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Congratulations Tony and J. Hope you have many more years of happiness in you little corner of the word.
I really wish I could do something similar.
I really wish I could do something similar.
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Congratulations Tony and J
lots of love & happiness to you both
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So many congratulations to you and J Tony,
and I can't think of a nicer way of saying so than Manda did, so I won't.
Hope we can meet the both of you soon.
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Many thanks for all the good wishes, I just pinch myself every morning when I open the shutters, look over the valley into the village with the early 19th century chateau, no matter what the weather is. But it's ours, no mortgage, kids gone (and they don't come very often, they don't like it here, aka have to work when they come here) and great friends and neighbours.
It ain't been easy in the last three years, we've had a lot happen to test our decision to come here. But we've apparently made such an impact in our commune our local French council (elections beginning of March) have asked me to join them as a councillor, no election because the commune is so small, just the mayoral candidates list which I'm on, I'm told it's a great honour for an etranger. Very embarrased when we were all presented to the commune at our new year fete at the weekend.
It's not for everybody in France. If you're young with a small family, life can be hard - the national average wage and minimum wage is low and it's really the retireds who have the better life because they don't have to work tho many do, gites etc. Local Brit artisans are either excellent or cowboys, many came here to get away from problems in the UK and have just bought the problems with them - if you're a cowboy builder there, you're the same here and working on the black is a real issue. Healthcare isn't free and is now being severely restricted for the early retired inactifs but for us, it's worked well.
Wellie and Trousers, you'll be very welcome and if anybody's passing and you need a bed for the night ...........TonyF, Dordogne 24220Comment
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it just sounds the best - loads of congratulations to you and Jaka
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Try and keep us away TonyF!.... we'll give you as much notice as we're able to nearer the time, naturally. Thank you.
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Ah... like others I'm secretly foaming at the mouth with jealousy
Seriously though, what a fabulous thing you've done, even though you're not in the best of health (which I only know from occasional references - you certainly don't go on about it!).
Maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow... but I hope at some point to have my Mum babysit for a week or so and set off with my rucksack to visit some of you chaps en France! Will dig and plant for food and shelter...lol!I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going boom boom boom
"Hey" he said "Grab your things
I've come to take you home."Comment
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Hopefully we too will be joining the expat community in France Soon Tony. My French is getting more understandable and we just love the people.
Congratulations Tony and J, hopefully you will have many more to come.Last edited by pigletwillie; 30-01-2008, 09:55 PM.Comment
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Originally posted by scarey55 View PostAny diggers and planters are most welcome here Claire Hope to take you up on that one day
I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going boom boom boom
"Hey" he said "Grab your things
I've come to take you home."Comment
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And the same goes for us .......... anybody that wants a week or even a few days down here would be most welcome, garden caring/house sitting, whatever.TonyF, Dordogne 24220Comment
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may I add my congrats Tony and J I hope things continue to go well for you both.is spacetime curved or was einstien round the bendComment
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And congratulations from me as well (partly through gritted teeth, jealous, who moi>?!?!). We still have several years to wait until OH children are old enough to be parted from .... meanwhile, a sneaky trip in the motorhome might be on the cards!!
Anyway, after all that - well done on going for what you wanted and making a huge success of it - here's to many more years .....Life may not be the party we hoped for but since we're here we might as well dance
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Just read your yesterday post about becoming a councillor!
in our village there's just been a mighty row about the siting of a maison de retraite with sides taken and lengthy missives posted through doors .........local politics.....no thanks!!!!Comment
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Old people lowering the tone of the area,
At least it's not a prison or a bail hostel.:
Why are people objecting?
The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
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