tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post3451998350221070089..comments2023-10-30T11:13:57.380+01:00Comments on FRENCH FANCY MOVES TO CORNWALL: HabitsFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-64302100039580888442009-12-17T19:38:07.222+01:002009-12-17T19:38:07.222+01:00Dear FF!
Just briefly stopping by with my very bes...Dear FF!<br />Just briefly stopping by with my very best wishes for Xmas and the New Year! Can’t tell you how much I’ve missed you & your terrific posts since my last visit - but hope to see you very soon back at my place where I’ve just posted my latest Christmas Lola Lifeline! All the best & see you again soon!<br /><br />xxxLOL LOLA:)Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968497741386697440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-14260169050324739752009-12-16T10:40:43.720+01:002009-12-16T10:40:43.720+01:00Susie - I go through phases with using up the ends...Susie - I go through phases with using up the ends of things but also am guilty of sometimes opening things before the old one has been finished. Not very consistent, that's me.<br /><br />NWBD - I hate crooked things as well and have been known to straighten pictures on people's walls. I just *have* to do it.<br /><br />Elizabeth - why would anyone wear brown shoes with a navy suit? French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-56534201322056742442009-12-15T18:02:59.775+01:002009-12-15T18:02:59.775+01:00Brown shoes and navy blue suit is unforgiveable. W...Brown shoes and navy blue suit is unforgiveable. When I was a kid I had physical tics and rituals galore, but they seem to have passed with adulthood.<br /><br />However, I am obsessive about language usage and errors and I have to gird my loins to keep from pointing out gaffes. My wife, highly educated, has a habit of using the word 'crises' when referring to a singular crisis. It drivesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-28759838287930774842009-12-13T13:27:46.571+01:002009-12-13T13:27:46.571+01:00So interesting. And yes, interesting to look back ...So interesting. And yes, interesting to look back on when we're too busy being OCD to remember:-)<br /><br />I have a thing about my handbag, having to know exactly where it is at all times. I can't leave the house without checking gas, windows and double checking I've got keys. But - I think these are sort of 'staying in control things' because I know the pandemonium a slip Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-20230322165423346022009-12-13T11:54:03.885+01:002009-12-13T11:54:03.885+01:00FF, I try to avoid my OCD tendencies... As a chi...FF, I try to avoid my OCD tendencies... As a child my dad used to carry me up to bed and I used to have to touch the top of the landing with my right hand and then, when he tucked me in, I had to say a ritual saying about the temperature, to make sure I would get a good night's sleep... Odd, n'est-ce-pas?<br /><br />So, I keep a very untidy desk at work, I'm not obsessive about A Woman Of No Importancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194976046531063422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-37196645337261076402009-12-13T07:17:09.389+01:002009-12-13T07:17:09.389+01:00Doesn't sound like OCD to me. Sounds more like...Doesn't sound like OCD to me. Sounds more like terminal humanity.<br /><br />Have fun in the process.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-36871696273574394192009-12-11T23:37:04.212+01:002009-12-11T23:37:04.212+01:00FF - re your comment on my last post - Justme'...FF - re your comment on my last post - Justme's new blog address is http://justmeramblingonagain.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-79039988589259953232009-12-11T12:40:27.422+01:002009-12-11T12:40:27.422+01:00Well, you were admirable
when you did not comment ...Well, you were admirable<br />when you did not comment on the suit/shoes<br />what a hideous faux pas<br />did he do it on purpose like<br />chalk on a blackboard?<br />How clever to crack your arm<br /><br />Does anyone else out there like taking lint out of the clothes dryer filter<br /><br />oh well, we all need our little pleasures in life<br />season's greetingsElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-81778029490782791492009-12-11T11:27:19.637+01:002009-12-11T11:27:19.637+01:00I always have an overwhelming urge to tidy the mag...I always have an overwhelming urge to tidy the magazines at the doctors and dentists.<br /><br />GGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-53098723878967188002009-12-10T18:52:38.082+01:002009-12-10T18:52:38.082+01:00I'm a little obsessive about not wasting (some...I'm a little obsessive about not wasting (some) things. I get annoyed if the jam isn't used up to the last half teaspoon or if people (i.e. men) toast the fresh bread rather than the old. Silly things like that.<br />Three colours? That's interesting. Must check myself out on that one. But since I left France I'm not half so fussy. I was in a constant agony of worry about my Susie Verekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231577537523515291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-12490203137359504342009-12-10T18:33:47.234+01:002009-12-10T18:33:47.234+01:00BroTob - I can tell it's not a doggy household...BroTob - I can tell it's not a doggy household - drop something here and you've got two doggy mouths racing for it<br /><br />dumdad - on my way dumdaddy dum dumFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-14166686923081361132009-12-10T17:35:26.850+01:002009-12-10T17:35:26.850+01:00I was wrong about the lentils! The Frog Queen expl...I was wrong about the lentils! The Frog Queen explains in a comment on my post if you're interested.Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-77977774057228574292009-12-10T14:43:07.754+01:002009-12-10T14:43:07.754+01:00I don't know if I'm OCD or my family extra...I don't know if I'm OCD or my family extraordinarily laid back. If they drop a biscuit or something they invoke 'the five second rule' - if it's been on the ground less than that it's still edible. They seem to thrive.Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-59798196751716421082009-12-10T13:24:34.589+01:002009-12-10T13:24:34.589+01:00Elise - maybe it's best not thinking too much ...Elise - maybe it's best not thinking too much about some of these habits on here though - wouldn't want to set you off :)<br /><br />Ladyfi - I'd never say to someone I thought they had frightful dress sense. After all what I wear is not to everyone's taste :)<br /><br />Phil - so sorry to have missed you squashed up at the top there. Isn't it satisfying making bits of one'French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-18570695870490570202009-12-09T19:52:18.648+01:002009-12-09T19:52:18.648+01:00Hahaha! I just read your response to my comment a...Hahaha! I just read your response to my comment and I am cracking up over the person microwaving her change. You're right, whatever it takes, we'll do. <br />Thank you for the lovely compliment on my family. And regarding the question of where the torture took place, it was in Romania. My grandparents, Austrian Jews, left Vienna in 1940, hearing that the situation was much better for Angie Muresanhttp://www.angiemuresan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-74425178493006136822009-12-08T22:40:49.905+01:002009-12-08T22:40:49.905+01:00I am with you on the brown shoes. I was brought up...I am with you on the brown shoes. I was brought up to carry a handbag that was the same colour as my shoes. I soon stopped that when I changed bags and forgot to move my credit card. I had not heard the thing about not wearing more than three colours together, but it does make sense.<br /><br />These days I seem to be too busy to have any funny little habits.cheshire wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944869219641386387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-1103697418626264322009-12-08T22:07:31.614+01:002009-12-08T22:07:31.614+01:00WANNA BE YOUR FACEBOOK FRIEND!!!!!
;)WANNA BE YOUR FACEBOOK FRIEND!!!!!<br />;)Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-35447318835276132202009-12-08T19:07:41.030+01:002009-12-08T19:07:41.030+01:00LOL! I probably do look more chick than chic... ;-...LOL! I probably do look more chick than chic... ;-)<br /><br />Don't worry about your comment - everyone tells me I have frightful colour + clothes sense.. I like to think of it as my unique style!LadyFihttp://ladyfi.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-68976733665178373132009-12-08T17:28:01.724+01:002009-12-08T17:28:01.724+01:00Found for thought, certainly ! thank youFound for thought, certainly ! thank youBALLET NEWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092798152281062087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-69426331619942257422009-12-08T13:37:04.369+01:002009-12-08T13:37:04.369+01:00Kathy - it's funny the things that bug us or t...Kathy - it's funny the things that bug us or take hold off us in some way. You see quite a lot of Frenchmen with white socks and I just don't know how they can go there<br /><br />tfiwb - that's not such a bad habit really because at least you return to a tidy kitchen. Glad you came back to reveal:)<br /><br />ASD - isn't that funny about the figure 8. I actually squiggle 8's French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-24412172496670672482009-12-08T13:26:43.506+01:002009-12-08T13:26:43.506+01:00I make my mama kiss me four times- twice on each c...I make my mama kiss me four times- twice on each cheek- in a French stylee every time I see her- just because I think it's funny. I once bore witness to a French family of five enter a house having to greet another French Famiy of five, all distributing the necessary four kisses. By the time they'd all finished, it was time for them to go again.<br /><br />Four kisses to my mama when I Laura Jane Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483166722690608208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-87070835021506025972009-12-08T07:42:40.799+01:002009-12-08T07:42:40.799+01:00Are you sitting comfortably? Well, I'll begin....Are you sitting comfortably? Well, I'll begin.<br /><br />I'll check the front door at least twice when I go out and am often convinced I've left it unlocked further in the day.<br /><br />I injured my right wrist years back doing doing heavy clay soil gardening and it clicks now. I often find myself rotating the wrist (painfully) and shaking out the discomfort. My knees also 'Phil Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481531408247859880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-83785041407090511992009-12-08T02:37:53.285+01:002009-12-08T02:37:53.285+01:00Guess we're all just nervous wrecks most of th...Guess we're all just nervous wrecks most of the time... I've been getting a bit compulsive about blogging for the past year or so, just can't seem to stay away for long... but it's soooo much fun ! <br /><br />And I wish I was a little more compulsive about cleaning my glasses, as usually I can barely see through them by the time I get around to cleaning them... <br /><br />Do youOwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-45016408237950325172009-12-07T22:42:37.609+01:002009-12-07T22:42:37.609+01:00As a child we used to play this game we called ...As a child we used to play this game we called 'evens' <br /><br />The game as, whatever you did with one hand/ foot you had to do with other - so open a door with right hand, next door with left; step off pavement with left foot, next pavement with right foot. It also applied to eating (side of mouth) looking (one eye then the other) - as mad as you could make it.<br /><br />It used to The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-84987723725247896322009-12-07T21:07:57.502+01:002009-12-07T21:07:57.502+01:00Nope! I'm perfect...hang on, no I will not to...Nope! I'm perfect...hang on, no I will not touch toilet door handles or push plates and will use my little finger to pull the door open when finished.<br /><br />I'm even getting very uneasy about toilet seats and HATE people who don't wash their hands.<br /><br />Oh no, there's more!Ken Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.com