Sheilaz Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Just a note to say welcome back from holiday, SarahJo! Hope you all had a good time in France. Did you bring back plenty of wine? Thought we could continue this thread with holiday tips etc Meanwhile, off to enjoy scorching Costa Snorbens avec chooks, before the weather turns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Oooh, welcome back from your holidays, Sarah . I hope you had a great time and that the weather was as good as it has been here. Did you find any good wine out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Welcome back Sarahjo - I didn't realise you were on your jollies! I was begining to wonder where'd you'd got to. Now, you must have some funny anecdotes to tell us..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Sarah stayed in a wonderful place with a tale to tell about its name - hoping she will come and tell you all. How is Snorbans today Sheila? Looks like rain down here but we need to pick fruit first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Blimey talk about being HenPecked ..... . I was going to post this topic before I went, but ran out of time. So now you all want to know the story eh . I think you can all wait ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 What is rain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Oh come on Sarah!! My tea's burning !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 Aghhhh, you crept up on me there SarahJo. We posted together then, so I jumped when your Avatar appeared! Hey, come on, tell us all about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 What is rain? Now I am intrigued. Come on Sarahjo - spill the beans, we're all in suspenders here (apart from Kate, but that's another story ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 yes, it confused me too Sheila - now I understand what you meant (what a wally I am !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 We flew to Lyon and had a 4 hour drive to the SW of France, though the journey was very pretty .. loads of Sunflower fields and VINES . The return was from Nice (on standby with B.A who Graham works for ), so we only had an hours drive then to the airport along the coast ....not as pretty as the sunflower route, but more appeasing for the kids. Anyway ... we stayed in a town called Cogolin, which is 11kms from St Tropez, so basically we beached out . Cogolin means "Cockrel in the Linseed", and was named after a Cockrel flew from a fishing boat into the linseed field, where the travellers then settled (something like that). Graham was pretty miffed, as there were loads of chickeney things to buy, and a gorgeous pottery, with all ramekins, plates, cups etc decorated with handpainted hens ... very provencal too. . Will add to my "Henorabillia" album .....though was restrained in chickeney things, to allow room for the "bottles" of special grape juice . My neighbour did a great job of hen sitting, and bless her, even cleaned them out the day of our return ... she did not know how to empty the droppings tray though ... so did it all through the eggport ... . Needless to say she got wine and a chickeney thankyou. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Did you come back with an authentic St Tropez tan Sarah! People pay a fortune for one of those don't they! I remember all the fields of Sunflowers when we drove down to Nice. Absoloutly gorgeous aren't they, as is the 'grape juice' I started my henrobillia collection at the weekend. Will try to get some pics in the gallery too. Nice to see you back.....is it nice to be back in the rat race! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 Did you come back with an authentic St Tropez tan Sarah! Sounds wonderful, Sarah! How funny about the chicken in linseed town & souvenirs tio make you feel at home. Glad to hear Ginger & Mrs.Snowy were well looked after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Perfect place for a chicken owner to stay !! Did you know what it meant before you went? Looking forward to seeing the henorabillia in the gallery - must photograph mine too sometime! Nice to see you back after your holidays - just in time for the school holidays too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 BOO Sheila .... Aghhhh, you crept up on me there SarahJo. We posted together then, so I jumped when your Avatar appeared! ... . Did you come back with an authentic St Tropez tan Sarah! No not really .. Ben got the best tan of all of us, I tend not to do the "al- fresco" topless thing, and then after a few days get a really bad heat allergy , apparently I am brown though . Feel more like a chicken run than a rat race, had to face paint at the summer fair before I went, then Bens sports afternoon today .... and the remainding 3 days of term are PACKED . I need another holiday already Did you know what it meant before you went? .. No Kate, it ws a total coincidence .. spooky or what . Off to post pics in allotments/chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 See I am soooo out of practice, now I am a guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Did you know what it meant before you went? .. No Kate, it ws a total coincidence .. spooky or what . Definitely spooky ! You didn't eat coq au vin while you were there too, did you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 As OH works for BA Sarah, don't they give you a special allowance for your 'grape juice'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Did you come back with an authentic St Tropez tan Sarah! Oh yes..I forgot St Tropez tans were the ones with 'no white bits' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 They do if you keep your knickers on and just have your legs done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I kept evrything on I can assure you all . The wine allowance was fine ... and on the return home, even with Ben and Joe we were pushed into club class and given loads of champagne .... we had to slum it on the way out and have loads of free booze in the cheap seats. . It does help though if there is a problem mid-flight, to have an engineer on board, esp when its HIS planes, so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 What is rain? Ah, now I know; there's some of it in our garden At last! Either that or the sky has fallen in.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna 1 Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 You had rain, Sheila. I want some!!! Everything's gone limp - plants that is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Yes, we had 2 minutes of it yesterday. I think the chooks quite liked it! Don't want it to rain today, as I'm doing all my holiday washing ready for Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 We had such torrential rain yesterday evening that we lost the satellite signal ! Didn't make much of an impression on the garden apart from flattening everything! Could do with some of that French sunshine to brighten things up, Sarah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
