tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post6681150990618879940..comments2023-10-14T12:22:12.267+02:00Comments on Chez Charnizay: You're early!Niall & Antoinettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-46911080745255851612012-01-26T13:14:46.732+01:002012-01-26T13:14:46.732+01:00@Tim - it's Dutch and means "really raw w...@Tim - it's Dutch and means "really raw weather". But you're right pronunciation wise it's "easy" for any Scot ;-).<br /><br />Re Burns Night: agree with you the haggis is very good.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-67771614897422429432012-01-26T11:13:04.266+01:002012-01-26T11:13:04.266+01:00Echt guur weer sounds very Scottish... even if it ...Echt guur weer sounds very Scottish... even if it looks Dutch!<br />Did you have a good Burn's Night?<br /><br />WV is "swork"... and I've got some to go and do!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-91407298274116024092012-01-24T17:31:18.473+01:002012-01-24T17:31:18.473+01:00@Martine - we're quite happy with frost and sn...@Martine - we're quite happy with frost and snow! What we don't like is classic wet, cold and windy weather [echt guur weer] that was so typical in the Netherlands.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-81802352544010114422012-01-24T17:28:32.493+01:002012-01-24T17:28:32.493+01:00@Perpetua - we were graced with a few rays of sun ...@Perpetua - we were graced with a few rays of sun earlier today but back to grey now. It seems it is to get colder at the end of the week.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-86128343478793849312012-01-24T13:48:55.538+01:002012-01-24T13:48:55.538+01:00I wouldn't mind a touch of frost (and I don...I wouldn't mind a touch of frost (and I don't mean David Jason!), but I easily go without the snow, the hailstorms and the black ice. Vivement le printemps! Martineladybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-58116494416615294702012-01-23T23:51:20.123+01:002012-01-23T23:51:20.123+01:00Windy and very wet here in Wales, today, but still...Windy and very wet here in Wales, today, but still signs of spring already. According to the BBC the weather could go two quite different ways at the end of the month, mild and changeable as per, or much colder with frost and some snow. No way yet of telling which we'll get....<br /><br />At least we don't have processionary caterpillars to contend with.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-87526109419804738342012-01-23T16:21:21.343+01:002012-01-23T16:21:21.343+01:00@Cuby - we could do with a day of blue skies here!...@Cuby - we could do with a day of blue skies here! Send it over :-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-79075289366615061102012-01-23T16:20:19.462+01:002012-01-23T16:20:19.462+01:00@SP - *big sigh* so is ours!@SP - *big sigh* so is ours!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-64045935616906213322012-01-23T16:19:44.325+01:002012-01-23T16:19:44.325+01:00@Jane & Lance - odd isn't it? But as my Sc...@Jane & Lance - odd isn't it? But as my Scots sister in law says 'we'll pay for this'!<br /><br />Hope you're well on the way to full fitness--ops do take it out of you.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-4715900946098900322012-01-23T12:02:24.393+01:002012-01-23T12:02:24.393+01:00I completely connect with your sentiments as today...I completely connect with your sentiments as today we have a beautiful blue sky which has made such a welcome change from grey after grey after grey! Our flowers are so confused and the birds are singing as if it is Spring already.Cubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12925180435458519715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-22169790228525983402012-01-23T09:54:04.550+01:002012-01-23T09:54:04.550+01:00Our grass is growing!
The garden is very confused...Our grass is growing!<br /><br />The garden is very confused.<br /><br />SPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-66767730411975875652012-01-22T22:22:41.565+01:002012-01-22T22:22:41.565+01:00Hello Niall and Antoinette:
It is as you say very ...Hello Niall and Antoinette:<br />It is as you say very confusing weather-wise this winter. Budapest was nowhere near as cold as is usual at this time of year and now Brighton has signs of spring everywhere. One cannot help but think that perhaps some real winter weather will be along at some point, just when we least expect it!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-48312424865271611352012-01-22T20:28:18.568+01:002012-01-22T20:28:18.568+01:00@fly - it certainly is pretty topsy turvy at the m...@fly - it certainly is pretty topsy turvy at the moment.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-73398012451070997142012-01-22T20:27:31.960+01:002012-01-22T20:27:31.960+01:00@Broad - They're things to stay away from. The...@Broad - They're things to stay away from. The tiny invisible hairs [like glass] can really cause a nasty reaction. I looked as if I had chicken pox.<br />AntoinetteNiall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-40012555296270972462012-01-22T20:23:37.581+01:002012-01-22T20:23:37.581+01:00@Gaynor - like you I find the endless grey days mi...@Gaynor - like you I find the endless grey days miserable if not downright depressing sometimes.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-33704294550537624932012-01-22T20:22:17.651+01:002012-01-22T20:22:17.651+01:00@Susan - odd to leave the nests in a ditch. It is ...@Susan - odd to leave the nests in a ditch. It is easy enough to burn them; if you can get to them of course. Unfortunately we'd need a cherry picker to get to ours. <br /><br />How nice my arm has a starring role ;-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-74547241268196458762012-01-22T20:18:05.008+01:002012-01-22T20:18:05.008+01:00@Diane - we keep expecting some 'proper' w...@Diane - we keep expecting some 'proper' winter weather as well but it just isn't materialising is it.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-11833500916634101642012-01-22T17:49:32.679+01:002012-01-22T17:49:32.679+01:00I don't mind cold weather, it's the damp, ...I don't mind cold weather, it's the damp, dull, grey and rainy weather which depresses me.<br /><br />I don't think winter is over yet, and worry for some of the plants that have been 'duped' by the conditions.<br /><br />Lovely pics. I wonder what our garden in LP-P is like? Roll on April ...GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-1443002338479350192012-01-22T16:44:39.426+01:002012-01-22T16:44:39.426+01:00I found that the seasons started to get 'disor...I found that the seasons started to get 'disordered' over the last eight years or so before we left...plants didn't know what to do with themselves!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-62102110149478141752012-01-22T16:03:41.607+01:002012-01-22T16:03:41.607+01:00I just looked up these caterpillars as I'd not...I just looked up these caterpillars as I'd not heard of them before! They sound quite horrible... I will keep a look out for them when we get to our house in the Lot. I do wonder if we will ever see the seasons as they were -- it's hard to believe how different it is this year from last and that from the year before. The natural world is soooo confused!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-85687625272828635232012-01-22T15:38:19.881+01:002012-01-22T15:38:19.881+01:00As our woodman said the other day - February hasn&...As our woodman said the other day - February hasn't happened yet...<br /><br />I've just come back from the river, where I found that someone has dumped a load of processionary caterpillar nests in a ditch, at its confluence with the river. Not an ideal way of disposing of them, especially as they most likely doused them with insecticide first.<br /><br />I've recently added a post about them to Loire Valley Nature - Antoinette's arm and a couple of your nests feature :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-56417972549556073392012-01-22T14:23:02.432+01:002012-01-22T14:23:02.432+01:00I keep thinking this is the lull before the storm!...I keep thinking this is the lull before the storm! Now we are nearly at the end of January I am wondering what is going on. Our snowdrops, daffodils and bluebells are way ahead of schedule. It is a very odd year. Our cherry trees were flowering before Christmas but no fruit, I hope they will flower again in April/May. I have seen no caterpillars thank goodness. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.com