tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post8913744169284944344..comments2023-10-30T11:13:57.380+01:00Comments on FRENCH FANCY MOVES TO CORNWALL: Self praise is no praise - a post with lots of italicsFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-26553915503183541012008-11-30T18:45:00.000+01:002008-11-30T18:45:00.000+01:00Oh dear, I keep seeing on my blog tracker people w...Oh dear, I keep seeing on my blog tracker people who must be studying the same OU course as me. They've Googled the question I put at the end of this entry and of course - I'm the first hit on their search.<BR/><BR/>sorry folks but I've got no answers for you. You'll have to slog it out like I've been doing for the last two weeks. Good luck though,French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-25938136269432245952008-11-27T17:06:00.000+01:002008-11-27T17:06:00.000+01:00I bet your mum is like me - the older she gets the...I bet your mum is like me - the older she gets the more she wants to find out about things. I think it's called being a Late DeveloperFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-37263800395735850462008-11-27T15:05:00.000+01:002008-11-27T15:05:00.000+01:00Well done you! My mum was very much like you at sc...Well done you! My mum was very much like you at school. She was adored by her parents too and had lots of love in her life. She wasn't the only one, but she was the youngest. I wonder if it's something to do with being loved so much - that you didn't really take your studies at school seriously. Mum always said she had nothing to prove and nobody to try and impress, perhaps you were secure in Henry the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338889319568692778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-44883366160914752272008-11-26T14:08:00.000+01:002008-11-26T14:08:00.000+01:00Freudian slip - I meant of course I *am* going to ...Freudian slip - I meant of course I *am* going to reveal my marks - for death or glory.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-74182892450346737352008-11-26T14:07:00.000+01:002008-11-26T14:07:00.000+01:00Hello justme - thank you for that. I'm not going t...Hello justme - thank you for that. I'm not going to reveal all my marks, month by month. Get ready for a poor one in a couple of weeks - this Napoleon essay is a real bugger.<BR/><BR/>I'll always be a blogger though.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-22246887358078123122008-11-26T13:20:00.000+01:002008-11-26T13:20:00.000+01:00Oh WELL DONE! I am very impressed with your high m...Oh WELL DONE! I am very impressed with your high mark. I don't think I could write an essay these days, to save my life!<BR/>Keep up the good work.....but make sure you keep some time to Blog as well!justmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768035027235782814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-44865156587059864542008-11-26T08:45:00.000+01:002008-11-26T08:45:00.000+01:00Dumdad - I'm touched (but you already knew that)Ka...Dumdad - I'm touched (but you already knew that)<BR/><BR/>Karen - thanks for that and I'll be popping back soon,<BR/><BR/>cheshire wife -I seem to have discovered blog love in time for the OU course to have got a lot harder. It's really a struggle to study atm. <BR/><BR/>sue - I will definitely be back on your blog, it's lovely and anything with a French connection has my interest. I've got two French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-27971221031342213492008-11-25T23:23:00.000+01:002008-11-25T23:23:00.000+01:00Hey! Well done...but what I wanted to say that the...Hey! Well done...but what I wanted to say that there is nothing wrong with The Barbican. I know it doesn't match up to Versailles but it has its own quirkiness and Clive James has/had a flat there. That is hard to beat!<BR/><BR/>How on earth do you manage 81% in an essay and still do all your blogging? If I sub-contract my blogging will you come and do mine for me? :)Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-52649762638511257522008-11-25T20:34:00.000+01:002008-11-25T20:34:00.000+01:00Thank you for visiting my blog, I hope you enjoyed...Thank you for visiting my blog, I hope you enjoyed it...I love France, spent the summer there awhile back while daughter was at the Sorbonne...Infact if your ever back on my blog go into my October posts and I wrote about the name Rue Mouffetard for my blog and how I got it. I would send you the link but still not computer smart enough to figure out how to do that.... I love your little dog, it'sSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074713188145597455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-15145859180127004832008-11-25T18:53:00.000+01:002008-11-25T18:53:00.000+01:00Congratulations on your essay mark and good luck w...Congratulations on your essay mark and good luck with the next essay. I like to think that my blog keeps me off the streets and probably more importantly away from the shops.cheshire wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944869219641386387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-54867162596717869812008-11-25T18:12:00.000+01:002008-11-25T18:12:00.000+01:00I couldn't resist taking a peek at a blog named af...I couldn't resist taking a peek at a blog named after one of the yummiest little cakes ever invented, and I'm glad I did.<BR/><BR/>Looks like you're definitely fulfilling your potential now - 81% is very impressive :o)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-24908384129196945112008-11-25T18:02:00.000+01:002008-11-25T18:02:00.000+01:00An award for you to collect over at my place.An award for you to collect over at my place.Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-33526202312559552622008-11-25T17:44:00.000+01:002008-11-25T17:44:00.000+01:00Oh Ian, we posted at the same time. That means of ...Oh Ian, we posted at the same time. That means of course that you must definitely return - as I will to your place.<BR/><BR/>Versailles it is then - if I ever finish this second essay which is not going well.<BR/><BR/>Oh and I've heard Grenoble is beautiful. We had a holiday in Annecy a couple of years ago, just across the border from it. Annecy is gorgeous and people were saying it was just likeFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-24550562291975147922008-11-25T17:39:00.000+01:002008-11-25T17:39:00.000+01:00Oh, and thank you for visiting mine.Oh, and thank you for visiting mine.Ian Lidsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106994463366766471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-50957708085206389072008-11-25T17:38:00.001+01:002008-11-25T17:38:00.001+01:00OK then, how about if I praise you? Well done, I s...OK then, how about if I praise you? Well done, I say. Oh, and take your degree in Versailles. My wife took her MBA in Grenoble. She had the option of completing her program in British Columbia, where her university is, or Grenoble. The latter beckoned.<BR/><BR/>Like your blog and sense of whimsy and would like to come back if OK with you.Ian Lidsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106994463366766471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-91159037336202572582008-11-25T17:38:00.000+01:002008-11-25T17:38:00.000+01:00Anon - :)Brother Tobias - thank you so much. The p...Anon - :)<BR/><BR/>Brother Tobias - thank you so much. The paintings I am 'doing' are Igres' 'Bonaparte as First Consul' and David's 'Bonaparte Crossing the Alps'. the Ingres is a 'must', the David is a free choice. This is proving to be far harder than the opera crit. I'm not anticipating a great mark for the second essay. Not too much elan with me and this :)<BR/><BR/>nikki -thanks sweetie. HowFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-60113283326991353172008-11-25T17:19:00.000+01:002008-11-25T17:19:00.000+01:00HOLY COW...you deserve an 81% for just understandi...HOLY COW...you deserve an 81% for just understanding the title of that last assignment! Sheeesh I could maybe do that with Napoleon ice cream...but forget it if I have to add in a legitimate regime! Good luck..and I for one am proud of you!nikkicrumpethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127473424859610429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-19095492663139323002008-11-25T16:22:00.000+01:002008-11-25T16:22:00.000+01:00Well done on Don Giovanni. Napoleon is an interest...Well done on Don Giovanni. Napoleon is an interesting one - I imagine stuff about imperial imagery, parallels with royal portraits, depictions as a People's figurehead, etc? The joy of being older is that you can fly kites with more confidence and elan.Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-164012166882501232008-11-25T13:58:00.000+01:002008-11-25T13:58:00.000+01:00But the content got you the 81%!!But the content got you the 81%!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-64300623382530613512008-11-25T12:06:00.000+01:002008-11-25T12:06:00.000+01:00hello anonymous - yes, your study plan really help...hello anonymous - yes, your study plan really helped. A public thank you - even though, as anon, you're anything but public.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-23529791305099467282008-11-25T11:22:00.000+01:002008-11-25T11:22:00.000+01:00'Fail to PLAN-PLAN to fail'.....the preparation pa...'Fail to PLAN-PLAN to fail'.....the preparation paid off and you definitely deserve your success! Now onto higher things-paintings are rarely hung near the floor. :)))<BR/><BR/>Well done you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-32158414722726992842008-11-25T09:25:00.000+01:002008-11-25T09:25:00.000+01:00Mama Kathy - is that on the agenda then - moving t...Mama Kathy - is that on the agenda then - moving to Italy? How fabulous and a lot nearer to potential real-life friends.<BR/><BR/>Dumdad - your comment is so logical (not my strong point) - indeed, how would anybody know? A major reason I am so pleased is that the first essay of my previous course (about an excerpt from Pride and Prejudice)was rubbish - I only got 55% because of completely French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-24597515755834305972008-11-25T04:37:00.000+01:002008-11-25T04:37:00.000+01:00We'd call that Tooting your own Horn...but sometim...We'd call that Tooting your own Horn...but sometimes, if you do a bit of bragging on yourself how's anyone to know how wonderful you are? I'm still adoring Poppy...I can see her below the comment block...hug her for me<BR/>SandiSandi McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033518416111957858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-24038167104530219082008-11-25T04:13:00.000+01:002008-11-25T04:13:00.000+01:00Congratulations hon!! You should be proud of yours...Congratulations hon!! You should be proud of yourself - that's a fantastic mark!!!<BR/><BR/>I think we are talking about two very different things here. There is a huge difference between self praise and boasting!! Self praise is a good thing and when you've worked hard and achieved something you have every right to be pleased and to share it with people!! Boasting is when it's done to belittle Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-78894659990307019602008-11-24T23:36:00.000+01:002008-11-24T23:36:00.000+01:00Nothing wrong with patting yourself on the back no...Nothing wrong with patting yourself on the back now and again. And so you should - that's a fantastic mark! Big congrats to you and all the best with the next essay.<BR/><BR/>btw Teabag is considering doing her meme after Poppy told her story so well:-)Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.com