Archive for: June 2007

June 29, 2007

Selling your house in France and French estate agents

Filed under: Diary, twiku - 29 Jun 2007

I have written about this before, but a recent letter from an owner asking why there had been no interest in their property prompted me to write this reply…

Hi,

Your situation is a good example of the problems with estate agencies …

June 27, 2007

Another day, another donut

Filed under: Diary - 27 Jun 2007

Now the days are getting shorter – I read on some blogs that the sun will be torn apart by the tidal influence of the planets in 2012 – I still cannot find someone to work with on some website …

June 26, 2007

A case of wine and a garland of onions

Filed under: twiku - 26 Jun 2007

After writing about our picnic on Sunday, I thought about the differences in social etiquette between France and the UK.

Last week some friends came round to say hello and to chat about life, the universe and anything – not a

June 20, 2007

Spinlets

Filed under: Diary, Techie Stuff, tools - 20 Jun 2007

I am always looking for better ways to share and deliver information spread all over my sites and from others I find – this is a test for Spinlets, an add-on to give the latest information from other communities …

June 19, 2007

A hot and humid day

Filed under: Diary, coast and country - 19 Jun 2007

Go to Twiku for opinion and Fruk for my diary.

It was a hot and humid day in the south of France – one day I promise I will start a note with “It was a dark and stormy …

June 18, 2007

Fractional Ownership in France and rentals

Filed under: twiku - 18 Jun 2007

For over a year now I have been working on the structure for a specialist Internet community for people wanting to buy Fractional Ownership property in France – as ever, delays and frustrations have hindered the work, but this is

A long time ago in a galaxy far away

Filed under: twiku - 18 Jun 2007

Many thanks to everyone who has written to me encouraging me to get the rentals site going again and for all the advice on Search Engine Optimisation.

I am treading water at present – waiting for something to come from the

June 17, 2007

As tomorrow glides into yesterday

Filed under: Diary - 17 Jun 2007

Writing a daily dairy about my activities would be very easy if I dared to really write down what I see and feel every day – some blogs seem to be just that, but I do not blelieve them.

Unless you …

June 16, 2007

Make my week – smile at a geek

Filed under: twiku - 16 Jun 2007

My last rant at geeks got some great comments from, geeks – they are irrepressable. All they said was kind, humerous and gentle – what can I say ?

If only the ones I have been exposed to were human

June 14, 2007

Compensation for Planning Blight

Filed under: twiku - 14 Jun 2007

If you buy your home for a great view, a quite neighbourhood or for local services, nice neighbours or low taxes – guess what will happen next !

I read somewhere, “The only thing certain in life is change” (Google says

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