This week, Karen and I fixed a wall of a terraced garden bed, planted about 500 beets, made a low tunnel (like a mini greenhouse to protect the fennel from the frost), and started digging out blackberry roots so we can plant one of the greenhouses. The new WWOOFer brought a hackey sack and a frisbee, which has been fun. I´m pretty terrible at hackey sack but at least have been improving.
The most exiciting news recently in my life is that today I bought a watch for $30 pesos (US$2.50) that says ¨Japan Quality, Made in China¨on the back. I don´t have high hopes, but so far so good.
Living with two Brits, I have started saying ¨proper¨as in ¨Are you going to make a proper fire?¨ Picking this up may be because it actually is better than just repeating the word twice, which is what I realized I sometimes do (or say ¨real¨but proper is better). Por ejemplo, ¨was it a date date¨versus ¨was it a proper date?¨ I don´t think I´ll get to saying ¨Crikey¨or ¨Bloody hell¨but maybe if I were staying longer, I would.
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A BLOG - HOW EXCITING! Didn't expect you to be able to write anymore from Mexico. I love "proper" and plan to fit it into converations all day and impress everyone I know.
Hi Steph,I'm excited to see you back blogging. I like "proper"-also like "bloody hell". I think I got to appreciate British expressions from watching reality shows with British hosts , and British tv shows.
What is a hackey sack? totally clueless on that one.
Hope all is well. I've mailed you a proper letter which I hope you get when you reach school.
te amo,
su tia,
Barbara
Oh no! Are you saying it with a "proper" British accent too?
It's a slippery slope you're heading down, Stephie. Be careful!
Joel and I started a list of normal French words that are used in English, but only when referring to fancy, snotty, pretentious, high-class, or "proper" things.
Eek.
And Barbara - Hacky sack is a sport played by the usually less-sporty crowd (hippies, art and music kids, backpackers, WWOOFers, etc.) where a group of people stand in a circle trying to keep a tiny bean bag (about the size of a fist, also called a hacky sack)in the air by passing it around the circle (or across the circle, anywhere) by using different parts of their legs and feet or maybe sometimes head, shoulders or elbows. If you go to YouTube you can probably find some videos.
Hi Steph,
Given your schedule, I don't think I'll be able to wish you a proper on your birthday so, Feliz Cumpleanos in advance.I hope your day is wonderful.
Te amo,
Barbara
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