Up date of November 4, 2014
I have just kept informed by her daughter Englishjuls( https://www.facebook.com/julie.essex1?fref=ts )that our xanga friend MSB, Marie Burke passed away last night .
This is of course a huge loss for her family but also for all of her Xanga friends such me.
MSB (Marie Burke) enjoying a visit in Amiens and the boating on a canal in June 2005
She is sat at my side and behind are her daughter Englishjuls and her husband John.
RIP Marie
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October 27 , 2014
I remember my departed Xangafriends
At the approach of All Saints Day ( November first), we use in France to think especially of the defuncts and flourish their graves
A l' approche de la Toussaint, je me souviens de mes amis de Xanga décédés.
If I missed some, please tell me with the name and date .
Barb , 2003
Wickgal december 2003
Carrot-red , 2005
lordpineapple ( Terry ),aka more-than – just-crab 2005 ( link still working)
lkhend , 2005
camping diva , 2007
tooty 2007 ( link still working)
Riddiger 2008 ( link still working )
LolaMC, she is gone after 2007 see her daughter alice ‘ site: http://alice.xanga.com/570685188/moms-birthday/
the little Julian, leayellowrose ’s son ) 2008
Bruce ( Nanny‘s husband ), 2009 ( click on Nanny )
jstickmann December 2009
Wissh ’s son 2010
BLB ‘son 2010 ( click on BLB )
mountaingirl 2010
sunnyron 2010
MommaRose 2011 link still working
BuffysMom 2011 ( formerly coalminersdaughter) link still working
Mamselle ' s husband Mike 2013 https://www.facebook.com/mamselle?fref=ts
Banyuls 2014 click on yulberto (his new name on WordPress)
Marie Burke 3 Novembre 2014
Portia ( Marj Busby ) 8 Janvier 2015
John Childress ( Inciteful ) February 2015
No news from papaoma since June 2010 and from jassmine since March 2011 and they were seriously ill ? Who has news from them?
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Here is one of my ancient entries from June 2004 with the 115 comments ( some are from the departed above ).
Voici une de mes anciennes entrées de Juin 2004 avec les 115 commentaires ( dont quelques uns des défunts ci - dessus)
June 29, 2004
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Le moulin à vent
The windmill
English version after the picture
Je me demande pourquoi je suis attiré par les moulins à vent et particulièrement par ceux construits en pierre . Peut – être parce que je n ‘ ai toujours vu que des murs en ruines , restes de ces moulins d ‘ autrefois . Les moulins à vent étaient nombreux et couvraient tout notre territoire . Quelqu ‘un me demandait ce qui me fascinait . Beaucoup de choses , y compris les moulins à vent !!
Un de ces moulins en pierre a été rénové complètement ( y compris le mécanisme à l ‘ intérieur ) à Eaucourt un village situé à 40 km d ‘ Amiens , le ville où je vis . J ‘ ai fait le déplacement exprès pour le photographier . Malheureusement les ailes ne tournaient pas ce jour là . La toile rouge était repliée comme les voiles d ‘un navire au repos . Cependant j ‘ ai enfin pu voir un de ces moulins .
Autrefois le meunier habitait dans son moulin . La partie supérieure est un toit tournant en bois qu ‘on bouge avec une grosse poutre actionnée par un treuil à main de façon à placer les ailes face au vent .
Ce moulin est le témoin d ‘ une époque révolue , le temps des ” lampes à huile et de la marine à voile ” comme disait le Général de Gaulle . Mais la seule énergie utilisée était le vent . Ou l ‘ eau pour les moulins à eau ! Il n’ y avait pas de pollution en ce temps – là , un temps qui dura .des siècles .
Ah ! Meunier , que ta farine de blé était belle et que le pain fleurait bon !
Le moulin à vent d ‘ Eaucourt Eaucourt windmill Photo taken by Michel Fauquet April 2004I wonder why I am attracted by the windmills and especially by those built with stones . Perhaps , because I always seen only walls in ruins of those windmills of the past . The windmills were numerous and were scattered over all our region . Someone asked me what fascinates me .: many things including the windmills !!
One of those windmills has been entirely renovated ( including the mechanism inside ) in Eaucourt , a village situated to 40 km from Amiens , the town where I live . I drove especially to Eaucourt to picture the windmill . Unfortunatly on this day the sails were not rotating. The red sailclothe was folded like the sails of a sailing boat at rest . However I could see one of those windmills at last !
In the past the miller lived in his mill with his family . The upper part is a revolving roof in wood that one moves with a balk winched at hands in order to put the sails in front of the wind .
This mill is the witness of a disappeared time , the ” oil lamp and sailing boats time ‘ as the General de Gaulle said . But the only one energy used was the wind . Or the water for the watermills . There was not pollution at this time , a time that lasts over centuries .
Ah ! Miller , yes indeed , your weathen flour was good and the bread was fragrant !
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