tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3421045384531532039..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Bzzzzzz. Bzzzzzz.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70953133637675171992016-07-09T19:52:16.143+01:002016-07-09T19:52:16.143+01:00If you have any spare Bees Cro please send them in...If you have any spare Bees Cro please send them in my direction. My Runner Beans need pollinating. Tons of flowers but very few Beans developing this year. Marion x SUSSEXMOUSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03577376227998916866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68678633203639282522016-07-08T04:47:27.750+01:002016-07-08T04:47:27.750+01:00I throw myself in about three times a day. The wat...I throw myself in about three times a day. The water is 28 C; just perfect.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81474645941204972012016-07-08T04:46:19.010+01:002016-07-08T04:46:19.010+01:00Jan B (above) was complaining of the same things. ...Jan B (above) was complaining of the same things. It sounds as if Mother Nature cheated when she designed them.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7950907394813244012016-07-08T04:44:45.561+01:002016-07-08T04:44:45.561+01:00We haven't had to spray the bedroom yet this y...We haven't had to spray the bedroom yet this year; no doubt those pesky Mozzies will show-up before too long.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65816766405260831472016-07-08T04:43:27.543+01:002016-07-08T04:43:27.543+01:00I could never have equalled my lifestyle had I sta...I could never have equalled my lifestyle had I stayed in Blighty. It's a beautiful part of the world.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37302058979733147192016-07-08T04:42:08.831+01:002016-07-08T04:42:08.831+01:00We have some rain forecast for next week, but I sh...We have some rain forecast for next week, but I shan't mind; it's getting very dry.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91743554539037219832016-07-08T01:04:20.903+01:002016-07-08T01:04:20.903+01:00Good analogy! In winter however,no bugs that bite,...Good analogy! In winter however,no bugs that bite,nice temperatures/open windows and no snow! Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792206979656707142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5341596655339632192016-07-08T00:10:05.689+01:002016-07-08T00:10:05.689+01:00It's suddenly summer here, with lots of humidi...It's suddenly summer here, with lots of humidity to boot. I need to buy one more window screen in order to give more encouragement to the cross ventilation of this apartment, without encouraging mosquitoes. On the list for tomorrow.<br /><br />Lucky you to have a studio with a view of your pool! I am not envious, just observant.<br /><br />Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25967668085780228382016-07-07T22:55:23.403+01:002016-07-07T22:55:23.403+01:00Summertime, and the living is easy - except when y...Summertime, and the living is easy - except when you have to keep swatting bugs. We have 'no-see-ums'. They are super tiny bugs that leave a big itchy bite.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58101782935894995772016-07-07T21:49:59.142+01:002016-07-07T21:49:59.142+01:00We leave all the windows open so the flies etc fly...We leave all the windows open so the flies etc fly out, but go up and spray the bedroom about an hour before we go to bed as the mozzies can be really bad here.Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50728726940851218342016-07-07T18:39:35.456+01:002016-07-07T18:39:35.456+01:00Ha-ha, rest day. Cazals tomorrow I have been info...Ha-ha, rest day. Cazals tomorrow I have been informed. (I hate that goddam hill.)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8708369985407069152016-07-07T18:28:47.673+01:002016-07-07T18:28:47.673+01:00You sure live in a beautiful place. My wife and I ...You sure live in a beautiful place. My wife and I lived in Italy from 1982-1985. We used to drive to London twice a year and always took some time to enjoy France. My wife speaks French and has a degree from the University of Toulon (did I spell that right) so we always got along well there. I have to say, I envy you having settled there. You seem mighty content.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36903424373258271482016-07-07T18:08:35.797+01:002016-07-07T18:08:35.797+01:00Oh for a bit of that warm sunshine and some of tho...Oh for a bit of that warm sunshine and some of those lovely salad veg over here. You can keep the flies though.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1251741997470378662016-07-07T13:31:05.426+01:002016-07-07T13:31:05.426+01:00The killer is humidity, do you suffer from that or...The killer is humidity, do you suffer from that or is your heat of the dry variety ? Have to say I hate anything over 29 and actually think 18 - 20 is perfect ! Think I live in the wrong place though !Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10878076138757414572016-07-07T13:27:14.244+01:002016-07-07T13:27:14.244+01:00I was going to suggest screens too. Couldn't l...I was going to suggest screens too. Couldn't live without them here, what with mozzies and flies.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32750503652060826532016-07-07T12:28:28.982+01:002016-07-07T12:28:28.982+01:00I'm sitting in my studio overlooking the pool ...I'm sitting in my studio overlooking the pool and both the outside doors are wide open. Luckily (for the moment) there are no nasty bugs trying to bite me.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43602373380607847272016-07-07T12:26:55.396+01:002016-07-07T12:26:55.396+01:00Sounds like the Fort Knox solution. I visited the ...Sounds like the Fort Knox solution. I visited the Cayman Islands some time back, and it sounds very similar.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87460171664359144332016-07-07T12:23:33.579+01:002016-07-07T12:23:33.579+01:00I haven't been stung by anything for years, so...I haven't been stung by anything for years, so I may be exaggerating a bit. Usually a good plastic Fly Swatter does the trick. The worst place for Horse Flies is by the pool, and I'm not sure quite what one could do about that.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31573979713587160962016-07-07T11:52:00.703+01:002016-07-07T11:52:00.703+01:00I was about to say much the same as Margaret - lif...I was about to say much the same as Margaret - life would be hell in summer here in Oz without fly screens. Blow flies, house flies, mosquitoes and now our scourge, European wasps. I love windows and doors wide open but they MUST be screened. <br /><br />When my niece relocated to Canada, her partner couldn't understand her obsession with keeping doors and windows closed in summer. They don't have the same plagues there, as here.<br />Ninaschenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163770016423292034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6625518367151871102016-07-07T11:46:47.933+01:002016-07-07T11:46:47.933+01:00I would have to have screens. unfortunately here i...I would have to have screens. unfortunately here in Florida we have these nasty little "noseeums" that are so small they go right through screens and their bite causes an itchy welt....so we have glass doors and air conditioning in summer. Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792206979656707142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73012412263343647932016-07-07T10:15:30.344+01:002016-07-07T10:15:30.344+01:00Regarding insect invaders: here in Oz most windows...Regarding insect invaders: here in Oz most windows are fitted with fly screens of fine mesh. Life would be unbearable without them!Margaret Butterworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132595996801386452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58804652163695135042016-07-07T10:13:28.230+01:002016-07-07T10:13:28.230+01:00Late comment on Jam Factory: one of the things I r...Late comment on Jam Factory: one of the things I really enjoyed about my French "Pilgrimage" was the delicious selection of home made jams and preserves for breakfast in the GitesMargaret Butterworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132595996801386452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8216674691643944002016-07-07T10:13:24.747+01:002016-07-07T10:13:24.747+01:00We haven't been too troubled at nights yet, bu...We haven't been too troubled at nights yet, but in the daytime the Horse Flies are everywhere. As soon as the sun shines.....Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61316997055370653122016-07-07T09:49:44.821+01:002016-07-07T09:49:44.821+01:00We use the plug in insect killer thingies. Can'...We use the plug in insect killer thingies. Can't stand anything buzzing about in the bedroom overnight and these do prevent it even with open windows. The down side is dead flies on and around window sills. In homage to Wimbledon we are also using the electric tennis bat to fritz them.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17545309978050688072016-07-07T09:45:01.744+01:002016-07-07T09:45:01.744+01:00Our French TV has given up, so I'm having to w...Our French TV has given up, so I'm having to watch the tour on my laptop; not ideal.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com