tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261092024-03-07T22:57:20.525+01:00FRENCH FANCY MOVES TO CORNWALLFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comBlogger394125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-41084103163733306882014-03-08T23:37:00.001+01:002014-03-08T23:38:10.363+01:00Testing TestingIs there anybody out there? Hello again blogworldFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-33830848889330388422012-04-30T21:33:00.002+02:002012-04-30T21:33:49.185+02:00Bye Bye BloggersThis is my last post (unless I decide to return). I don't really want to give away too much any more. I must have changed a lot, eh?
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You've all been a lovely gang and I really hope to catch up with you in a different way.
Be well, my lovely blogging friends. XFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-61055894876327305222011-11-30T09:59:00.001+01:002011-11-30T10:07:36.245+01:00Catching Up
Whoever thought I would become such a part-time blogger? Remember how this was my world for so long? It seems like it all happened to another person. I used to find so much to talk about, it was really like brain-dumping I guess and one day in the future, when I am much older than now, I will be heartily glad that I can look back at what I wrote on here for several years; let's face it, I French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-69463001546528276792011-08-03T07:16:00.001+02:002011-08-03T08:05:18.888+02:00So - here I come again...
Here we have an up to date shot instead of those from another era that are scattered hither and thither throughout this neglected blog. It is this picture on a couple of dating sites and I seem to be garnering a bit of attention really. You know the best thing about it all - that my mindset is such that I feel I could get involved with someone once again. For a while back there I just could notFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-15919150981385671642011-03-20T14:54:00.006+01:002011-09-15T22:39:29.230+02:00A catch-upIsn't this rotten - I don't come and visit you (I've popped in here and there though) and then do a post after three months. I'm doing it as much for me as to reach out to you lot - in the years to come I will look back at my blog and remember how my life panned out, this is a dear diary really...
It is now four months since Mr FF chose to leave He is living with someone else now and is very French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-44723433511166145022010-12-02T19:43:00.004+01:002011-03-24T06:04:50.378+01:00The end of a marriageMrs Fancy becomes Miss Fancy and returns to her original blog. Incidentally I have deleted my second blog -please remove it from your sidebar as it won't lead anywhere.
Therapy through blogging commences...French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-43007107719125397572010-09-03T14:50:00.001+02:002010-09-03T15:07:34.694+02:00My new jobI think I rather muddled things with the details in my previous post of the cleaning job for which I inadvertently applied. Yesterday saw me going off to another care home in a beautiful Kent village about 20 minutes drive away (a much better journey than that to Tunbridge Wells) and this time the job was indeed for a care assistant. I'd not seen an advert - this was another 'posh' place to whichFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-21522138336306042452010-09-02T11:46:00.007+02:002010-09-02T17:23:46.680+02:00Always make sure you know for what job you have applied - BREAKING NEWS, GOT A JOBA lifetime of office/theatre admin work has made me want a real change. After caring for my father for a few years at our French house and enjoying the interaction, I've decided that I now want to move into geriatric care. I like the thought of being in a retirement home environment, especially one of those imposing old buildings set in beautiful countryside. It's not for everyone, but I still French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-23740296330838799262010-08-30T09:02:00.003+02:002010-08-30T09:27:11.962+02:00Kentish catch upBecause of not having a landline (we've only signed a six month contract at this house in case we are not that happy) we are on some mobile roving set up for internet access and I am on a limited amount each month. I only realised this when a screen came up the other day telling me I was out of internet credit. Mr FF had tried to explain this to me on the first day here but there was so much French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-15419955780315245202010-08-21T09:06:00.002+02:002010-08-21T09:14:13.848+02:00That's betterOh people, it has been so difficult and I'll tell you why. About ten days before I was due to leave France for the UK I had a bit of a turbulent morning where lots of things went wrong, culminating in me attempting to do an Ubuntu upgrade - yes, even when it said 'this installation will take approximately 3.25 hours', it still did not ring those bloody warning bells that should have been belting French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-29016263557332031052010-07-25T14:02:00.004+02:002010-07-25T14:26:56.042+02:00Look out Kent, here we comeYes, the Fancy household will soon be decamping to the county known as the 'Garden of England'. Lately I have been in the UK tracking down a rental house whose owner would take the two little bichons. It's not been easy - I suppose a lot of home owners think of dogs as huge, hairy wet, flea-ridden things. However, Misty and Poppy are the canine equivalent of glossy and sparkly bright young French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-2827174627753012092010-06-29T10:06:00.003+02:002010-06-29T10:24:13.527+02:00Back in AugustSorry everyone - I keep meaning to catch up on my sidebar and the posts I haven't commented on are growing by the half day.I am really an outdoorsy person at the moment - despite having fallen in the mud this morning and if there had been someone around to film it then I probably would have ended up on 'You've been framed' (I hate that show).I'm giving myself a few weeks out of the blogosphere toFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-5584553931312493992010-06-23T10:08:00.006+02:002010-06-23T16:53:58.715+02:00I picked up fitw's tagBecause I have been spending vast amounts of time tackling the really difficult border which has been ignored for about five years - the one knee deep in brambles, nettles and horrible big spiky things, I have been out of the zone for thinking up posts (mainly because I have been rather exhausted from all this gardening - but in a good way). I have done things I've never done before, hard French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-53214226092493331472010-06-16T11:11:00.005+02:002010-06-16T12:33:39.472+02:00Bagels, bagels and more bagelsIf Mr FF went on that show Mr and Mrs and had to answer the question what has your wife missed more than anything since moving to France he would have two answers - the theatre and bagels.It is American Day at Lidl and I rushed there this morning and bought up as many as I could fit into my bag. If the sell-by date had been later than August I would have actually bought as many as could fit into French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-28777142723594060742010-06-14T10:31:00.006+02:002010-06-14T11:56:52.565+02:00'What I Said' by PhilThe next time you are beating yourself up for saying the wrong thing to someone just think about Prince Philip. Some of the following he has denied saying, but that's the thing when you are renown for saying the wrong thing - people just don't believe you, Phil the Greek.You look like you are ready for bed.."(On meeting an African leader wearing robes, date uncertain - reported to be in French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-6096924185620197682010-06-07T17:20:00.005+02:002010-06-08T06:55:40.739+02:00Scarlet's tagNow being tagged has coincided nicely with me having nothing whatsoever to blog about. I mean there are things I could drone on or moan about, things I could share with you, but instead I'm going to stick to answering these ten questions:1.Do you prefer asking questions or answering themMy mother used to tell me that I talked too much and listened too little. She was right and now I make a French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-47947137210279570492010-06-01T08:27:00.004+02:002010-06-01T08:50:25.768+02:00Childhood crushesWhen I was about seven my pop star of choice was Scott Walker of the Walker Brothers. His face was plastered over my walls, my pocket money was spent on the group's singles and I think it is fair to say that I was quite obsessed with him. As well as having incredible looks he also had that deep tuneful voice - even parents liked the sound that this trio made.Now my dad was in the music biz and French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-42220670152498803402010-05-29T16:24:00.005+02:002010-05-29T17:01:53.129+02:00Blog your way to fame - part 2There is another blog which made the writer very famous but I bet not many of you here have read it. I know that I didn't read it when it was at the height of its fame. The blog is Nightjack and it has been the subject of a court case, when The Times tried to find out the name of the blogger behind it. It is a fascinating blog written by a detective and it went on to win The Orwell Prize last French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-1785057311027170282010-05-26T11:19:00.011+02:002010-05-26T11:38:59.226+02:00Blog your way to fameWhat have these two women got in common? They have both written blogs that got read by the right person at the right time and they subsequently gained fame and riches. On the right is Julie Powell, the Julie behind Julie and Julia.On the left is Catherine Sanderson who is the blogger behind La Petite AnglaiseBoth blogs are still online, Catherine's is much more guarded now than it used to be, French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-60644141759513338192010-05-24T07:57:00.007+02:002010-05-24T12:34:44.515+02:00HelloI come to you fitter than I have been for a long time. As an antidote to sitting poring over drafts and drafts of my final OU piece - the one that is used instead of the exam that most other courses insist on - I have been Sorting Out The Garden. My back - initially quite achy - is now quite a bit stronger and I have developed a love of actually being quite physical. I think my new mp3 player French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-46883596827599515392010-05-12T08:21:00.005+02:002010-05-12T09:51:13.693+02:00Not around much now for a couple of weeksPlease forgive me for not having been round to your blogs very much over the last few days. I'm at a crucial time in my OU studies - in three weeks time I have to submit my final piece in the Creative Writing course (A215) and this will be sent to my tutor and two examiners and will get me 50% of my final mark for the year.We have a choice of genres for this piece and I have chosen to do one of French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-58588187616888363482010-05-04T10:26:00.008+02:002010-05-04T11:05:21.999+02:00Film recommendations wantedSorry to keep going on about this film club but it is a novelty to be able to rent things again. We watched Borat yesterday evening and, as funny as I found it, I did think it went on a bit too much. I find Baron Cohen's humour best in small doses and I think the film format doesn't really work very well for him. I liked it best when he was just starting out in the UK and he went out interviewingFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-39572063450988430692010-05-01T08:41:00.002+02:002010-05-01T08:57:29.880+02:00I was tempted - and then I gave inIt's difficult sometimes. You mean to be strong and not give in but then something happens and that weak person within comes stumbling out.Yesterday, barely 48 hours after joining Glowria, my little white envelope was placed in the post box - the envelope containing my four selected films for the month (unlike a lot of online dvd clubs, Gloria send you your quota all at once - then on the 28th ofFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-64278788938259760632010-04-28T17:37:00.003+02:002010-04-28T17:54:30.612+02:00Glowria here we comeOne of the things we've really missed by living out here in provincial France is the chance to stay up to date with current films. As you can see from what I put on my profile...I love to watch films and because of the lack of Version Originale films in our part of France, we bought a projector and turned a wall into a 'movie experience'. I even rustle, fidget and chat a bit just to simulate the French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-53690885802369772142010-04-20T09:24:00.009+02:002010-04-20T09:57:50.275+02:00It's that time of year againI'm in a bit of a stunned state this morning as a giant collection of plastic plant pots have just fallen on my head during my efforts to uncover some of the bigger ones. I now wish I had taken a bit more time to stack them in size order and not just hurl them on to the gardening shelves in the basement. In fact sorting out these shelves is on the todo list. Still, back to the subject in hand (French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com33