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Soon after moving to France I learnt this expression. Impossible is not a French word. An English equivalent might be. Where there is a will there is a way. I would have loved to have seen this as it happened. Scratching of heads, shrugging of shoulders….and push! 😉 Thanks to Ou va le monde on … READ MORE

Impossible is not a French word. ASmileADay #103

My afternoon trip to the boulangerie. A simple white box. Even though I knew what was inside, the stark contrast was worth sharing, I thought. Et voila! A burst of summer colour in December. ASmileADay #102

A burst of summer colour in December

Saw this outside a beauty salon in Vence, France. No need to read French with this image. Clearly anyone hating the idea of needles into their visage -as in Botox- will love whatever else they have to offer. Meanwhile I will settle for laughter lines…

Hate the idea of Botox? ASmileADay #101

Hi-tech doorbell in medieval French village. See the string and horizontal piece of driftwood in the top right hand corner of the photo. Pull on that.   And it goes all the way up to the top of this four story building. Ding dong, merrily on high 😉  

Ding dong merrily on high.France ASmileADay #100

How much is that doggy outside the window? No waggily tail and he may think his name is Les… But when all else fails it is good to chuckle. No? ASmileADay #99

How much is that doggy…AsmileADay#99

This image of the comet landing is borrowed from BBC World News. Wednesday 12th November 2014. But sorry to say guys, here is where it landed in August 2014. See how the little boy looks up in wonderment…  

#CometLanding  ASmileADay #98

ASmileADay #97 Here are some local doggy doos or don’ts?! Don’t think this needs translation… It is obvious that French dogs sit on the loo reading a book… Much more civilised… 😉

Doggy doo. French style.

C’mon Ernie, wake -up! You have had your afternoon siesta.     Okay, Bert. Let’s go and see what Helen is up to! And you all thought I lived on my own. Ha!!

A little Monday madness…ASmileADay #96