tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post8595837911418594886..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Battening down the hatches -- Mater worries like a Mater!materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-37960786256175069802011-03-06T16:07:54.764-08:002011-03-06T16:07:54.764-08:00Lesley: So where in the Southwest should we aim at...Lesley: So where in the Southwest should we aim at? and how could I best contact you -- leaving a comment on your latest blogpost?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-6153116591316519722011-03-04T12:42:27.442-08:002011-03-04T12:42:27.442-08:00Yes, absolutely!Yes, absolutely!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-68159704308114750792011-03-04T12:00:10.616-08:002011-03-04T12:00:10.616-08:00Alison: I love your avatar!
as for tornados, scar...Alison: I love your avatar! <br />as for tornados, scary! glad you got home safely and had some sunshine along the way.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-32819252864788183352011-03-04T02:38:01.661-08:002011-03-04T02:38:01.661-08:00Always late to the party as ever, good to know she...Always late to the party as ever, good to know she got back safely and yes, I am beginning to appreciate that this motherhood malarkey is for life! <br />The weather in Cyprus last week was so bizarre they even had a tornado! it ran across the front of the airport where they too had suspended landings. The Day After Tomorrow that's all I'm saying!!!indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-48385369500452330372011-03-03T23:11:34.440-08:002011-03-03T23:11:34.440-08:00Duchesse: Oh, I remember how nerve-wracking that r...Duchesse: Oh, I remember how nerve-wracking that really is. My sister and her husband just sold their home in Winnipeg, luckily only four days after the first showing (they're moving back "home" after twenty+ years away, I'm so happy!). Good luck with it all. <br />Terri: Thanks for the good wishes -- all went well.<br />As for the French, yes, it's been wonderful to feel that whole part of my brain light up.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-68033557195622712622011-03-03T17:41:46.409-08:002011-03-03T17:41:46.409-08:00May everyone be safe, and Nola not disappointed.
...May everyone be safe, and Nola not disappointed.<br /><br />How wonderful to be able to practice your French.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-23501494080479782952011-03-03T16:10:59.230-08:002011-03-03T16:10:59.230-08:00Have not seen film yet, in midst of house showings...Have not seen film yet, in midst of house showings, disruptive and nerve wracking.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-62486001338499042882011-03-03T07:27:58.879-08:002011-03-03T07:27:58.879-08:00Thanks LPC, Pseu, Nancy. Can't stop the worryi...Thanks LPC, Pseu, Nancy. Can't stop the worrying, but it's nice to have logical reassurance.<br />Pseu, your local brasserie sounds like a great place to get a francophile fix when you need one -- I know you've been working on the French as well.<br />Tiffany: Do it! in your spare time, you know? I've made sure to read a French novel or two each year to keep up vocab, etc., but our trip usually comes just after a really busy period work-wise, so I arrive in France with impaired skills. I'm hoping this will make a difference this year.<br />Lesley: Could do, definitely. . . would you be available to meet up? <br />Hostess: Exactly -- no way I want to ride if it's going to be really rough with docking problems. Now to get home and see how the garden fared in the storm.<br />Thanks Mardel, Duchesse.<br />Duchesse, that's quite a connection! Have you seen the film yet? (we still haven't, having been distracted the food yet again).materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-53997952385499810032011-03-03T06:08:03.570-08:002011-03-03T06:08:03.570-08:00Whew, know that feeling. Instinct overrides logic ...Whew, know that feeling. Instinct overrides logic at those moments. One of the actors in Incendie is also a home renovator (such is life as a Canadian actor) who happened to be working on my neighbor's house. he referred us to his brother who is our agent in Montreal and found us our condo. Small world!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-31077345620113685112011-03-03T05:26:47.974-08:002011-03-03T05:26:47.974-08:00I'm glad that she is home safely, but I would...I'm glad that she is home safely, but I would have been worried and fretting too. <br /><br />Hope you will be home soon and that all will be well.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-7381003862453972392011-03-02T16:49:11.515-08:002011-03-02T16:49:11.515-08:00I see that she is home safely...I am a worrier too...I see that she is home safely...I am a worrier too when my children are far away from home.<br /><br />Hope that you will be able to ride the ferries soon and be safe in your own home....no one likes to ride them when the seas are pummeled by gale/storm force winds...safety is a priority and it's great that they take riders safety seriously.<br /><br />You must be getting excited about that upcoming trip.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-49017089145656096752011-03-02T12:37:39.066-08:002011-03-02T12:37:39.066-08:00I'll bet your daughter will be just as happy t...I'll bet your daughter will be just as happy to see Nola as Nola to see her!<br />(Any plans to come down to SW France while you're here?)Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-39557165556778905552011-03-02T12:32:46.114-08:002011-03-02T12:32:46.114-08:00I'm sure she's home safely by now, althoug...I'm sure she's home safely by now, although I understand your concerns about the weather ...<br /><br />And what a wondeful sounding meal. So funny that just as you're getting immersed in French, my old French high school teacher contacted me on Facebook. It makes me want to go back and learn it again - my stepfather is French and mother & brother speak it fluently - me, not so much.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536212906241844509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-16760844657661193082011-03-02T10:18:09.324-08:002011-03-02T10:18:09.324-08:00I hope your daughter arrives home safely. Waiting ...I hope your daughter arrives home safely. Waiting one day is worth it if she can arrive home safely, and Deja Pseu is right. The airlines will cancel if conditions warrant.NancyDaQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609215745927535353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-88202974486590663582011-03-02T09:59:40.639-08:002011-03-02T09:59:40.639-08:00Well, as I frequently tell my flying-phobic husban...Well, as I frequently tell my flying-phobic husband, "if they know the weather isn't safe, they won't fly in it." Here's holding a good thought for a safe, smooth and timely flight home for your daughter.<br /><br />Your dinner sounds marvellous. Our favorite local brasserie is also a favorite with LA's French expat community, so in addition to our friend Nanou who works behind the bar, we often find ourselves surrounded by French speakers. I try to pick up as much of the conversations as I'm able in a lively, noisy restaurant.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-5748080241523336132011-03-02T09:10:44.231-08:002011-03-02T09:10:44.231-08:00Sending good wishes all around. xox.Sending good wishes all around. xox.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.com