does anyone want the use of a luxury apartment in france (one and a half
hours drive from calais) as a swap for tidying up my garden 3 miles from the
apartment, nothing drastic i can show pictures of it, just weeding,hedge
trimming and a general spruce up and rubbish sorting, it could be an ongoing
thing every year if required, look at the websites below to see the area.



http://www.informationfrance.com/disp_town.php?town_id=138


http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/towns/hesdin.htm

Alan wrote:
> does anyone want the use of a luxury apartment in france (one and a
> half hours drive from calais) as a swap for tidying up my garden 3
> miles from the apartment, nothing drastic i can show pictures of it,
> just weeding,hedge trimming and a general spruce up and rubbish
> sorting, it could be an ongoing thing every year if required, look at
> the websites below to see the area.
>
>
> http://www.informationfrance.com/disp_town.php?town_id=138
>
>
> http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/towns/hesdin.htm

If I had a passport....................... :)
--
ßôyþëtë

On 13/7/06 18:54, in article PNvtg.584$v02.97 [at] newsfe3-gui.ntli.net, "Alan"
<alan.luker [at] virgin.net> wrote:

> does anyone want the use of a luxury apartment in france (one and a half
> hours drive from calais) as a swap for tidying up my garden 3 miles from the
> apartment,
Mere vulgar curiosity but why can't you either a) do it yourself, b) get a
member of your family to do it for the same deal or c) pay a local to do it
for you while letting the apartment for good hard Euros if a and b aren't
feasible?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)

"Sacha" <sacha [at] privacy.net> wrote in message
news:C0DC83DE.33F71%sacha [at] privacy.net...
> On 13/7/06 18:54, in article PNvtg.584$v02.97 [at] newsfe3-gui.ntli.net, "Alan"
> <alan.luker [at] virgin.net> wrote:
>
>> does anyone want the use of a luxury apartment in france (one and a half
>> hours drive from calais) as a swap for tidying up my garden 3 miles from
>> the
>> apartment,
> Mere vulgar curiosity but why can't you either a) do it yourself, b) get a
> member of your family to do it for the same deal or c) pay a local to do
> it
> for you while letting the apartment for good hard Euros if a and b aren't
> feasible?
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> (email address on website)
>
i cannot as i am disabled and you are quite correct your curiosity is
vulgar, however if you have any constructive or sensible comments i would be
pleased to hear them

On 14/7/06 08:28, in article uIHtg.43523$Z61.11580 [at] newsfe4-win.ntli.net,
"Alan" <alan.luker [at] virgin.net> wrote:

>
> "Sacha" <sacha [at] privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:C0DC83DE.33F71%sacha [at] privacy.net...
>> On 13/7/06 18:54, in article PNvtg.584$v02.97 [at] newsfe3-gui.ntli.net, "Alan"
>> <alan.luker [at] virgin.net> wrote:
>>
>>> does anyone want the use of a luxury apartment in france (one and a half
>>> hours drive from calais) as a swap for tidying up my garden 3 miles from
>>> the
>>> apartment,
>> Mere vulgar curiosity but why can't you either a) do it yourself, b) get a
>> member of your family to do it for the same deal or c) pay a local to do
>> it
>> for you while letting the apartment for good hard Euros if a and b aren't
>> feasible?
>> --
>>
> i cannot as i am disabled and you are quite correct your curiosity is
> vulgar, however if you have any constructive or sensible comments i would be
> pleased to hear them
>
>
Try b and c or allowing someone else the use of the garden to grow flowers
or produce in return for giving a third of it to you when you're there. And
thank you for the compliment. I've always been a big believer in a healthy
dose of vulgarity. It beats curmudgeonly any day, IMO.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)

Sacha wrote:
I've always been a big believer in a healthy
> dose of vulgarity. It beats curmudgeonly any day, IMO.

I like that word 'curmudgeonly'. I can't say it properly though :o)

On the subject we're having difficulties with finding an accomodation
around St Ives from the 6th September till Sunday 10th. We've found a
beach cottage on the Riviere Towans inches away from Hayle beach and
it's perfect for dogs and kids but they haven't got back to us and I'm
off on leave in less than 2 weeks for 3 weeks. I wondered if you would
know someone around St Ives. We'd be happy to pay for the whole week
even though we cannot be there before the Wednesday 6th.

We don't want to camp because we need to look decent on the 7th and
part of the 8th as we're meeting with local authorities people and
various other guests as part of our work. Caravans don't take dogs ....
it's getting rather complicated.


ps. I've already received our tickets to see Macbeth at the Minack
theatre :o)

"Sacha" <sacha [at] privacy.net> wrote in message
news:C0DD30FC.34010%sacha [at] privacy.net...
> On 14/7/06 08:28, in article uIHtg.43523$Z61.11580 [at] newsfe4-win.ntli.net,
> "Alan" <alan.luker [at] virgin.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Sacha" <sacha [at] privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:C0DC83DE.33F71%sacha [at] privacy.net...
>>> On 13/7/06 18:54, in article PNvtg.584$v02.97 [at] newsfe3-gui.ntli.net,
>>> "Alan"
>>> <alan.luker [at] virgin.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> does anyone want the use of a luxury apartment in france (one and a
>>>> half
>>>> hours drive from calais) as a swap for tidying up my garden 3 miles
>>>> from
>>>> the
>>>> apartment,
>>> Mere vulgar curiosity but why can't you either a) do it yourself, b) get
>>> a
>>> member of your family to do it for the same deal or c) pay a local to do
>>> it
>>> for you while letting the apartment for good hard Euros if a and b
>>> aren't
>>> feasible?
>>> --
>>>
>> i cannot as i am disabled and you are quite correct your curiosity is
>> vulgar, however if you have any constructive or sensible comments i would
>> be
>> pleased to hear them
>>
>>
> Try b and c or allowing someone else the use of the garden to grow flowers
> or produce in return for giving a third of it to you when you're there.
> And
> thank you for the compliment. I've always been a big believer in a
> healthy
> dose of vulgarity. It beats curmudgeonly any day, IMO.
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> (email address on website)
>
Did your dose of vulgarity ever extend to page 3 of the Sun or was your
modelling career more refined :-)

On 14/7/06 12:17, in article 44b77d3b [at] 212.67.96.135, "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
<reply [at] newsgroups.com> wrote:
<snip>
>>
> Did your dose of vulgarity ever extend to page 3 of the Sun or was your
> modelling career more refined :-)
>
>
It was *exceedingly* refeened and at one time involved being the couture
model for Debenham & Freebody when it still existed. 'One' doesn't get much
more refeened than D&F's Gainsborough Room.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)

"Sacha" <sacha [at] privacy.net> wrote in message
news:C0DD4295.3405C%sacha [at] privacy.net...
> On 14/7/06 12:17, in article 44b77d3b [at] 212.67.96.135, "Rupert
> (W.Yorkshire)"
> <reply [at] newsgroups.com> wrote:
> <snip>
>>>
>> Did your dose of vulgarity ever extend to page 3 of the Sun or was your
>> modelling career more refined :-)
>>
>>
> It was *exceedingly* refeened and at one time involved being the couture
> model for Debenham & Freebody when it still existed. 'One' doesn't get
> much
> more refeened than D&F's Gainsborough Room.
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> (email address on website)
>
Buga I was looking for some smut. It was the "Freebody" bit that got me on
the wrong track.

On 14/7/06 12:50, in article 44b784fd [at] 212.67.96.135, "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
<reply [at] newsgroups.com> wrote:

>
> "Sacha" <sacha [at] privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:C0DD4295.3405C%sacha [at] privacy.net...
>> On 14/7/06 12:17, in article 44b77d3b [at] 212.67.96.135, "Rupert
>> (W.Yorkshire)"
>> <reply [at] newsgroups.com> wrote:
>> <snip>
>>>>
>>> Did your dose of vulgarity ever extend to page 3 of the Sun or was your
>>> modelling career more refined :-)
>>>
>>>
>> It was *exceedingly* refeened and at one time involved being the couture
>> model for Debenham & Freebody when it still existed. 'One' doesn't get
>> much
>> more refeened than D&F's Gainsborough Room.
>> --
>>
> Buga I was looking for some smut. It was the "Freebody" bit that got me on
> the wrong track.
>
>
Now Rupert, I feel QUITE sure that you are old enough to remember that shop
in its heyday!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)

On 14/7/06 12:12, in article
1152875564.366342.128810 [at] b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, "La Puce"
<helene [at] rudlin.co.uk> wrote:

<snip>

>I wondered if you would
> know someone around St Ives. We'd be happy to pay for the whole week
> even though we cannot be there before the Wednesday 6th.
>
> We don't want to camp because we need to look decent on the 7th and
> part of the 8th as we're meeting with local authorities people and
> various other guests as part of our work. Caravans don't take dogs ....
> it's getting rather complicated.

I'm sorry but we don't know anyone in that area at all. Have you tried
Googling or putting an ad in a local paper? There's this company:
http://www.english-country-cottages.co.uk
or this one, which is based in Devon but has cottages in Cornwall:
http://www.toadhallcottages.com/browse.php
<snip>
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)