tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post1431861453094729773..comments2023-11-02T03:00:30.829-07:00Comments on Non, je ne regrette rien: an old family tradition ...Non Je Ne Regrette Rienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-69469392168818838812009-06-26T13:49:32.080-07:002009-06-26T13:49:32.080-07:00With a little help from Google's translation s...With a little help from Google's translation service, I now understand JY's reply. The ble' is for prosperity rather than luck. And his point is well taken - we are lucky we didn't burn up in the feu. Or as my former father-in-law used to say "every day above ground is a good one." Merci JY.Travel app reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025191155993153379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-81014620989885122892009-06-26T13:28:49.763-07:002009-06-26T13:28:49.763-07:00ok-gpops, where did my 1st response from this a.m....ok-gpops, where did my 1st response from this a.m. go? grrr.<br /><br />"le blé etais pour la monnaie, pas pour la chance. Mais je pense il à aidez-vous parce que vous n'etes pas mort de la feu!"<br /><br />so sayeth JY although this morning he dictated and I wrote. now it is from memory and probably poorly spelled. but hopefully you'll sort it out! :PNon Je Ne Regrette Rienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-72609147334463928992009-06-21T08:24:28.087-07:002009-06-21T08:24:28.087-07:00I'll have to recount the number of stalks we b...I'll have to recount the number of stalks we bundled up. May have f___'d up. Woke up at 3:00 this morning to see that the field was on fire! Had an impromptu gathering of 10 or so people for Father's Day get-together - the proud members of the Lyle volunteer fire department. Was this lucky? Maybe, cuz we didn't parish in a fire. Maybe not cuz some dumb bird seems to have shorted out a transformer to start the fire. Maybe, cuz we got the stupid fire out before it did much damage. Maybe not, cuz I was tromping through poison oak with the hose. Please ask JY if the bundle is working?Travel app reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025191155993153379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-34016163609981699302009-06-20T10:24:09.555-07:002009-06-20T10:24:09.555-07:00Crazy Old Europe superstitions. Now Bigfoot, that&...Crazy Old Europe superstitions. Now Bigfoot, that's real stuff.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-61215719136450640592009-06-20T00:37:03.839-07:002009-06-20T00:37:03.839-07:00ok, I'm really NOT trying to up my own comment...ok, I'm really NOT trying to up my own comment count. GPops, I changed the photo to the real magillacuddy (yeah, I just channeled my own gpop with that phrase) ... so you can see what we did. xxNon Je Ne Regrette Rienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-60381511592880869052009-06-19T21:22:04.844-07:002009-06-19T21:22:04.844-07:00pss! JY will love hearing that you embraced this ...pss! JY will love hearing that you embraced this tradition, I can't wait to tell him. He asks after you regularly!Non Je Ne Regrette Rienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-13234772540695532902009-06-19T21:20:56.996-07:002009-06-19T21:20:56.996-07:00ps-leave it up all year long till the next harvest...ps-leave it up all year long till the next harvest of your wheat on your land.Non Je Ne Regrette Rienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-53590850610124883682009-06-19T21:20:07.297-07:002009-06-19T21:20:07.297-07:00GP-the photo is just of wheat.
Snip 13 stalks (he...GP-the photo is just of wheat.<br /><br />Snip 13 stalks (he cut 2 bundles ... one for his house, one for mine). tie them up with a piece of the 'grass' that grows with the wheat plant and hang them above your door. I read a little further and this is definitely a long standing tradition in France and Italy ... an offering of sorts. bon chance!Non Je Ne Regrette Rienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-80276719922127452072009-06-19T19:48:52.463-07:002009-06-19T19:48:52.463-07:00I need a little help here. We could use a bit of t...I need a little help here. We could use a bit of that old world magic around here. I spotted some wheat growing in the pasture and am prepared to construct one of these mojo bundles. But please clarify one thing. The one in the photo has more than 13. Is it two bundles of 13? What did he use to tie it together?Travel app reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025191155993153379noreply@blogger.com