On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:32:17 +0000, Sacha wrote:

However, on a visit to Normandy some years ago, a very chauvinistic
Frenchman practically adopted me because, among a crowd of English, I
was a Jersey woman and therefore almost Norman!

No almost about it, Sacha. When ever I'm asked in Britanny and Normandy
where I've come from I always add 'Normandie Libre' to 'Ilse de Jersey'
and it never fails to raise a smile. And I'm only an incomer

Whenever we have guests from England I point out to them that 'we' were
on the winning side in the battle of Hastings!

On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:32:17 +0000, Sacha wrote:

I think children have the option
of learning the language as an 'extra' now but I wonder how many bother.

Well, the Jerriais classes in the Eisteddfod seem to go from strength to
strength so don't give up hope yet!

On 2013-01-12 11:56:43 +0000, Derek Turner said:

On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:32:17 +0000, Sacha wrote:

However, on a visit to Normandy some years ago, a very chauvinistic
Frenchman practically adopted me because, among a crowd of English, I
was a Jersey woman and therefore almost Norman!

No almost about it, Sacha. When ever I'm asked in Britanny and Normandy
where I've come from I always add 'Normandie Libre' to 'Ilse de Jersey'
and it never fails to raise a smile. And I'm only an incomer

Whenever we have guests from England I point out to them that 'we' were
on the winning side in the battle of Hastings!

La Reine Notre Duc! Yes, I know it's not 'official' but plenty of
older Jersey people stick with it!
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On 2013-01-12 11:58:59 +0000, Derek Turner said:

On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:32:17 +0000, Sacha wrote:

I think children have the option
of learning the language as an 'extra' now but I wonder how many bother.

Well, the Jerriais classes in the Eisteddfod seem to go from strength to
strength so don't give up hope yet!

They've always had those but I'm not sure it really demonstrates the
language is what anyone would consider a 'living language'. Does the
JEP still have a weekly column in Jersey French? George d'la Forge did
it in my day but it may have disappeared now.
You know when we start discussing obscure languages etc. that it's time
the weather improves so that we can garden instead!! ;-)
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:33:32 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 2013-01-11 16:49:02 +0000, Bill Grey said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2013-01-11 13:34:53 +0000, Ophelia said:

"Spider" wrote in message
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Hope you're having a lovely, if chilly, birthday. Keep warm and drink
lots of tea .. and maybe a hot toddy tonight. Brrr it's cold here.

Happy Birthday from me too. Have a lovely and a great year
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Many, many thanks to everyone! Goodness, if this isn't a good year
after all this kindness, there is no justice in this world - and a
Jersey greeting too from Derek - how nostalgic. Thank you all so much!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

Oops! I seem to have missed this opportunity to wish you a very happy
birthday.

Bill

Thank you, Bill and again so many thanks to everyone. It's very very
kind of you.
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Happy belated birthday!

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On 2013-01-13 10:05:40 +0000, mogga said:

On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:33:32 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 2013-01-11 16:49:02 +0000, Bill Grey said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2013-01-11 13:34:53 +0000, Ophelia said:

"Spider" wrote in message
...
Hope you're having a lovely, if chilly, birthday. Keep warm and drink
lots of tea .. and maybe a hot toddy tonight. Brrr it's cold here.

Happy Birthday from me too. Have a lovely and a great year
--

Many, many thanks to everyone! Goodness, if this isn't a good year
after all this kindness, there is no justice in this world - and a
Jersey greeting too from Derek - how nostalgic. Thank you all so much!
--
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

Oops! I seem to have missed this opportunity to wish you a very happy
birthday.

Bill

Thank you, Bill and again so many thanks to everyone. It's very very
kind of you.
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Happy belated birthday!

Thank you so much!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 14/01/2013 10:42, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-01-11 19:28:48 +0000, David Hill said:

On 11/01/2013 17:33, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-01-11 16:49:02 +0000, Bill Grey said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2013-01-11 13:34:53 +0000, Ophelia said:

"Spider" wrote in message
...
Hope you're having a lovely, if chilly, birthday. Keep warm and
drink lots of tea .. and maybe a hot toddy tonight. Brrr it's cold
here.

Happy Birthday from me too. Have a lovely and a great year
--

Many, many thanks to everyone! Goodness, if this isn't a good year
after all this kindness, there is no justice in this world - and a
Jersey greeting too from Derek - how nostalgic. Thank you all so much!
--
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

Oops! I seem to have missed this opportunity to wish you a very happy
birthday.

Bill

Thank you, Bill and again so many thanks to everyone. It's very very
kind of you.

And an even more belated greeting form us Sacha.
Hoe you and Ray are now over your "Cold", and are ready to face the
coming Spring.
David and Jay,

Thanks so much to you both.
We're pretty much over it but it was a nasty virus and the cough still
lingers a bit. If it's what you and Jay caught when you were down here,
you were quite right about it taking a long time to go for good! I hope
you're both shot of it, too. Loads of people have had it and all say the
same, unfortunately.
We are both left with the cough Sacha, not as bad as it was but still
annoying.

On 2013-01-14 14:30:37 +0000, David Hill said:

On 14/01/2013 10:42, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-01-11 19:28:48 +0000, David Hill said:
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And an even more belated greeting form us Sacha.
Hoe you and Ray are now over your "Cold", and are ready to face the
coming Spring.
David and Jay,

Thanks so much to you both.
We're pretty much over it but it was a nasty virus and the cough still
lingers a bit. If it's what you and Jay caught when you were down here,
you were quite right about it taking a long time to go for good! I hope
you're both shot of it, too. Loads of people have had it and all say the
same, unfortunately.
We are both left with the cough Sacha, not as bad as it was but still annoying.

Annoying is right! As with so many of these things, it's worse at
night, just as we're dropping off to sleep!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk