tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post1441159662400793328..comments2023-04-26T03:57:43.775+01:00Comments on The Magpie Files: L'Isle-sur-la-Sorguealice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-14074232503834258672008-08-07T11:26:00.000+01:002008-08-07T11:26:00.000+01:00If only my english was as good as your french !!!!...If only my english was as good as your french !!!!!... Congratulations for both photos and text of this beautiful post ! ( but "cerises", not "cérises" ;-)))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-57601736244414270582008-08-04T04:29:00.000+01:002008-08-04T04:29:00.000+01:00This made me pine for the waffles tokkel market in...This made me pine for the waffles tokkel market in Brussles! And without Flemish to confuse things, I understood it all!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-69656443702704703892008-08-02T19:48:00.000+01:002008-08-02T19:48:00.000+01:00Oh, wonderful - and fun to try to translate. It's...Oh, wonderful - and fun to try to translate. It's been a long time since French class.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956873259908320109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-81207872086044902008-08-01T00:42:00.000+01:002008-08-01T00:42:00.000+01:00I *love* "Beauty of the Sleeping Wood."Thanks for ...I *love* "Beauty of the Sleeping Wood."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing that!Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-45782180889493833022008-07-31T23:52:00.000+01:002008-07-31T23:52:00.000+01:00Oh that was such a 'french' post...gorgeous.Oh that was such a 'french' post...gorgeous.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681227038111050561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-41833883114808973222008-07-31T17:29:00.000+01:002008-07-31T17:29:00.000+01:00Wonderful food pictures - I love French markets.Wonderful food pictures - I love French markets.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-21297632680238585782008-07-31T16:41:00.000+01:002008-07-31T16:41:00.000+01:00I was quite interested in the soap.How lovely to b...I was quite interested in the soap.<BR/><BR/>How lovely to be able to visit such beautiful places.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391821500572006905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-5745453195879817452008-07-31T14:21:00.000+01:002008-07-31T14:21:00.000+01:00I have to confess I'm relieved there were pictures...I have to confess I'm relieved there were pictures to aid my translation ...dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-74160399238744220132008-07-31T12:56:00.000+01:002008-07-31T12:56:00.000+01:00Wonderful photos.Beautiful French.I too possess on...Wonderful photos.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful French.<BR/><BR/>I too possess only schoolgirl French.<BR/><BR/>Taught by Irish nuns who had lived in Australia for many years. <BR/><BR/>Imagine THAT French accent if you can!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-78977104014482337792008-07-31T12:36:00.000+01:002008-07-31T12:36:00.000+01:00That linen was a terrific price - wish I'd known I...That linen was a terrific price - wish I'd known I'd have happily got you to bring some back :o)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-12769340387719040892008-07-31T09:46:00.000+01:002008-07-31T09:46:00.000+01:00Amazing what schoolgirl french can be dragged from...Amazing what schoolgirl french can be dragged from the memory, I got it all!! French markets....sublime...walter and mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654023053222721637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-40479367944152551642008-07-31T08:30:00.000+01:002008-07-31T08:30:00.000+01:00there is a rather crucial "not" missing from the a...there is a rather crucial "not" missing from the above. Festina lenteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-77371522382767484962008-07-31T08:29:00.000+01:002008-07-31T08:29:00.000+01:00A good word to add to one's French vocabulary is o...A good word to add to one's French vocabulary is of course "endimanché" which means "in one's Sunday best". I fear that we were however.<BR/><BR/>PS - apropos of another set of pictures Sleeping Beauty is translated as "La Belle au Bois Dormant" i.e. it is the wood that sleeps not Beauty. Works better for me I think.<BR/><BR/>PPS - we did not actually buy any olives as photographed and hugely Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-41123858393685223792008-07-31T05:42:00.000+01:002008-07-31T05:42:00.000+01:00Bien dit! Those olives are making my mouth water....Bien dit! Those olives are making my mouth water. Lovely photos, as always.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932228002267520123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-56251796103513536122008-07-31T04:31:00.000+01:002008-07-31T04:31:00.000+01:00Tres bien! Formidable!N.Tres bien! Formidable!<BR/>N.BreadBoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551973313066578118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-43047411102517515752008-07-31T01:49:00.000+01:002008-07-31T01:49:00.000+01:00K is pretty good with French but though I understa...K is pretty good with French but though I understand it pretty well, when on French soil, I am MUTE.blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-66159281537088572612008-07-31T01:24:00.000+01:002008-07-31T01:24:00.000+01:00Mon Dieu! That tested my schoolgirl French. Happy ...Mon Dieu! That tested my schoolgirl French. Happy to say I managed a pass...stumbled over les serrures but got back on track with les cerises (sorry MrM, I don't know how to accent in the comments box).Fairlie - www.feetonforeignlands.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145612102935177016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-62598847210427509252008-07-31T01:16:00.000+01:002008-07-31T01:16:00.000+01:00You got me on "serrures"...otherwise, I am pleased...You got me on "serrures"...otherwise, I am pleased (and astonished) to report that I understood every word (even before seeing the photos!)<BR/>lovely. Thanks for sharing.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-24065195633678537372008-07-31T00:10:00.000+01:002008-07-31T00:10:00.000+01:00again wonderful pictures. I could just eat all tho...again wonderful pictures. I could just eat all those olives yum!:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com