Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Jersey Trip
Saint Yves
Caroline got back late from her enjoyable trip to Jersey with the 36, 8-10 year old children. As the principal/only translator she was exhausted. The children really enjoyed themselves and really wanted to spend their Pounds instead of the Euro. Most of the boys bought whoopee cushions and the girls bought ornaments ! They were all desperate to practise their English and so were saying hello to everyone as they walked down the promenade. It's normal for French children to say bonjour to everyone, but I think the people on Jersey found it a little overwhelming.
Fitted the Garde de Corps I made yesterday with the woodworking machines I inherited from my Father. Adds a bit of extra security. The window in the picture was replaced in the winter because the old one did not open, so now it needs a safety barrier for small children.
Opps, Mistake with my entry from yesterday about Permis de Construire. Caroline read it with her better French and it actually said there was a delay from the normal limit of 2 months, to 3 months. Bad translation !
Lovely weather today, so we spent the afternoon with the kids at a beach between St. Malo and Cancale. Considering tomorrow is a bank holiday (Ascension), with the likelihood that most people with take a pont on Friday, it was very quiet. I think quite a few people might be going away for a long weekend.
In a past life, before escaping the UK to run gites, I was an I.T. Consultant. A colleague of mine who I spent many happy hours programming with, is in the process of writing a book about Spam, and more specifically the product Spam Assassin. I have been sent the chapters as they are completed as one of the reviewers of the book. It's been a pleasure to review and from what I have seen so far it is an excellent book. It's also nice to keep in touch with I.T. You can read more about The Spam Assassin Book here.
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Jersey Trip
