Christmas cheer
Well Christmas eve is already upon us, and this year the preparations have been rather complicated what with having no transport. However between the village shop, butcher and the restos de coeur I am...
View ArticleNew year, New start
I am determined that 2013 will be the year that “changes” me, that my health gets back on track, that I am much more organised, that I regain confidence in myself and above all that I AM POSITIVE. In...
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back home
I know I said i’d be away for a couple of weeks, but my doctors have agreed to let me home and use the day clinic services ie I am going to the CMP (centre medico pyschalogique) twice a week to have...
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Welcome to our world Ethan
It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to my latest nephew, Ethan. He is the first born of my elder brother ans his partner. Born on 17th January just shy of midnight (and missing his...
View Articleand the good news continues …….
Not that anything can beat the arrival of my nephew, but this week I’ve received some other very good news……… After just over three months of worry and chemeotherapy (thankfully only low doses, so...
View ArticleShrove Tuesday = pancakes wherever you are
Well the year 2013 is already speeding past and we are already in the month of Febuary, and who says Febuary, says preparations for Easter. Yes, Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday, or as my french neigbours...
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Valentine’s day
Not that i need a special day to say “I love you” to Thibault (I tell him at least twice daily in my text messages) but I did get into the spirit of Saint Valentine’s day today and am cooking a...
View Articlewedding plans
Although no date has been fixed yet (we are still awaiting the moment when Thibault can actually move in, before booking the mairie), I have been scouring the internet looking for bargains so that...
View Articlesocial groups starting up in the area
Just a short posting to bring to everyone’s attention, two new groups are being started up in the Coutances area. Next Wednesday is the meeting for homeworkers, ladies only, based in Gavray. You can...
View ArticleCoutances Circle of Friends
Well the Coutances Circle of Friends held their first lunch yesterday and it was fab!! I was a bit worried that a) nobody would turn up b) my choice of restaurant would be a good one and c) we...
View Articlemaking plans
Thibault and I have finally settled on which month for our wedding – we are going with September so that we have enough time to get the paperwork sorted. For my part I’m in need of two certificates...
View Articleall quiet on the western front
Apologies for not having updated the blog sooner, to be honest not much has been happening or at least not stuff that I can openly talk about on a public forum. We are gently ticking along with the...
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finding family
well this has been a bit out of the blue, but as some of you may have seen on a thread I wrote on AINormandy along time ago, I have just found by little brother and biological dad. WOW it’s all...
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settling in
Well Thibault moved in at the beginning of the month and he is settling in well, bar problems with the kids. AS expected, Maxence is very jeleous and is playing up big time – monsieur doesnot want to...
View Articlethe end of an era
Well my wedding is close upon us and I shall no longer be a single mother BUT more importantly of late my blog has generated some rather hurtful hate mail. So, to protect myself and my family this is...
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