Seems you are all settled in, Rosemary. Spring looks so peaceful and beautiful in Loire Valley! Makes me want to go back there again. “April Fish Day” is something I could handle every day of the week, if only it didn’t take such a big toll on my weight…
Rosemary Kneipp
April 7th, 2015 at 5:56 pm
Spring is just so beautiful here – even though it’s not as warm as we’d like!
Such a rewarding day with sunshine. You’re waiting for it to get warmer to get out and about and we are waiting for it to get cooler to extend our hiking.
Rosemary Kneipp
April 7th, 2015 at 5:56 pm
We’re never happy are we? Today it’s beautifully sunny again with a cold north wind.
pretty much what you did I’d guess. I can’t remember from my distant past or more accurately I suppose didn’t take any notice, just taking them instead for granted like a lot of other things which are not so ordinary any more
William Kendall
April 8th, 2015 at 10:03 pm
The lamb looks delicious!
Rosemary Kneipp
April 9th, 2015 at 8:34 pm
It certainly was!
Pamela
April 11th, 2015 at 4:54 pm
Dear Rosemary
It all looks and sounds idyllic. The spring sunshine, flowers and woods, the freshness in the air. The work projects and the delicious food. I felt hungry just reading about the lamb and truffle scented mash.
It’s already autumn here now – the days are mostly still bright and sunny but the nights are quite cool and there is a real freshness in the breeze during the daytime. Our roses are still blooming but the summer veggies have finished. No more tomatoes.
I have a question for you. Hope you can help with some advice/information. In just over two weeks time we’re going back to France again, this time for two months. We’re hoping to be able to buy a pre-paid French sim card to use in our mobile phone. It’s too expensive to put the phone on global roam from Australia so this seems like a good idea? But we’re just not sure if it’s possible or how we’d go about it. We’ll be arriving in Marseille first and will be there for a few days. After that staying at a couple of places on the Cote d’Azur before travelling to Aix and then St Remy de Provence. Finishing up in Paris for a month in the same apartment we’ve stayed at before. After that we go to England. So we’d like to get a sim card and use a service provider that works in both England and France, if possible.
Would be so grateful if you and/or maybe one of your readers might be able to give us some advice and steer us in the right direction. Best wishes, Pamela
Rosemary Kneipp
April 13th, 2015 at 9:06 pm
Hi Pamela, you’re coming trip sounds wonderful. I have been asked about the pre-paid SIM card before but don’t really have an answer. I suggest you go to the Foder travel forum and ask the question there. The people are very helpful. You could also read http://experiencefrancebybike.com/using-a-sim-data-card-to-stay-connected-when-bicycling-in-france/ (including the comments). Let me know how you get on!
Pamela
April 14th, 2015 at 3:09 pm
Many thanks Rosemary. The data simcard does sound great – but it’s not really what we’re after as we always take a laptop to use with the free wifi in hotels and in the apartment we rent in Paris. We do all emails and internet data stuff on this.
We want to buy a pre-paid European sim card (you can’t get them here in Oz, at least that’s what we’ve been told) so we can make and receive phone calls and sometimes SMS messages in both France and the UK. Will check the Foder forum – but wondered also if any of your readers might have any advice. Best wishes, Pamela
Rosemary Kneipp
April 15th, 2015 at 10:15 pm
Pamela, if it’s just a prepaid SIM, you can buy them in any supermarket! Virgin, Bouygues, SFR and Orange all offer them. Orange’s card is called mobicarte https://boutique.orange.fr/mobile/carte-prepayee-mobicarte. You can pick them up at the airport and in lots of other places. I don’t know about other European countries though.
Pamela
April 18th, 2015 at 4:36 pm
Many thanks Rosemary! That’s wonderful. At least we can use it in France. Best wishes, Pamela
Seems you are all settled in, Rosemary. Spring looks so peaceful and beautiful in Loire Valley! Makes me want to go back there again. “April Fish Day” is something I could handle every day of the week, if only it didn’t take such a big toll on my weight…
Spring is just so beautiful here – even though it’s not as warm as we’d like!
Such a rewarding day with sunshine. You’re waiting for it to get warmer to get out and about and we are waiting for it to get cooler to extend our hiking.
We’re never happy are we? Today it’s beautifully sunny again with a cold north wind.
And we’ve woken to a lovely, crisp, sunny morning. Perfect for todays walk.
Bonne promenade! I hope it goes well.
Just had a laugh reading ‘my logs are exactly 50cms’.
Yes, whenever JM gets pernickety about something, I remind him of the 50 cm logs!
Oh my goodness, lamb shanks, a near forgotten treat! The French are so sensible, I think they’ve disappeared almost everywhere else in the world
What do they do with them? That’s the question!
pretty much what you did I’d guess. I can’t remember from my distant past or more accurately I suppose didn’t take any notice, just taking them instead for granted like a lot of other things which are not so ordinary any more
The lamb looks delicious!
It certainly was!
Dear Rosemary
It all looks and sounds idyllic. The spring sunshine, flowers and woods, the freshness in the air. The work projects and the delicious food. I felt hungry just reading about the lamb and truffle scented mash.
It’s already autumn here now – the days are mostly still bright and sunny but the nights are quite cool and there is a real freshness in the breeze during the daytime. Our roses are still blooming but the summer veggies have finished. No more tomatoes.
I have a question for you. Hope you can help with some advice/information. In just over two weeks time we’re going back to France again, this time for two months. We’re hoping to be able to buy a pre-paid French sim card to use in our mobile phone. It’s too expensive to put the phone on global roam from Australia so this seems like a good idea? But we’re just not sure if it’s possible or how we’d go about it. We’ll be arriving in Marseille first and will be there for a few days. After that staying at a couple of places on the Cote d’Azur before travelling to Aix and then St Remy de Provence. Finishing up in Paris for a month in the same apartment we’ve stayed at before. After that we go to England. So we’d like to get a sim card and use a service provider that works in both England and France, if possible.
Would be so grateful if you and/or maybe one of your readers might be able to give us some advice and steer us in the right direction. Best wishes, Pamela
Hi Pamela, you’re coming trip sounds wonderful. I have been asked about the pre-paid SIM card before but don’t really have an answer. I suggest you go to the Foder travel forum and ask the question there. The people are very helpful. You could also read http://experiencefrancebybike.com/using-a-sim-data-card-to-stay-connected-when-bicycling-in-france/ (including the comments). Let me know how you get on!
Many thanks Rosemary. The data simcard does sound great – but it’s not really what we’re after as we always take a laptop to use with the free wifi in hotels and in the apartment we rent in Paris. We do all emails and internet data stuff on this.
We want to buy a pre-paid European sim card (you can’t get them here in Oz, at least that’s what we’ve been told) so we can make and receive phone calls and sometimes SMS messages in both France and the UK. Will check the Foder forum – but wondered also if any of your readers might have any advice. Best wishes, Pamela
Pamela, if it’s just a prepaid SIM, you can buy them in any supermarket! Virgin, Bouygues, SFR and Orange all offer them. Orange’s card is called mobicarte https://boutique.orange.fr/mobile/carte-prepayee-mobicarte. You can pick them up at the airport and in lots of other places. I don’t know about other European countries though.
Many thanks Rosemary! That’s wonderful. At least we can use it in France. Best wishes, Pamela