artist Stephen Turner in the estuary of the River Beaulieu. It is a place to stay and a laboratory for studying the life of a tidal creek, a collecting and collating centre with integral storage & display areas. It will take on the patina of 730 daily tides below the water line, and 365 days of weathering by wind, rain and bleaching by the sun above.
The egg is surprisingly spacious inside and Stephen Turner seems to be having a jolly good time:
We watched the program Amazing Spaces on Wednesday and I was fascinated by the Exbury Egg.
This is from the site of the artist who commissioned it:
The Exbury Egg will be a temporary, energy efficient self-sustaining work space for artist Stephen Turner in the estuary of the River Beaulieu. It is a place to stay and a laboratory for studying the life of a tidal creek, a collecting and collating centre with integral storage & display areas. It will take on the patina of 730 daily tides below the water line, and 365 days of weathering by wind, rain and bleaching by the sun above.
The egg is surprisingly spacious inside and Stephen Turner seems to be having a jolly good time:
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Friday, 25 October 2013
Tadpole ballet
Today my computer decided to slow down to a crawl and it took me ages to put this very simple post together. I had some ambitious plans, but they will have to wait until the slowdown is resolved (very soon, I hope).
This ad is on TV at the moment. I like it a lot. Enjoy!
This ad is on TV at the moment. I like it a lot. Enjoy!
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videos
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Unforgettable days...
Today marks the anniversary of the girls' arrival in our neck of the woods. We drank wine, ate French cheeses and laughed until it hurt. We haven't managed to stay up until 4 am since then...
Thank you, CC, TW and Irishgirl for the fantastic days (and nights)!
I'd like to keep a French theme for today's celebration. A few years back there were some commercials for Boursin, a soft cheese with garlic and herbs. The text was always the same: "Du pain, du vin, du Boursin," until they came out with this ad:
Thank you, CC, TW and Irishgirl for the fantastic days (and nights)!
I'd like to keep a French theme for today's celebration. A few years back there were some commercials for Boursin, a soft cheese with garlic and herbs. The text was always the same: "Du pain, du vin, du Boursin," until they came out with this ad:
Monday, 21 October 2013
Don't step on it!
Amy sent us these photos. What a sight! Thank you, Amy.
"Carpet" is created every year in the Grand-Place in Brussels . It's made entirely with fresh flowers - begonias.
"Carpet" is created every year in the Grand-Place in Brussels . It's made entirely with fresh flowers - begonias.
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Sunday, 20 October 2013
Saturday, 19 October 2013
A touching dedication
An anonymous reader dedicated these jokes to Mrsgunka and Pallottine:
A wife asks her husband:
"Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk and if they have avocados, get 6."
A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk. The wife asks him, "Why did you buy 6 cartons of milk?"
He replied, "They had avocados."
If you're a woman, I'm sure you're going back to read it again! Men will get it the first time.
My work is done here.
******
Water in the carburetor
WIFE: "There is trouble with the car. It has water in the carburetor."
HUSBAND: "Water in the carburetor? That's ridiculous "
WIFE: "I tell you the car has water in the carburetor."
HUSBAND: "You don't even know what a carburetor is. I'll check it out . Where's the car?"
WIFE: "In the pool"
******
HE MUST PAY
Husband and wife had a tiff. Wife called up her mom and said, "He fought with me again, I'm coming to live with you." Mom said, "No darling, he must pay for his mistake. I'm coming to live with you."
******
Today's Short Reading from the Bible.
Genesis:
"And God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the earth." Then He made the earth round...and He laughed and laughed and laughed!
A wife asks her husband:
"Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk and if they have avocados, get 6."
A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk. The wife asks him, "Why did you buy 6 cartons of milk?"
He replied, "They had avocados."
If you're a woman, I'm sure you're going back to read it again! Men will get it the first time.
My work is done here.
******
Water in the carburetor
WIFE: "There is trouble with the car. It has water in the carburetor."
HUSBAND: "Water in the carburetor? That's ridiculous "
WIFE: "I tell you the car has water in the carburetor."
HUSBAND: "You don't even know what a carburetor is. I'll check it out . Where's the car?"
WIFE: "In the pool"
******
HE MUST PAY
Husband and wife had a tiff. Wife called up her mom and said, "He fought with me again, I'm coming to live with you." Mom said, "No darling, he must pay for his mistake. I'm coming to live with you."
******
Today's Short Reading from the Bible.
Genesis:
"And God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the earth." Then He made the earth round...and He laughed and laughed and laughed!
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jokes
Friday, 18 October 2013
What does your drink look like?
I posted these pictures a long time ago, but I find them so beautiful that I decided to post them again. You won't need a microscope to enjoy your drink, just place your orders at the bar...
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| Budweiser |
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| Black Russian |
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| Bloody Mary |
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| Chablis |
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| Cola |
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| Cranberry juice |
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| Martini |
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| Gin & Tonic |
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| Iced tea |
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| Margarita |
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| Mexican lager |
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| Orange juice |
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| Pina colada |
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| Red wine |
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| Rose wine |
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| Scotch |
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| Jack Daniels |
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| White wine |
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| Tequila |
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| Irish stout |
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| Champagne |
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interesting
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
What I learned in school today
Mrsgunka sent us this joke. Thank you, MrsG.
A kindergarten class was given a homework assignment to find out something exciting and relate it to the class the next day.
When the time came to present what they'd found, the first little boy the teacher called on walked up to the front of the class. He picked up a piece of chalk, made a small white dot on the blackboard and sat back down.
Puzzled, the teacher asked him what it was.
"It's a period," he replied.
"I can see that," said the teacher, "but what is so exciting about a period?"
"Darned if I know," said the boy, "but yesterday my sister was missing one, Mom fainted, Dad had a heart attack, and the boy next door joined the Navy."
A kindergarten class was given a homework assignment to find out something exciting and relate it to the class the next day.
When the time came to present what they'd found, the first little boy the teacher called on walked up to the front of the class. He picked up a piece of chalk, made a small white dot on the blackboard and sat back down.
Puzzled, the teacher asked him what it was.
"It's a period," he replied.
"I can see that," said the teacher, "but what is so exciting about a period?"
"Darned if I know," said the boy, "but yesterday my sister was missing one, Mom fainted, Dad had a heart attack, and the boy next door joined the Navy."
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jokes
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Monday, 14 October 2013
Seven years in France
Today is the 7th anniversary of our move to France. Here are some pictures of various places in lovely Correze, taken over the years. We're very lucky to live in such a beautiful part of France. Enjoy!
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| Chamberet |
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| Collonges-la-Rouge |
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| Collonges-la-Rouge |
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| Madranges |
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| Masseret |
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| Meyssac |
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| Meyssac |
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| Pompadour |
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| Pompadour |
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| Segur-le-Chateau |
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| Segur-le-Chateau |
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| Treignac |
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| Treignac |
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| Tulle |
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| Tulle |
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| Uzerche |
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| Venarsal |
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| Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne |
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| Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne |
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| Lestards |
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| Correze |
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France
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