Today I've been mainly.......Volume 4

Annika

Annika, what a wonderful friendship you shared. You were both very fortunate to have each other.

Annika What good friends you must have been.Condolences to you and the family.

Nice to see your name back in lights Annobel hoping you had a good trip away.

We had a good time, thanks, glamma. Perignan was great - we had a superb apartment (overlooking a market) where I'd be very happy to live, apart from the two long flights of stairs. Buses are only 1Euro to anywhere in the region and there are free minibuses around the city, though it was a bit disconcerting when, one morning we were going to the bus station, the driver of the 'p'tit bus' stopped and announced that he was going to 'faire pipi'. We waited for 10 minutes till he came back with a carton of coffee. Anyway we got our bus with seconds to spare. Weather was a bit mixed, but we did get around and visit some delightful places. Paris was a bit of a washout, literally. However, we did get to the Musée d'Orsay to see the Impressionists and visited Fontainebleau in a deluge! Back to rain here, so no change! You OK glamma?

Annobel How come all the continental Countries only charge 1 euro for buses,it was the same when we lived in Spain ? so glad I have my bus pass now because with the price of petrol for my car I would be walking everywhere.Glad to hear you enjoyed the Galleries,when ever I have been to Paris the weather has always been bleak,we are both fine thanks for asking will talk soon

Annika

Annika from me too.

One thing that Spain has over France is the concessionary rates for EU pensioners. The reduction for the Alhambra, when we 'did' Andalucia, was excellent and the Alcazar at Seville was free. Asked hopefully in France, but no such luck, except for a nice gentleman in the Perpignan station ticket office who offered a discount without being asked!

Annobel I discovered the 1 euro bus tickets in Nice a couple of years ago. What a bonus, lots of lovely places to visit, my favourute being Villa Ephresi Rothschild (sp?) at Cap Ferat. The gardens were fantastic.

Annobel - the Musée d'Orsay is my very favourite gallery. Lucky you.

OGM, even the weather has not put me off the South of France! It should be such a lovely time of year, so living in hope, I will go back again in the spring and explore yet more of that lovely part of the world.

Good morning all, I feel in a mood today, no idea why as we have had enough rain since yesterday to fill Kielder Reservoir and no sign of it letting up.

Of course that could all change after the school run, when I will resemble a drowned rat

I feel as well. I was asleep before 10 last night and slept well for the first time in a month! I was exhausted last night. Well off to work again then not again til tues. make a nice break!

I feel very nervous right now. I have a difficult meeting coming up and if it goes the right way it will save my son a great deal of anxiety, but if not...........

grannya hope it goes well, I will keep fingers crossed for you x

GA good luck, hope it goes the right way.

GA good luck - keep us posted. Fingers crossed. We may be could do with a good luck emoticon.

Goodluck ga I hope it all goes well for you!

Sending you lucky ((((vibes)))) ga! Hope it goes really well for you!

ga...We are rooting for you. Hope the outcome is a positive one.

Hi soop hope you are feeling a bit happier today.

From me too, grannyactivist. The very best of wishes for a good outcome today. (We could do with a little horseshoe for times like this, perhaps?)

kittylester Still no response. But thanks to you lot I'm less downcast, so that's a plus. GP called and measured area of new inflamation. Coming back after lunch. Mindful of possible infection setting in. Wouldn't want to slip back after such a promising start.