tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post5400348143009898898..comments2024-01-12T00:24:35.544+01:00Comments on St Bloggie de Riviere: Skiing and not skiingSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-30620635166548887322013-03-12T19:37:24.158+01:002013-03-12T19:37:24.158+01:00Save your energy for the summer!Save your energy for the summer!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-79515262248507714962013-03-12T09:18:02.731+01:002013-03-12T09:18:02.731+01:00Fresh sardines are delicious. It's best to bar...Fresh sardines are delicious. It's best to barbecue them really as the smell of fish in the house does tend to linger. :)<br /><br />I had a lovely week, now the boys are back and things are back to normal. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-71493515686368718382013-03-11T19:56:43.390+01:002013-03-11T19:56:43.390+01:00We do a mini "clean out" once a year. M...We do a mini "clean out" once a year. Major throw always happen every four. <br /><br />Enjoy your free time, Sarah. When our son was younger, I flew him to his grandparents in Germany, twice a year. Once in the winter and again during the summer. <br /><br />Not a big fan of sardines, unfortunately. They're slimy and smelly. Honestly, I don't see how people eat them.Diplo_Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349376430486545451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-3547541963599343252013-03-11T16:53:02.472+01:002013-03-11T16:53:02.472+01:00You don't really go skiing? Hello, fellow Brit...You don't really go skiing? Hello, fellow Brit! :)<br /><br />I make my own bread because buying baguettes every day would kill me. It's not in my blood to go to the boulangerie every day, and the rate my boys eat bread, it would also cost a fortune!<br /><br />And, to be honest, it's difficult to find a decent boulangerie these days. We have two in the village and neither are very good. I have to go down the road to the next village, which is frankly too much of a fag. <br /><br />My bread machine bread is yummy though - I get the cereal flour so it's also nice and healthy.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-64247897406847562492013-03-11T16:27:52.456+01:002013-03-11T16:27:52.456+01:00Well, I might be French but I don't really go ...Well, I might be French but I don't really go skiing. I long for a week like yours, doing nothing and without children in the house. Pure bliss. <br />I was surprised to read that you need a bread machines. I thought that there were boulangeries at every corner of the street in France. Am I wrong?Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669453005443249990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-134620691473142782013-03-11T09:37:17.854+01:002013-03-11T09:37:17.854+01:00Exactly! I don't understand people who have to...Exactly! I don't understand people who have to have their partners or their kids around all the time and moan if they are left alone.<br /><br />I'm skipping round the room punching the air and shouting 'YAY'!!! :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-37688964350203928012013-03-09T09:48:33.149+01:002013-03-09T09:48:33.149+01:00I've never skied either and too many friends h...I've never skied either and too many friends have sustained too many horrible injuries for me to consider it nowadays. A colleague was moaning about being alone when her daughter is out riding every Saturday - I thought she was mad! There's nothing I like better than a few hours on my tod!Curry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357154781453417176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-36388635997043447952013-03-09T09:10:03.737+01:002013-03-09T09:10:03.737+01:00I'm sure it's the novelty factor of being ...I'm sure it's the novelty factor of being alone. If I was alone the whole time I'd probably feel differently. :)<br /><br />Well if we ever had to live together, there'd be no fighting over the remote. That's nice to know. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-44419485480673718162013-03-08T23:02:58.805+01:002013-03-08T23:02:58.805+01:00I've never skied in my life, sarah, and the da...I've never skied in my life, sarah, and the days of half-term are long gone, but I can truly identify with the occasional joy of having the house and the TV remote to myself, when DH is away. You and I appear to have remarkably similar tastes in programmes..... :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-76194807524730867412013-03-07T18:44:35.116+01:002013-03-07T18:44:35.116+01:00Yes, and kids grow out of ski clothes every year! ...Yes, and kids grow out of ski clothes every year! We have a tiny little resort about an hour and a half away but there's no snow there. Shame... :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-86647799564883415222013-03-07T17:54:40.113+01:002013-03-07T17:54:40.113+01:00How funny - all the private schools here in the Ba...How funny - all the private schools here in the Bay Area, California have "ski week" - my two kids at the Oakland public school do not. I think that's wise on your part re the skiing. I tell people if you don't love it don't do it, it's frightening how much per day it costs (and even more if you count all those lost gloves etc)About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-46245450704735681892013-03-07T13:58:13.853+01:002013-03-07T13:58:13.853+01:00It looks a bit smarter in my kitchen now what with...It looks a bit smarter in my kitchen now what with the little box folders instead of a messy plastic thing bulging with paper, and the worktop rearranged and tidied up to make room for the bread machine.<br /><br />I find it's actually a surprise when you find 'loose/lose' used correctly.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-26793571015530524072013-03-07T13:01:01.052+01:002013-03-07T13:01:01.052+01:00I do that thing with recipes too. I have a blue fo...I do that thing with recipes too. I have a blue folder with some plastic inserts but I print off recipes, or tear out of magazines, and shove the bits of paper in the back of the folder so there's no easy way to find what I'm looking for.<br />We like Death in Paradise - nice easy watching but a bit quirky too.<br />The lose/loose/their/there app idea sounds great. I see so much sloppy grammar about, especially on the internet (reads carefully through comment to check for typos)Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-18602878507208926082013-03-07T09:09:52.978+01:002013-03-07T09:09:52.978+01:00It's one of the advantages of being divorced, ...It's one of the advantages of being divorced, having the place to myself from time to time. And greatly appreciated it is too.<br /><br />When the boys get back, they'll just go straight back to their tele-hogging routine to use the XBox. As I refuse to put a tele in their rooms, I can't complain too much that they use the one downstairs... *sigh*<br /><br />I used to send mine to the centre aeré before they got old enough to stay home by themselves. Our local one was pretty good.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-64718161277172408762013-03-07T07:49:50.183+01:002013-03-07T07:49:50.183+01:00Sounds fabulous to be alone from time to time- mis...Sounds fabulous to be alone from time to time- mission impossible in this house. It's going to be hard when the boys get back; are you selling tickets for The Great Battle of The Remote Control? I'm just polishing up a post about the school holidays too; being cooped up with non-skiing offspring is a nightmare. This weather is strangely reminiscent of the Cornish drizzle I had as a kid....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com