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Powwow: near Toulouse - France | Thank you for a great day

Leïla Fressy-Parvin — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:29:22 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Leïla Fressy-Parvin
Post title: Thank you for a great day

It was a pleasure to meet again people we knew and to welcome the others. We really had a great time, Quentin enjoyed shooting the weir twice (thank you Rod), I guess Anna-Lena would have liked to do the same !

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | thank you too!

Rod Darby (X) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:07:59 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Rod Darby (X)
Post title: thank you too!

well, it seems we all had fun.
After having spent yesterday and today de-blocking the sink, washing up, taking down the pavilion, moving the garden furniture, carrying the rubbish down the hill and up the other side to the poubelles, and - ah, yes, after knocking over 3,000 words of rejoinder in a patent case (Rod) and 6,000 words of a freelance quiz-show anchorperson contract (Jowita) - we are feeling slightly in need of “un petit rouge” or two!
It was lovely. I guess the canoeing trip widened some horizons - mine included! It is really very satisfying when you realise that expectations have been well and truly exceeded. “Help in unexpected places”, to quote J. R. R. Tolkien, a most delightful man who was still teaching at Oxford when I was there, and who came to drink tea with us at Pusey House and read from his (then) new book of poems…
But I digress. We really enjoyed having you all here, each and every one, and we “hope some day you’ll join us” … for another AGM “sur” La Brunié!

P.S. but, in the meantime, let’s party, party, party “sur Toulouse”, hey?
P.P.S. at least we now know where Mirjana and her friend got to (and we ate your share of the food!)
P.P.P.S. please wait with the photos until I contact Jasper: he’s a great photographer and we only have 12…

eh ben, paraît que tout le monde s’est amusé, putain con quoi ?
Après avoir passé hier et aujourd’hui à déboucher l’évier, faire la vaisselle, démonter le pavillon, bouger les meubles du jardin, porter les déchets en bas et en haut de l’autre côté vers les « rubbish bins » et – ah, oui, abattre 3.000 mots de réponse du défendeur dans un procès de brevet (Rod) et 6,000 mots de contrat pour une présentrice free-lance de quiz-show (Jowita) – nous avons tout petit besoin d’un « little red » ou deux.
C’était merveilleux. Ça fait vraiment du bien de constater que les attentes ont été carrément dépassées. « Aide dans des endroits où l’on ne l’attend pas » qu’aurait dit J. R. R. Tolkien, homme adorable qui a encore enseigné à Oxford quand j’étais là, et qui est venu boire du thé avec nous à Pusey House, et qui a lu dans son (à cette époque nouveau) livre de poèmes…
Mais j’ai tendance à faire une digression … Cela nous a fait vraiment un grand plaisir de vous accueillir ici, chacun(e) de vous, et nous « espérons que vous allez un jour nous rejoindre » … pour encore une « Assemblée Générale Annuelle » sur La Brunié.

PS mais en attendant, on va fêter, fêter, fêter sur Toulouse, putain con quoi ?
PPS tout au moins nous savons maintenant que sont devenus Mirjana et son ami (et nous avons mangé votre part de l’alimentation !)
PPPS veuillez attendre avec les photos que je joins Jasper : il est un photographe merveilleux et nous n’avons que 12…

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | Merci!

B D Finch — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:52:36 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: B D Finch
Post title: Merci!

A big thank you to Rod and Jowita. Sorry we arrived late. Having scrambled out of the Egout - oops, sorry: Agout, we came back to the pouring rain and it's currently raining so hard it's not even separate raindrops. But, the memory of canoeing started getting a rosy glow as soon as I got into the shower. It was nice to see everyone and I might see a couple of you again at the SFT meeting.

Thinking about having an autumn powwow in Foix with a walk in the hills to return the hospitality, so wax your walking boots.

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | Désolé

Mirjana Loncar — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:41:22 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Mirjana Loncar
Post title: Désolé

Bonjour,
malheureusement le jour du powwow ma voiture a tombé en panne. Donc, je n'ai pu pas venir. But I hope I'll be able to make it to a powwow later in the year!

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | Merci!

Lou SHEN — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:52:50 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Lou SHEN
Post title: Merci!

Merci beaucoup à Rod et à Jowita d'avoir organisé cette fantastique rencontre. Nous avons passé une très bonne journée grâce à tout le monde. Le repa était impeccable...je ne peux pas imaginer le travail derrier! J'espère vous revoir très bientôt.

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | Thank you!

Mina Yekta (X) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:40:51 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Mina Yekta (X)
Post title: Thank you!

A big thank you to Rod, Jowita and everyone else for their helpful advice! I really enjoyed meeting everyone and yes, I agree that the food was delicious. Hoping to see you all at the next powwow!

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | danke schon herr wasserbootfuhrer

Andy Piasecki — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:18:48 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Andy Piasecki
Post title: danke schon herr wasserbootfuhrer

Thanks to Rod and everybody for such an enjoyable Saturday. Only peer pressure got me to overcome sheer coweirdice and shoot the rapids - not naturally being an aquatic sort of person. I look forward to the next event.
Andy Piasecki

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | Merci beaucoup Rod et Jowita !

Antonia Tabakova — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:02:59 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Antonia Tabakova
Post title: Merci beaucoup Rod et Jowita !

C'était un grand plaisir pour Peter et moi de faire votre connaissane ainsi que de rencontrer tant de personnes intéressantes et sympathiques et ceci grâce à vous !
Merci pour votre accueil chaleureux !

J'espère que la prochaine fois il fera meilleur pour faire du canoë.

Looking forward to it !

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | Many thanks!

Susan Schneider — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:16:21 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Susan Schneider
Post title: Many thanks!

As ever, a real treat to see everyone again, meet new faces and enjoy Jowita's wonderful food. Many thanks Rod and Jowita for hosting the "AGM" again in beautiful La Brunié!

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | Thank you, Rod and Jowita

Attila Piróth — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:47:22 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Attila Piróth
Post title: Thank you, Rod and Jowita

It was a great Saturday afternoon, Marie-Laure enjoyed it very much, too. (She asked me whether you were planning horseback riding for next year.) Glad to have met some of last year\'s participants and new colleagues. And the food was delicious, thank you, Jowita!

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | Thank you very much!

Sunny Sky — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:38:22 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Sunny Sky
Post title: Thank you very much!

Thank you, Jowita and Rod, for this lovely meeting with lots of interesting and nice people and excellent catering. I enjoyed the canoe trip a lot, and Anna-Lena keeps asking me when we'll go on the next one... Although she still is a bit cross that I didn't let her shoot the weir!

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | What a nice afternoon!

Marianne Germain — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:19:14 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Marianne Germain
Post title: What a nice afternoon!

A big thank you to Rod and Jowita for organising this pow wow again. I had a great time, laughed a lot, managed to catch up with people I know and meet new ones and the food was delicious. So what more can one ask for? (Sunshine, who cares...)

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | me again (moi de nouveau?)

Rod Darby (X) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:28:29 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Rod Darby (X)
Post title: me again (moi de nouveau?)

@Caroline (Janzen Quigley) and Mathieu: very sorry to hear you won’t be joining us – but I guess it means work for you, and of course we all have some idea of what it’s like being a translator…

@Attila: of course – delighted to meet your wife too. We are up to 18 people in nine double canoes, all looking fairly certain, plus Antonia and Barbara deciding on the day.

@Leïla: I’m so glad you mentioned this, as I have absolutely nothing of that kind and we would have been in a mess if there had been an emergency. I suppose the beasties don’t like the way I taste.

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | my week-end is tombing à l'eau...

Mathieu Jacquet — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:13:20 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Mathieu Jacquet
Post title: my week-end is tombing à l'eau...

Rod, unfortunately it looks like I won't be able to make it on Saturday... (how can I still think it possible to easily squeeze 20000 words in three "normal" days...).
I'd have loved to "tomber à l'eau" stricto sensu from the canoe instead...
I hope it won't get you in trouble with your future neighbour! Have fun everyone, and see you at the next powwow.

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | 1 more paddler?

Attila Piróth — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:17:18 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Attila Piróth
Post title: 1 more paddler?

Hi Rod,
Hope it is not too late: I will come with my wife, so if it is still possible to add one more person to the paddler team please count on her, too. Attila

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | Info request

Caroline Janzen Quigley — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:47:52 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Caroline Janzen Quigley
Post title: Info request

Sadly I will now be unable to join what promises to be a great party; but it does give me another 12 months to hone my skills at 'boules'!. I look forward to next time, and wish you all a wonderful day.
Caroline

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | insect repellent /spray anti-insectes

Leïla Fressy-Parvin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:30:39 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Leïla Fressy-Parvin
Post title: insect repellent /spray anti-insectes

From last year experience, it might be usefull to put an insect repellent spay in your bag, and some cream if you get bitten anayway : La Brunié is deep in the country side, there are mosquitoes, horseflies and other stinging flying (or not) little animals.
Prévoyez un spray anti-insectes et de la crême en cas de piqûres ! La Brunié est en pleine campagne, il y a des moustiques, des taons et autres bestioles du même acabit.
Leïla

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | @Anne

Rod Darby (X) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:58:42 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Rod Darby (X)
Post title: @Anne

sorry to hear this, Anne. However, I see you are in Portet, so perhaps you'll feel tempted by the next powwow "sur Toulouse"

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | more from me

Rod Darby (X) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:47:27 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Rod Darby (X)
Post title: more from me

@Béatrice: merci de ta compréhension! J’en étais sûr, je me suis seulement rendu compte d’avoir fait semblance d’un certain chauvinisme linguistique qui est propre à nous « Brits ». La vérité se trouve certainement plutôt dans le coin « paresse » - sans invoquer le travail !

@Hsing-ju : perhaps I *was* just fishing for compliments…

@Joanne: I wuz wundering where you’d gotten to – very sorry to hear we sha’n’t be seeing Massimo, but I suppose you’ll do at a pinch ;-) (hope I abbreviated “shall not” properly)

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | Numbers

Joanne Nebbia — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:06:21 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Joanne Nebbia
Post title: Numbers

Sorry I didn't get back to you before Rod, planetary convergence or telecom? nothing is working at the moment like it should. Massimo can't come I'm afraid as he has a massive end of term gala to prepare for Sunday. Says he will be there next time. See you Saturday then.

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | @Rod

Lou SHEN — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:22:15 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Lou SHEN
Post title: @Rod

Oh stop saying that Rod! If your French is "affreux", then I don't dare to write neither in English nor in French anymore...

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | @Rod

Béatrice Noriega — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:59:46 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Béatrice Noriega
Post title: @Rod

Rod, merci de tes efforts pour parler français et permettre aux ''nuls en anglais'' comme moi d'y voir plus clair. Ceci dit je pense quand même avoir capté la majorité des contenus des mails ;-)
A samedi!

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | @Claire

Rod Darby (X) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:22:03 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Rod Darby (X)
Post title: @Claire

dommage! / Schade! /what a pity!
Just seen your "will attend" change - we'll miss you

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | Weather forecast

Sunny Sky — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:29:53 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Sunny Sky
Post title: Weather forecast

Saturday will be slightly cloudy and 21 degrees. Don't know whether this is reliable but will monitor and keep you updated.

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | cvoiturage & canoe

Antonia Tabakova — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:58:56 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Antonia Tabakova
Post title: cvoiturage & canoe

We have 2 places in our car, from Toulouse - rail station/Jean Jaures.
I am not sure to be able to stand the cold weather in a boat. Can we cancel il on Saturday or we have to do it now?
Antonia

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | One more paddler

Attila Piróth — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:13:08 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Attila Piróth
Post title: One more paddler

And two more hands for arranging the boats afterwards.

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | @Laure

Rod Darby (X) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:00:57 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Rod Darby (X)
Post title: @Laure

nous sommes désolé(e)s - mais peut-être la prochaine fois...

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | @Mathieu Co-voiturage

Sunny Sky — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:40:53 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Sunny Sky
Post title: @Mathieu Co-voiturage

Hi Mathieu,
I have one last place to offer in my car. We (my daughter and me plus Béatrice and Olaf) will start at 10 am at my place near place des Carmes. If you would like to join us, please send me an email.

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | let's paddle

Mathieu Jacquet — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:33:29 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Mathieu Jacquet
Post title: let's paddle

J'ai une voiture mais s'il y a des possibilités de covoiturer, je suis partant.
Et je suis également partant pour le canoe !
Je me plierai avec plaisir aux joies du rangement si vous avez besoin de quelques (deux en fait :o) ) bras en plus.

Powwow: near Toulouse - France | @Mathieu

Rod Darby (X) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:24:33 +0000

Forum: Powwows
Topic: Powwow: near Toulouse - France
Poster: Rod Darby (X)
Post title: @Mathieu

ravi de te revoir, Matheiu. As-tu besoin du co-voiturage? Est-ce que tu viens faire du canoë avec nous?