Belle aventure que celle d'un blog,
aujourd'hui je met la clef sur la porte pour une période
non encore déterminée ...
aujourd'hui je met la clef sur la porte pour une période
non encore déterminée ...
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07/05/2008
04/05/2008
11/04/2008
10/04/2008
09/04/2008
Life underground...
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I came across this whilst searching the web,
(as usual, for something totally unconnected)
and just had to share it...
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Learn more about this amazing low impact dwelling at http://www.simondale.net/house/index.htm.
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"Pour vivre heureux, vivons cachés"...
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Dans la vraie vie, je tiens à mon intimité, à mon jardin secret, à ma part d'ombre.
Je n'éprouve pas le besoin de tout dire, de tout dévoiler, de tout montrer.
Les personnes qui veulent toujours tout savoir m'insupportent.
Et aussi incroyable ou improbable que cela puisse paraître pour quelqu'un
comme moi qui ai un blog,
j'adhère complètement à la maxime
"Pour vivre heureux, vivons cachés".
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08/04/2008
Good parenting...
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"Good parents give their children roots and wings.
Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away
and exercise what they have been taught"
Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk
Thanks S. for sharing this with me...
Common sense from " The Telegraph"
I loved it!
I loved it!
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Image du jour...
The Eiffel Tower, Paris
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I know...sports should be separate from politics,
and it's no fun for the athletes or for the cops...
but governments aren't taking on China, so it looks like it's up to us,
the people to protest...
Besides, how can anyone even care about games
when people are being murdered
and the very liberties that allow many of us to travel and enjoy those games
are being denied others?
I just don't get it...
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07/04/2008
Blog 'til you drop...
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Apparently people who blog for money are blogging
Thank goodness it's only a hobby for me!
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Still going strong...
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"For most, cool is ephemeral, but for Converse, it's eternal.
The company that was founded 100 years ago by Marquis Mills Converse
in Malden, Mass., introduced its most famous sneaker in 1917—
and it's still tied on the feet of hipsters today.
The Converse All Star was initially designed as a performance basketball shoe...
In the '70s, they were the uniform for legendary punk bands like
the Ramones and the Sex Pistols, and in the '80s,
they showed up in classic movies like
Footloose and The Outsiders.
Today, with fans ranging from Reese Witherspoon to Mick Jagger,
Chuck Taylor All Stars are a style slam dunk."
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Time Magazine
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06/04/2008
Snow in April...
the UK is under snow.
again..!
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The Pier, Littlehampton, SussexX
Freak weather all over Europe...
the photo above was taken today, yet only a day or two ago the nearby beaches were
crowded with sunworshippers..!
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Trivial Pursuit...
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1.. Ce que j'aime dans les blogs, avant tout, ce sont les photos, des ambiances.
Je considère les blogs un peu commeune continuité aux revues de déco...
2. Je préfère être à l'écoute des autres que parler de moi...
3. Je n'aime pas l'humidité, j'aime la chaleur sèche
ou un bon froid sec avec un grand soleil
4. Si je peux vivre sans télévision impossible de vivre sans musique...
5. Je travaille souvent dans l'urgence et j'aime cela - je crois qu' une bonne dose
d'adrénaline stimule ma créativité!
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05/04/2008
Marche Blanche pour la Liberté...
à Paris, et en Provence,
demain...
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Cette mobilisation prendra la forme de marches blanches
organisées dans toute la France, dimanche 6 avril.
Il sera demandé aux participants de venir tout de blanc vêtus,
dans la mesure du possible,
en symbole de paix.
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pour plus d'info:
http://www.agirpouringrid.com/
http://www.agirpouringrid.com/
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Homemade Bread...
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Recipe from Mother Earth NewsIngredients :
1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting.
You may use white, whole wheat or a combination of the two.
1 1/2 tsp salt
Cornmeal or wheat bran for dusting
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In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water.
Add the flour and salt, stirring until blended.
The dough will be shaggy and sticky. Cover bowl with plastic wrap.
Let the dough rest at least 8 hours, preferably 12 to 18,
at warm room temperature, about 70 degrees.
The dough is ready when its surface is dotted with bubbles.
Lightly flour a work surface and place dough on it.
Sprinkle it with a little more flour and fold it over on itself once or twice.
Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let it rest for about 15 minutes.
Using just enough flour to keep the dough from sticking to the work surface
or to your fingers, gently shape it into a ball.
Generously coat a clean dish towel with flour.
Put the seam side of the dough down on the towel and dust with more flour.
Cover with another towel and let rise for about 1 to 2 hours.
When it’s ready, the dough will have doubled in size and will not readily spring back
when poked with a finger.
At least 20 minutes before the dough is ready,
heat oven to 475 degrees.
Put a heavy covered pot in the oven as it heats.
When the dough is ready, carefully remove the pot from the oven and lift off the lid.
Slide your hand under the towel and turn the dough over into the pot, seam side up.
Give the pan a firm shake or two to help distribute the dough evenly.
Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove the lid and bake another 15 to 20 minutes, until the loaf is beautifully browned.
Remove the bread and let it cool on a rack for at least 1 hour before slicing.
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BON APPETIT !
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April in Paris...
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Doris Day immortalized Paris,
not only in the film and song versions of April in Paris,
but also "I Love Paris."
In France, a clip of her singing "Let's Keep Smilin'" is the
theme song for Orange Livebox commercials ,
millions of viewers
snap and sing along with "ho, ho, ho, ho -- HA!"
Curiously, April in Paris was filmed entirely on the Warner Brother's
set in Burbank.
As Doris Day admits that she is afraid of flying,
I wonder if she's ever been to Paris in person at all..?
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In France, a clip of her singing "Let's Keep Smilin'" is the
theme song for Orange Livebox commercials ,
millions of viewers
snap and sing along with "ho, ho, ho, ho -- HA!"
Curiously, April in Paris was filmed entirely on the Warner Brother's
set in Burbank.
As Doris Day admits that she is afraid of flying,
I wonder if she's ever been to Paris in person at all..?
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04/04/2008
Breathtaking...
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Lac d'Annecy aux aurores... X
Music by Hot Chocolate
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=NosS1rpJ7tU&feature=related
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=NosS1rpJ7tU&feature=related
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April...
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• April begins on the same day of the week as July every year,
• It's the 4th month of the year.
• It's one of 4 months with 30 days.
• It begins with "A" along with August.
• The name is derived from the Latin Aprilis.
• April's flower is the Sweet Pea, Lathyrus Odoratus which means:
Thinking Of You.
• The Daisy, Bellis Perennis is also April's flower.
• April's birthstone is the diamond.
• April in the northern hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to
October in the southern hemisphere.
• April begins on the same day of the week as July every year,
and as January in leap years.
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Homecoming...
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"No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until
he comes home and rests his head
on his old, familiar pillow"
Lyn Yutang
Chinese prolific writer and editor, 1895-1976
Chinese prolific writer and editor, 1895-1976
27/03/2008
26/03/2008
Coins Secret...
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Preparing for the Holiday season...
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Here is an great link I discovered whilst browsing the web
coins secret or secret corner.
A secret corner in France?
Need I say more? The site has translations in several languages and is very easy to navigate
to rent a 'mas' provençal.
This is a six person gîte or (apartment) inside a large mas,
my favorite for today
The stone work on this mas is to die for...
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Just the way it is...
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X8 Pet Peeves of Mine...
X8 Pet Peeves of Mine...
1. People who cut you off in traffic. Are you really going to get your kid
to school faster than mine? They go to the SAME school!
2. People who can't drive & talk on their cell phones. If you're going to do it illegally,
at least learn how to do it well.
3. People who show up without letting you know they're coming. and then stay...
forever and a day !
4. On the flip side, people who DO call, but don't show up on time...
if at all. Why am I waiting around for you again?
4. On the flip side, people who DO call, but don't show up on time...
if at all. Why am I waiting around for you again?
5. People who stick their noses into other people's business.
Mind your own business!
6. Petrol prices... need I say more?
7. The disappearance of common courtesy.
Really, when did that happen?
8. Filthy public bathrooms, particularly in restaurants, cafés.
People are PAID to clean those, so why are they always dirty?
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25/03/2008
24/03/2008
Mes envies...
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Mes 10 envies du moment...
XX1...envie d'un mug de thé chaud...
2...envie de weekend en tête-à-tête avec mon amoureux...
3...envie de printemps
4...envie de revoir mes amies d'enfance...
5...envie de réussir mes projets en cours...
6...envie de voyages lointains...
7...envie de prendre les bonnes décisions
8...envie de voir la fin des conflits au Tibet
9...envie d'avoir plus confiance en moi...
10...envie d'avoir moins froid..!
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Insolite...
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j'adore...X
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I guess as they never seem to be in working order anyway,
why not use them to store your picnic gear...
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23/03/2008
For the love of Piano music...
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I fear no danger
I am invulnerable.
I see no foe
I am related to the earliest times,
and to the latest"
Henry David Thoreau
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View from the Semnoz...
Lake Annecy is beneath the blanket of clouds..!
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Can you believe it...
it's supposed to be Spring..!
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22/03/2008
Forever Friends...
Happy Birthday !
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"Birthdays are good for you.
Statistics show that the people who have the most
live the longest"
unknown
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R, can't wait to see you next week !
21/03/2008
Early Easter...
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Did you know...
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This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see
for the rest of our lives!
And only the most elderly of our population
have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above!)...
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20/03/2008
A méditer...
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"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it.
For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it.
For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it."
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Ivan Panin
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Ivan Panin
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Typically French...
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As well as being a fashion statement
on and off for decades,
the distinguishable blue beret
is always associated with France and being ‘French’...
is always associated with France and being ‘French’...
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Why is it so?
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In all the years I lived here the number of berets I have sighted in France
could be counted on one hand.
Admittedly, most of my time has been spent skiing in the Alps,
swanning around Provence,
the French Riviera and living it up in Paris,
so perhaps I need to head (pardon that pathetic pun)
for the Basque region...!
Why is it so?
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In all the years I lived here the number of berets I have sighted in France
could be counted on one hand.
Admittedly, most of my time has been spent skiing in the Alps,
swanning around Provence,
the French Riviera and living it up in Paris,
so perhaps I need to head (pardon that pathetic pun)
for the Basque region...!
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