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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Baywatch babes (made in Brittany)

Esox, who has no blog but who's a very active facebooker, just won a battle with our "most kitsch postcard" war!

Just see by yourself :P

I love every bit of it!
Well done, Esox! ... revenge on its way ;-)

4:55 PM |

The colour of the sky, and a lil bit more

via Blog writers' faces!

That is the brilliant idea Mahie got!
Talking about the weather on a blog, huhu, that was risky :P But making of it the way to discover more about your blog friends, yeah that's kewl!

That means though you've to accept doing it too, even if we all know how much we do not look like what we see on a screen, how much our voice is actually diffecent, etc etc. ;-)

Anyway, I will simply not watch it, a bit too painful. I did it in French, because I had to limit the damage though :P

My meteo (another blog thingie)
envoyé par candyfroggie

Psshhhiiit: don't you love my "salut les copains du blog"!?! lol

I didn't like doing it but I LOVED discovering more about Mahie, including her voice and lovely smile!

Now I REALLY hope that you, on your blog, will share your meteo! Don't be shy, just do it!

4:28 PM |

Saturday, March 08, 2008

What was it again... International women's Day?

Because my condition as a woman here is *normal* (= privileged), I almost paid no attention to the International Woman's day
So what? ...

The thing is that we just consider it as another "special day" among the 350 other "special days".
Today we celebrate Women's day, *tomorrow* we'll celebrate beer (St Patrick's soon, no?), and later it will be the Galette saucisse day. No way I'll forget the beer and crepe one.
(shaking head at meself)

But the facts can't be denied: as a woman I am privileged, I live a comfortable life, I am respected and totally free. I am not tortured, raped, threatened, killed because of what I am.

I think I'm lucky.
Just wish I could share that luck. Just a little bit more.

edit: have I really made a post about Women's day where I talk about sausages?!! Ouch!
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10:33 PM |

Rain and bubbles

Now that I have finished working night and day for the books, I get soooooo much lazy time to boost my biz! ;-)

I've finally updated my gallery, which is a good start.

click here

And if you deepest dream (or not) was to get a print of my paintings, or a tee shirt, whatever actually, I've also started putting my work available at a most reasonable price here :-)
You should add the site to your bookmarks anyway, so many beautiful surprises there, including Jack's, naturally! A pleasure for the eyes!

10:09 PM |

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

I thought I had escaped it

but no way, *ma coupine de bloug et de facebook*, Alix had no mercy and now I have to answer the 6 *crispy details* quizz.

I won't translate everything, but the main point is to share 6 of your habits on your blogs.
And to name a gang of innocent souls to do the same on their own blog.

Ok, I'll make it short (2 Heroes episodes on my way, soooo...)

1.Polite (and stoopid)
I never ever tell a friend who cooks for me when I don't like what's gonna be served.
I really can't stand most fish (tuna beyond anything), and if friends cook fish I willeat it (even tuna) with a smile (while getting sick inside).
Martin can't understand that! lol
The thing is that most of the time, I have no luck and get any kind of fish made with love and everything.

2.Insatiable
When I discover a new CD that I love, I keep listening to it for weeks and will stop just before the overdose.

3.Parisian driver
I am anything but that. I do not take any risk, I hate driving anyway. Each time I am behind the wheel, I need to concentrate to remember where is the clutch pedal (embrayage), etc. Nothing is natural for me when I drive, it produces nasty chemicals in my body. And when I do not drive, but sits in the car, I get sea sick.
Please, I need a new invention!

4.Spanish rythm
I do not like having diner early. We usually do it between 10.00pm and midnight. Before, we just enjoy a glass of wine and quiet time, for which we're much hungrier.

5.Sensitive nose
I really can't stand heavy perfumes, like Angel, Chanel, etc. I'd be a man, I couldn't approach a woman wearing them. these smells stand like a wall to me.

6.Bad taste
I love B movies, but you know the real bad ones. Like, what was it again, the one with Jlo...Anaconda?
But I also love crap stuff like the tv movies with the crazy babysitter who seduces the father and destroys the family, or the one in which the innocent young wife is married to a serial killer, etc.

Hiro san, Jack, Jenny, Mahie, Laurienna, and young mama Lune, you're the selected ones to share your secrets and bad habits now!
One day you'll thank me, I swear it!

11:33 PM |

A storm, 2 pints and 4 devils

The title sums up pretty well my week in Bretagne (except for the pints, the total is slightly underestimated)
The kids had a wonderful time and we finally got what we've asked for a year: a new electricity meter in the hobbit house! Yeeeehaaaaaa
We can now start to read all the books about wires and plugs to make our own electrical circuit. It's gonna be fun.

If we find some €€€, we should be able to finish with the electricy and plumbery in one year. Then I think we can camp there, maybe next summer (I mean in 2009)
We started in 2003. 6 years to make a house with almost no money and with our own hands, not bad, huh!

And now you can just jump down here for the almost-sunny-bananas photos ;-)

click here

11:26 PM |

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

I've just left a stormy Brittany

...to find a bloody cold Paris. Ha yes, well still winter around :)

The kids have another week of holidays so of course I'm even more busy than usual.
Multi-taskin Candles on the way!

Maybe I'll manage to unpack the luggage before the end of the week and add a *real* post on here.

I'll do my best!

7:47 AM |