tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post9216478680203100961..comments2024-01-12T00:27:19.973+01:00Comments on du Jour: He Who Hesitates...Still Has To Do It EventuallyDelana@dujourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-5070484776825943382012-09-03T23:21:23.941+02:002012-09-03T23:21:23.941+02:00Hurrah you're back. Like the last poster I wo...Hurrah you're back. Like the last poster I wondered if your French adventure had come to an end. So glad it hasn't. I love reading your blog & I really admire your attitude to life - & your skills with power tools! triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15599458436975342974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-5324218587485024822012-09-01T12:47:52.998+02:002012-09-01T12:47:52.998+02:00good to see you're back. thought you might hav...good to see you're back. thought you might have had a change of heart and decided to stay in the states.i really can relate to the storage part of your trip.once it's dealt with life gets lighter doesn't it?neki desuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780249422205001288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-787000085474804602012-09-01T12:43:23.101+02:002012-09-01T12:43:23.101+02:00good to see you're back.
thought you had had a...good to see you're back.<br />thought you had had a change of heart and had decided to stay in the states.<br />neki desuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780249422205001288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-68185998103819689342012-08-29T23:27:27.738+02:002012-08-29T23:27:27.738+02:00Hi there! I have been packing up my things after ...Hi there! I have been packing up my things after spending 2 months back at our place here in the Cevennes, and on a whim, I thought I would check your blog out. You have been busy while I have been in Amsterdam...so glad to know you have had some hiccups (pauses? breaks?) in writing too. Mine has taken a backseat to city life, then I figured okay, I will write about my travels. But the last post is about Brussels, and I have since been to Copenhagen, India, San Sebastian...<br /><br />You might like to claim you are a procrastinator, but the story you just told of your US trip gives you away: you are a go-getter, no matter what you might imagine! Chapeau--and I hope you continue to enjoy the rest of the summer!!Tammyhttp://www.laviecevenole.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-26113278422804250012012-08-27T18:22:05.948+02:002012-08-27T18:22:05.948+02:00Wow Delana- what an action packed summer! Welcome ...Wow Delana- what an action packed summer! Welcome back to the Old World!!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049052238547572694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-29301834764139022702012-08-27T01:23:24.179+02:002012-08-27T01:23:24.179+02:00Seems like we've both been taking a hiatus fro...Seems like we've both been taking a hiatus from the blog-o-sphere. I don't blame you for wanting to get back to Provence. Who wouldn't prefer siestas and long dinners to cleaning black mold? Yikes! Glad you're back exactly where you belong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-25312609145552855132012-08-26T12:40:17.153+02:002012-08-26T12:40:17.153+02:00Welcome back to the Blogging world. I was wonderi...Welcome back to the Blogging world. I was wondering what happened to you. I love reading your blog because it is conformation to me that I am not the ONLY nutty single woman over 50 out here. I just turned 55 two weeks ago. Deep down I don't really think we are nuts. It is perfectly natural to live your dreams. <br /><br />I had all of my furniture in storage for several months until I could get my Victorian brownstone in habitable condition. It was sitting empty and boarded up for 12 years before I came along and bought her at a tax foreclosure auction. I rented a room in a B&B around the corner. I had sold my first house which was in another county. It was fun at first but after several months I got tired of living out of a suitcase and having most of everything I owned packed into 3 storage units. It was a relief to get everything out of storage and be in my own living space again. When I unpacked the storage units I discovered that much of the "stuff" I didn't want anymore. I decluttered a lot and now live minimally. Collar City Brownstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263975908686070121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-38124690022818456182012-08-26T02:13:05.221+02:002012-08-26T02:13:05.221+02:00Congrats on going for your dream.
We dream of l...Congrats on going for your dream. <br /><br />We dream of living in France for a year when I retire in 22 months. Art and Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070124859845536964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-47847758802435621312012-08-25T16:12:01.938+02:002012-08-25T16:12:01.938+02:00So glad to read another post, D. Gosh, it amazes m...So glad to read another post, D. Gosh, it amazes me where you get your courage from . . .fear seems to rule my life. I want to get rid of everything and come live next door to you! Seriously, every time I go through a closet I repeat the same words to all the clutter as I make my piles of giveaways, "This is not coming with me when I move to the south of France". I know, I sound crazy.<br />Right now, I am moving my daughter to college. Life goes on, so many changes. Great post, thanks.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913958296981829141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-53762639493712744592012-08-23T15:38:21.814+02:002012-08-23T15:38:21.814+02:00Bless your heart, Blandina. It's so nice to be...Bless your heart, Blandina. It's so nice to be worried about. Well, honey…you've faced every challenge so far. With grace. This is just another and it will be good as well. xoxoDelana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-42285792888685338582012-08-23T15:37:03.252+02:002012-08-23T15:37:03.252+02:00Oh man, Kit…that's all I need…a new layer. I&#...Oh man, Kit…that's all I need…a new layer. I'm trying to shed!Delana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-33272916317982607722012-08-23T15:36:30.393+02:002012-08-23T15:36:30.393+02:00Thank you Aidan. I am now busily trying to catch u...Thank you Aidan. I am now busily trying to catch up on the tan and the rose thing. I'm doing a pretty damned good job!Delana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-12434064153184417062012-08-23T15:35:39.878+02:002012-08-23T15:35:39.878+02:00Thank you. Arghhh…basements. I used to just close ...Thank you. Arghhh…basements. I used to just close the door and try to forget about it.Delana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-87888223199753846842012-08-23T15:34:06.314+02:002012-08-23T15:34:06.314+02:00Yes Kirsty, you can say "home. It's coole...Yes Kirsty, you can say "home. It's cooler in the tower than the apartment and will be even better now that I've been told I can have extra cocktails. bisousDelana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-13241171522986418312012-08-23T15:33:05.080+02:002012-08-23T15:33:05.080+02:00Thanks Sara. I can't seem to do anything now b...Thanks Sara. I can't seem to do anything now because of this heat. Yes, we'll see each other soon.Delana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-38809710653183054522012-08-23T15:32:14.384+02:002012-08-23T15:32:14.384+02:00Well, Mr. Terry! I'm so pleased to have you he...Well, Mr. Terry! I'm so pleased to have you here. I get such a kick out of reading your comments on other blogs and I'm looking forward to a little of that here! Hey, I'm lazy too…I promise. If I wasn't, I'd be still working my 9-5, keeping up a house and volunteering for everything. I ran away to be a little lazy!Delana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-56458081955346580032012-08-23T15:30:01.327+02:002012-08-23T15:30:01.327+02:00Yup, Paulita. Us oldsters gotta kick a little ass ...Yup, Paulita. Us oldsters gotta kick a little ass too now and then. My laurels are already anxious to buy another house, however!Delana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-33439662622446870952012-08-23T15:29:06.683+02:002012-08-23T15:29:06.683+02:00Well, thank you so much but it's not really br...Well, thank you so much but it's not really bravery. I consider it, for me, more of a necessity for a good life. But right now you're building a beautiful house surrounded by beautiful things and there is a place in life for that as well. Thank you so much for visiting my blog.Delana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-74130085444266028532012-08-23T15:25:56.217+02:002012-08-23T15:25:56.217+02:00It takes more courage to right a (4) books. It is ...It takes more courage to right a (4) books. It is I that am in awe, SherrieDelana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-43792454783855078852012-08-23T15:25:05.147+02:002012-08-23T15:25:05.147+02:00Hey Fly! "Secure" would be a strong word...Hey Fly! "Secure" would be a strong word but it's the beginning. You're right, one can never say die.Delana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-87135166276856478922012-08-23T15:24:09.369+02:002012-08-23T15:24:09.369+02:00Not courageous Franka. Probably just a procrastina...Not courageous Franka. Probably just a procrastinator! Welcome to my blog.Delana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-71787015833667088432012-08-22T18:26:20.844+02:002012-08-22T18:26:20.844+02:00It is so nice to see you back and read your post, ...It is so nice to see you back and read your post, I really missed you and was truly worried at a certain moment about your disappearance. <br />You have certainly been busy, I love what you did with your belongings, I should be doing the same thing pretty soon. And I have to send off my last daughter to England in 2 weeks time... a new challenge for me.<br />blandina https://www.blogger.com/profile/00116066798221969471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-75010376251457804602012-08-22T01:37:57.242+02:002012-08-22T01:37:57.242+02:00Bonjour Delana! whew what a summer! sounds like yo...Bonjour Delana! whew what a summer! sounds like you grew a new layer of yourself! felicitations!<br /><br />xo<br /><br />Kit*Chic Provence*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06520485138167646348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-82210099795573264142012-08-21T21:34:59.577+02:002012-08-21T21:34:59.577+02:00Oh, how I missed you Delana! And I am so impressed...Oh, how I missed you Delana! And I am so impressed with all you did in the space of a summer. In the time that I got way too tan (American doctors would cringe) and drank too much pink wine (again with the American doctors) you managed to rid yourself of all the precious things (relief), give a motherly send off to your baby and have the foresight to buy and ready a house for profit. I can't wait to see you again soon.<br />Welcome home. Wherever that is. <br />Bisous, Aidan xoAidanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518167933001080635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-6066905942452662452012-08-21T21:34:26.891+02:002012-08-21T21:34:26.891+02:00Yay! So glad you're back to posting! And I kno...Yay! So glad you're back to posting! And I know what you mean about the 'things' weighing you down- every time I look around my basement I wonder how I can possibly move when I have so much stuff to deal with. Congrats on taking the bull by the horns and dealing with it- you've inspired me!SEnoreply@blogger.com