tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post8364369688269065565..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: Ahem... France againCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-50382276262835082502017-09-13T11:16:45.432+01:002017-09-13T11:16:45.432+01:00Janine: It honestly is my pleasure, you have writt...Janine: It honestly is my pleasure, you have written a really excellent book. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-38874698601533336582017-09-12T11:29:48.597+01:002017-09-12T11:29:48.597+01:00Thank you so much for such a lovely review... I...Thank you so much for such a lovely review... I'm blushing. I really appreciate your kind words, bisous, JanineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690471349407251975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-28849793685056745722017-09-04T23:06:58.320+01:002017-09-04T23:06:58.320+01:00Yvonne: I know what you mean about updates causing...Yvonne: I know what you mean about updates causing chaos. Blogspot hasn't changed anything for a while now so I suspect we're due something soon which will upset my equilibrium.<br /><br />Gosh no, I would never consider a move to France either. Far too drastic. Back in the late nineties my sister-in-law and her husband moved there and it was a bit of a disaster. First the husband became ill with cancer, he died, and then my sister-in-law got it. Awful time. We visited several times while they lived there but I doubt I could even persuade my husband to holiday there again, let alone live there. Luckily, I'm quite happy just reading about the country and learning some history while I do it.<br /><br />Hope all is well with you!<br /><br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-40617360950150463062017-08-31T23:03:15.856+01:002017-08-31T23:03:15.856+01:00Hi Cath,
I am in the Wordpress camp with my blog,...Hi Cath,<br /><br />I am in the Wordpress camp with my blog, but that has just as many challenges as being with Blogspot. Updates happen far too regularly and automatically and just one small change can cause a myriad of things to stop working as they should. Luckily hubbie is a seasoned coms professional and can usually sort any issues quite quickly, although the latest round have updates have left Fiction Books with some serious holes which need to be addressed, when he has the time.<br /><br />I always rated and respected Edward Stourton as a journalist and news presenter and I can imagine that his books are thoroughly and well researched, although not of a subject matter that I would choose to read over and above everything else.<br /><br />Similarly, whilst I like what little of France I have seen, considering a permanent move there wouldn't be on the agenda for me. I am of the view that the grass always looks greener somewhere else, however everywhere has its own problems and jumping from the proverbial "frying pan into the fire", would be a bit too drastic for me.<br /><br />Having said that, I have friends of friends who took themselves and their two young children off to a very small French village to live and they have settled in beautifully and wouldn't consider coming back home to live, especially now that their youngest child is totally French to the core.<br /><br />You really do have a 'thing' about France right now, don't you. Have you ever considered living there perhaps?<br /><br />Have a great weekend and it was good to catch up with you again :)<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-51136486512486598292017-08-29T23:09:34.039+01:002017-08-29T23:09:34.039+01:00Pat: It's really weird as I've never reall...Pat: It's really weird as I've never really been a Francophile, even when my sister-in-law was alive and lived in France and we used to visit. But it's just suddenly come upon me. We're so alike in that we like to learn things from the books we read.<br /><br />Val: LOL... but really it's because we have such similar tastes. If we were neighbours we'd constantly be handing bags of books over the garden fence. :-) Actually I think that goes for all three of you who've commented here. <br /><br />Margaret: I have a feeling that we're both suffering from a kind of clash that goes on between Blogspot and Wordpress. I made a comment to that effect on FB and someone suggested that they really don't like each other. Or should that be the people who run them don't. I don't know about the open id... I'm wondering if I might have cancelled that due some annoying spam I was getting.<br /><br />Edward Stourton also used to be a Panorama reporter, that's where I remembered him from. He's an excellent writer and the book is superb. I don't think I would want to live anywhere other than England but I admire people who do make that tremendous leap and love reading about their experiences. <br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-5070492592150137662017-08-29T15:57:38.967+01:002017-08-29T15:57:38.967+01:00I thought I knew Edward Stourton's name, so I ...I thought I knew Edward Stourton's name, so I Googled him - he was on Radio 4's today programme, that I used to listen to regularly. Your account of his book makes me want to read it 'now'! I've never had the urge to live in France - but Italy (especially Tuscany) really tempts me. But I can see the appeal in 'My Good Life in France'.<br /><br />I've been having problems with my blog recently. The server needed emergency maintenance and then I couldn't access the blog because of 'capacity' issues! So my son came to the rescue and now the blog is a WordPress one. There have been several problems with the importing and me getting used to a new system! So it's not quite working as I want it to yet. <br /><br />I find it awkward commenting on your blog as my identity comes up as BookPlease- a blogspot blog that I stopped using years ago. And for some unknown reason (to me at least) I can't comment with an open ID. Hopefully you can find me on www.booksplease.orgBooksPleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721650104596705715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-41387181249661492462017-08-28T17:33:31.811+01:002017-08-28T17:33:31.811+01:00You do realise you are personally responsible for ...You do realise you are personally responsible for my "Oh my gosh I must read that " list to be so darn long !!!!! <br />2 more for the list haha<br />All kidding aside Thanks Cath! You are such a good book recommender and have given me a lot of reading pleasure.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-11138758535781091372017-08-28T14:27:17.401+01:002017-08-28T14:27:17.401+01:00well, you seem to be as obsessed with France books...well, you seem to be as obsessed with France books as I am with England books! lol I think what I enjoy most is how much you love most of the books you read. I am glad you are also learning so things about the country. I love doing that too.DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.com