AnnieP

@AnnieP (24)

Age 70

Joined myLot 18 years ago

Bliss

Discussions (11)

AnnieP's Discussions

Well I am trying to learn French

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 13 Apr 08

I started conversational French lessons about 18 months ago and it is hard going. Have you tried to learn a new language? What helped you to succeed? Did you give up? I will keep on trying as I want to retire to France I just hope...

french lessons

learn french

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Purple Hat

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 13 Apr 08

There is a poem in which the elderly lady looking back at her life says she wishes she had worn her purple hat more. In other words not bothered about how other people saw her but just got on with her life. This is my idiom now I...

growing old gracefully

There are so many scams

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 13 Apr 08

I want to retire early and move to France but in order to do this I need some form of income. I would like to work from home on some form of internet project I don't mind hard work and I have skills so why is it so difficult to...

internet jobs

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Dolphin experience

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 13 Apr 08

I did this in Cuba a few years ago it was everything people say it is the dolphins were so friendly and strong! Only thing putting me off was the lagoon they were in was a bit cloudy so I was unsure what else might be in the...

dolphin experience

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Am I too old?

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 13 Apr 08

Turning 50 I received a voucher for a tatoo. Oh my god I thought I would really like to do this. Somewhere discrete of course but am I too old? What do you think? Have you had a tatoo later in life?

wrinkles and tatoos

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Where has it gone?

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 12 Apr 08

Not so long ago I was proud to live in England. We live in a small northern town which had a thriving community, a local market,cosy pubs, a butchers, bakers etc. People said hello as you passed them in the street. Sounds idilic...

an england lost

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Good food, wine and clear blue skies. Where do you want to wake up tomorrow?

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 12 Apr 08

We bought our house in south west France last year and although we do not live there full time yet, we visit at every opportunity. The sheer pleasure of waking every morning to nothing but birdsong. Walking down to the village to...

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How much do you love your car?

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 12 Apr 08

I am spending the afternoon waiting to go and pick up my beloved MG. The head gasket blew last week I knew it would everyone warned me. "Get rid of it they are nothing but trouble" but how could I? When the sun shines and I take...

Smelly Cheese

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 12 Apr 08

I love cheese the smellier the better. What could be nicer than a nice glass of wine and a plate of wonderful smelly cheese a few grapes and biscuits or crusty french bread. The French eat the cheese course before the desert. What...

french bread

smelly cheese

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How big is a glass of wine?

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 12 Apr 08

I have a glass that holds a whole bottle. Great if you are too lazy to keep pouring, but the UK government today are trying to make pubs sell wine in smaller measures again. At the moment when you order a glass you at least get a...

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When can you afford to retire?

AnnieP @AnnieP (24) 12 Apr 08

When I hit the big 50 I thought now is the time I should think about setting a date to retire. After all who wants to spend all their life working just to retire for a few years and then end up dead or worse suffer such ill health...

retire and live