tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695505054232232728.post8459965816743800623..comments2024-02-13T06:15:37.957-08:00Comments on Gratitude : Le blog de Cathie Fidler: RUN FOR THOSE BLADES!Cathiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05771934059350667688noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695505054232232728.post-36746568552399962242012-08-10T13:51:16.686-07:002012-08-10T13:51:16.686-07:00Tough luck for the poor mammoth. Now it is extinct...Tough luck for the poor mammoth. Now it is extinct even in the Auvergne ! It is ingrained in my memory since the late 1980s. Such is life ! <br /><br />En français:<br /><br />Tant pis pour le mammouth - il est maintenant disparu, même en Auvergne! Il est ancré dans ma mémoire depuis les années quatre-vingt. C'est la vie !ritsonvaljoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385096531243742081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695505054232232728.post-91354518607342325192012-08-09T13:17:46.676-07:002012-08-09T13:17:46.676-07:00Thank you Joseph for this most interesting comment...Thank you Joseph for this most interesting comment! <br />The song you like is, of course, part of the French version of this blog post. Check it out! I did not think it would make much sense to those who are not familiar with the language, but you are a special one, being so knowledgeable about all aspects of my country. <br />Oh, just one thing: I don't believe the "Mammouth" chain stores are still around - replaced by Carrefour, far less pre-historic! There are however farms breeding the animals there, besides the cows which give fabulous milk for those cheeses.Cathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771934059350667688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695505054232232728.post-40013630649426617672012-08-09T12:59:09.388-07:002012-08-09T12:59:09.388-07:00Salut Catherine!
Another very interesting and or...Salut Catherine! <br /><br />Another very interesting and original article you have written here - and in both French and English. I have visited the Auvergne a number of times while on the way further south. <br /><br />Many English-speaking people will know of the Auvergne and its pre-historic volcanoes because of the advertising by 'Volvic', the 'volcanic' bottled water. Did our pre-historic ancestors really outwit Tyrannosaurus Rex by swigging a bottle of this explosive drink? <br /><br />At Clermont-Ferrand they have a hypermarket named after the pre-historic mammoth - using the French spelling and pronunciation. Well .... OK, you can find the same chain of hypermarkets all over France. But surely the Auvergne is the natural home of the woolly mammoth? <br /><br />Another thing the Auvergne brings to mind is the image of the former President, M. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, "Monsieur L'Auverge". I remember him being filmed on the ski slopes of the Auvergne and then being interviewed wearing one of his trademark sweaters beside a warming log fire. <br /><br />M. Giscard d'Estaing must have been taking his daily allocation of the miraculous waters of the Auvergne. He seems to have been around in public life forever, or at least since the days of Tyrannosaurus Rex! <br /><br />However, the two main things that come to my mind about the Auvergne are as follows: <br /><br />1. The 'Viaduc de Garabit' railway arch bridge in the Cantal department, designed by an architect with the name Gustave Eiffel. I think the architect went on to design something at Paris - just what was the thing he designed in Paris? <br /><br />2. The Georges Brassens song "Chanson pour l'Auvergnat", even though it was written before I was born. In my opinion this is surely one of the most profound songs of all time - in any language. <br /><br />The Auvergne is a beautiful region and the people are warm and friendly. After your article, Catherine, I know they have fine craftsmen as well.ritsonvaljoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385096531243742081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695505054232232728.post-60246607663602249362012-08-08T09:25:34.055-07:002012-08-08T09:25:34.055-07:00Hi Cathie,
I loved Auvergne! I did not know about...Hi Cathie,<br /><br />I loved Auvergne! I did not know about the knives, however. Wish I did. My friend who lives in Paris, Nicole, has a very tiny house in Auzon. I did some bike riding out of that area where I enjoyed the back country, quiet roads, and we hiked to the top of one of the better known volcanoes (can't remember the name). I agree, it's a beautiful area and I would love to go back sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com