tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post2866505550972215143..comments2023-11-02T03:00:30.829-07:00Comments on Non, je ne regrette rien: farkle family sewing - just call me sparkle!Non Je Ne Regrette Rienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-24048641171095762092013-11-27T22:51:14.739-08:002013-11-27T22:51:14.739-08:00It was an awesome post to read. I enjoyed it thoro...It was an awesome post to read. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Keep rocking like this!<br />http://www.workathome.net/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-7671669624275564122010-02-25T10:10:38.036-08:002010-02-25T10:10:38.036-08:00hey kim- i dont know if you know, they changed the...hey kim- i dont know if you know, they changed the rule in december that you had to go to an eye doctor (impossible to get appointments). the eye glass store can now do it officially. you can just walk in to any optic 2000 or whatever store and have it done there and it's free (with the carte vital). you are entitled to one pair free per year so find a store that is doing buy one pair get one pair free like i did. my eyes get worse and worse each year. happy sewing!!Riana Lagardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109433903018201393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-72943489825358474822010-02-18T11:48:24.023-08:002010-02-18T11:48:24.023-08:00well, I do agree that the French are more heavily ...well, I do agree that the French are more heavily medicated than most...seems there is a tincture for anything...and loads of pharmacies to show the way. I have a need for progressive lenses...I find they work well for me. <br /><br />I'm not full on blind by any means...mostly a bit nearsighted but still beyond the support of readers. damn computers did this to me, I know it! lolNon Je Ne Regrette Rienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-78703695875152219322010-02-17T15:42:43.667-08:002010-02-17T15:42:43.667-08:00as someone who is resisting bi or even tri focals ...as someone who is resisting bi or even tri focals I appreciate the needle problem!<br /><br />I wear contact lenses and that prescription has stayed the same which is a little wierd.<br /><br />Trouble with the pharmacy glasses is that the lens in each eye is the same whilst my left eye is very bad and right one is only a little off.<br /><br />Have learnt to put glasses on a hard surface to stop me sitting on them!<br /><br />Wish I had the money (and the courage!) to have laser treatment.<br /><br />See signs in Paris for 1hr glasses but as its usually Johnny Halliday in the adverts I am always a little wary!<br /><br />I joke with my Parisien friends that they are all short sighted hypocondriacs as every other shop is a pharmacy or opticians!Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691226752954091900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-40513895804527602722010-02-17T00:48:47.749-08:002010-02-17T00:48:47.749-08:00Tish, thanks for the visit! and the kind words......Tish, thanks for the visit! and the kind words...all in all, I'm very content with my life...it took forever to get my courage up and it is still a bit rocky from time to time...but worth every shudder! <br /><br />I'll have to return the favor and check out your doings...à bientôt..Non Je Ne Regrette Rienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-82562877776734088302010-02-16T05:23:12.464-08:002010-02-16T05:23:12.464-08:00I see you here and there and have never visited. N...I see you here and there and have never visited. Now that's over.<br /><br />Off subject, but here goes: I have the most respect for those who reinvent themselves, who have the courage to dare. Bravo, bravo for you.<br /><br />You're very funny btw, so refreshing. You sound like you're happy here. <br /><br />I shall now follow along to see how things are going in your life.<br /><br />Warm regards,<br />TishTish Jetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865177127050648489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-5243891065109102682010-02-16T03:41:10.976-08:002010-02-16T03:41:10.976-08:00rosie~ not sure I like the thought of that!
fly~I...rosie~ not sure I like the thought of that!<br /><br />fly~I thought I had an old pair of readers somewhere but can't find them either..ha, but I was surprised about the app't ... when everyone came back from holidays in Jan and I reached an opthalmologiste, I was offered a February app't (about 4 weeks out...) but because I wasn't sure if I'd be travelling I opted for March. <br /><br />Paulita~welcome! no...not the same as the Walgreen's experience here! ha...and as far as the kitty litter goes...yep, I was thinking of beans or rice..but hey ... I EAT that and hate to waste food of any kind! turning into a miser here...so decided to try the kitty litter. I would have recycled the sand from my garden but it is winter wet... :-)Non Je Ne Regrette Rienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-91417039388669742642010-02-16T02:30:08.881-08:002010-02-16T02:30:08.881-08:00Don't they have reading glasses on display in ...Don't they have reading glasses on display in all the pharmacies like they do here in the States? Ah, well. They probably don't work that well anyway. I love that you filled the draft stopper with kitty litter. Ingenious!Paulitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02611117766982930997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-667683007251520182010-02-15T05:44:41.115-08:002010-02-15T05:44:41.115-08:00Sympathise with the spectacle problem...I broke my...Sympathise with the spectacle problem...I broke my best pair by sitting on them when they were in my pocket on the Eurostar...two other pairs of cheapo spectacles have fallen apart at the same moment, so I'm down to my scratched computer spectacles...which of course are now never by the computer.<br />Appointments round here are up to six months....mother will send me some more cheapos over from the U.K.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-49725518405854492692010-02-14T12:24:07.659-08:002010-02-14T12:24:07.659-08:00a friend told me that as you get older, the fluid ...a friend told me that as you get older, the fluid in your eyes turns to the colour of tea, which must be why I need theatrical spotlights to see anything close theses days...I should get sewing while you still can...Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211663940952195703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-29440345865217283802010-02-14T01:20:59.653-08:002010-02-14T01:20:59.653-08:00pliers~ c'est vraie!pliers~ c'est vraie!Non Je Ne Regrette Rienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-69038658943201791972010-02-14T01:20:35.944-08:002010-02-14T01:20:35.944-08:00soft~ its a good thing I'm not blind as a bat ...soft~ its a good thing I'm not blind as a bat sans lunettes or I'd be in real trouble.<br /><br />kathleen~I had the same problem, my thread kept breaking. I adjusted the tension from "muscle memory", as it was too tiresome to contemplate transating the guide! xxNon Je Ne Regrette Rienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-30312576865434972422010-02-13T20:48:17.958-08:002010-02-13T20:48:17.958-08:00Ah, yes, the eyes.
I always tell the young woman ...Ah, yes, the eyes.<br /><br />I always tell the young woman who does my eyebrows, "You know, you could get rich just doing the eyebrows of 'women of a certain age' who can no longer see to do their eyebrows without their glasses and with their glasses cannot see their eyebrows to do them!"<br /><br />You have my admiration and atta girls to spare!The Pliershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09877106616685886293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-90790641667752558802010-02-13T08:20:25.752-08:002010-02-13T08:20:25.752-08:00I just went through this same experience... the ol...I just went through this same experience... the old sewing machine in our guest room in Lyle was finally opened up and it took me at least 30 minutes to thread it and then another to thread the bobbin... I obviously didn't do it correctly because my stitches came out all uneven and it wadded up the material something fierce... I passed by a Sear's the other day, walked in just to see what sewing machines look like and was shocked to see the new technology... my machine is about 100 yrs. old but it's in a gorgeous cabinet and it's black with gold trim that says "White", written in lovely, old script (how could I resist when I found it at the antique store?). Of course, that manufacturer went out of business eons ago...as for my eyes.. well, that's another story!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676488462892655302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866784164489453011.post-2360097581101186812010-02-13T03:32:32.544-08:002010-02-13T03:32:32.544-08:00Oh Kim I wish I was just around the corner and cou...Oh Kim I wish I was just around the corner and could pop by and help you out. Although saying that I do still need my 17 yr old to thread the needle for me! I can send you some cheapie Dollar Store glasses if you are desperate, let me know :) I forgot to take my glasses to work the other morning, needless to say it wasn't a very productive day :(softintheheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365562754859033869noreply@blogger.com