L ‘ aide de nos enfants
English version below the pictures
Pendant que j’étais en dialyse et malgré la canicule, mon fils Pierre est venu hier Mardi après-midi comme il l’avait promis pour couper la haie devant notre maison . Hélas presque à la fin, le taille-haie est tombé en panne. Alors il a fini en utilisant de vieilles cisailles et cela a marché. ( photo ci-dessous)
While I was at dialysis and despite of the heat wave we have my son Pierre came yesterday Tuesday in the afternoon as he had promised to trim the hedge around our front yard. Alas almost at the end, the electric hedge trimmer broke down . So he ended in using an old hedge shears and they worked .(see photo above )
Et malgré le fait que la chaleur nous clouait au sol, qu’ai-je trouvé en revenant de l’hôpital? Janine qui travaillait sous le soleil brûlant pour ramasser les branches et les feuilles pour les transporter avec une brouette . Était-ce bien prudent pour les deux?
janine gathering the leaves June 25
And despite we were nailed to the ground by the heat , what did I find in coming back from the hospital ? Janine was working under the burning sun to gather branches and leaves to carry with a wheel barrow.. Was it well prudent for both of them ?
Nous sommes chanceux d’avoir des enfants qui nous aident du mieux qu’ils peuvent. On se souvient de l’ équipe qui travaillait dans le jardin l’ après-midi des Rameaux ( Isabelle, Véronique et Jean-Baptiste et leurs enfants ) et récemment le compagnon de Carole tondait notre grande pelouse derrière la maison. Et les filles aident Janine à préparer les grands repas à la maison etc…
We are lucky to have children who help us the best they can. We remember the team working in the garden in the afternoon of Palm Sunday (Isabelle, Veronique and Jean – Baptiste and their children) and recently Carole’s Knight mowed our large lawn in our backyard . And the daughters help Janine to prepare the big meals at home.
Nous sommes reconnaissants pour leur aide
We are grateful for their help
You are blessed with such a hardworking and helpful family, Michel!
Yes Suzy we are blessed parents and grandparents .
How great that you have such a helpful team!
Yes , Janet , their help encourages us .
You have raised your children well. They honor and respect you and are there for you when you need them. Your family is not afraid of working…You are Janine set a good example for them I do admire the rich looking soil in your garden.
Is it normally so rich or do you add fertilizer and rotate what is grown?
Love,
votre amie
Francoise
I fertilized in the past with compost and manure but now, Françoise , I practice the rotation of the plants I grow
You have a big, loving, happy family, Uncle Michel ❤️ You and Janine are kind & wonderful parents, the same reason why your children all helpful and good people❤️
Thanks , Isabel , you are kind. ❤
That is a big hedge! I have three here to prune, but nothing that high. Great to have so much help from your family. That makes doing the work much more enjoyable, and it must be fun to watch them do it.
yes I cannot trim them anymore . Where is the time of the biking !! 🙂 1954 – 1960
Glad your family is able to help.
They come spontaneously without asking . This is a mark of love .
Yes
you are doing the same for your mother !
Yes I try to help out as much as possible
I understand .
Yes You are lucky to have children who come over to help with your chores.
You have build a closely knit family.
Take care ❤
We did what we could do, Angy but you are right our children and us ,( Janine and I ),are close
You have such a lovely and loving family. The weather is dangerously hot, it seems a heat wave has hit in so many places. One must be very careful out there and stay hydrated. (I’m a nurse, I can’t help but nag). Cheers to those wonder children and to you and Janine…well done everyone! Love ❤
The heat wave started last Sunday and it should continue to the next week . As you say, Holly, we have to drink water a lot and avoid the exposure to the sun .
I did not think my son Pierre would come yesterday with this heat . But he is courageous.
Obviously very devoted. ♥️
What a wonderful family you have Michel. I’m sure the food you have growing in your garden will taste wonderful at harvest time!
Perhaps the harvest will have the taste of familial love, Nico ?
Yes I think so! Peace my friend. 🙂
Your family is beautiful and loving and helpful, Michel! You and Janine are blessed! (My parents have passed on, and so have my -in-laws…we really miss being able to help them. 😦 So, now we find other senior adults to try to help. 🙂 )
Your garden veggies will taste even sweeter from all of the tender loving care! 🙂
Prayers for you as you continue your dialysis!
Please…you and Janine be careful and safe when it is hot outside!
(((HUGS))) and ❤ 🙂
Yes it is hot , Carolyn, and this why Janine at this moment ( 6h pm) is picking raspberries in the shadow of our big cherry tree /
The veggie garden is suffering with the heat wave we have since Monday and forecast until next Monday ! ❤
What can I say that others haven’t already said? You are blessed to have such a family, Michel!
Yes , Doug, we are blessed with our helping children ( and also grandchildren )
That’s a pretty large yard with lots of upkeep and work to do. Just the garden alone would be a major job!
Yes the garden becomes a hard work because since last year we have the drought and at this moment a heat wave !
Michele please get a hat for your lovely wife to wear in the sun. 🙂 I have drug mine out now that the summer is here. Same applies for your son. 🙂
If I had your hedge I’m afraid I’d have to have it removed as there is no one here I could afford to trim it.
What is the name of this drug , Bonnie ?
Quite the yard and family you have!!!!! Blessings for sure!!!! I hope you are feeling much better!!!!
We are blessed, that is sure . About the dialysis , this maintains me in life ! 😉
You and Janine are indeed fortunate but as a gardener you know that you reap what you sow. You raised a wonderful family.
❤️ Christine
Would the gardening be a lesson of wisdom , Christine ? probably, yes ! ❤
What a beautiful family you have, Michel. You and Janine indeed raised them well. What more could a parent ask? Blessings to you.
Love,
Julie
We did what we could , Julie. Children and grandchildren comfort us .
It is wonderful to see and hear of all the help from your children. You are loved!
;Thanks , Susan . Yes we are fortunate !
I had written a long reply, and pushed the wrong button and lost it!! Just mentioned that most of our family live so far away now, and local few are so busy with work and school now. Ken did not plant annual flowers like he always had this year. We have just kept busy with weeding the areas where perennial plants are. So much rain this year, that the weeds are really thick!! And he has to mow our large yard much more often than usual. I think it is wonderful that your family is able to come and help you now that you and Janine cannot do as much as before. You two are truly blessed!! ❤ Nancy and Ken
I know about your family spread on all the USA , Nancy . It is sure I would not be able to till the garden, grow the veggies and trim, the hedges without any help , with my decaying health ! ❤
I remember another post where your children and grandchildren helped out. How lovely to have the family working together!Love to you and Janine. ❤️
Yes Linda I already posted about this topic but it is always an event for us !!
You and Janine are so blessed to have a large family nearby to help with gardening chores. The best part is when all the family gather around at the end of their work to celebrate life and family. Love to you and Janine ❤
Yes Marilyn after the work we celebrate life and family with joy and love .
There is an Arabic Saying that praises God for the majestic bounties He bestows; “SubhanAllah”. We say this every time we see something beautiful, and in this case your family gathered together to help you. I said it almost as soon as I saw your son trimming the hedge and your wife helping out and your family tending to the planting in your garden. Indeed SubhanAllah! Be blessed Michel.
Love,
Zakiah.
Thank you , Zakiah, for your kind words . ❤
Wonderful that the family all helps out! I hope Janine didn’t over do it with the raking. I know that my friend who had shoulder surgery has to be careful so the shoulder doesn’t get re-injured!!
I always tell Janine she is doing too much ! You are right, Val .
Do keep your room cool!
Yes we close the shutters but it is really hot. Dangerous ! Thanks Catherine for all of your comments since Palm day. ❤
Please stay cool and be safe! I saw on the news about the high heat temperatures there! Hotter than most desert areas! 😮
Cool-HUGS!!! 🙂
Yes I take care , Carolyn without exposure to the sun ! Thank you . ❤
dialysis is a tough one Michel, I had no idea you were enduring that, best wishes!
We hear there is extreme heat over there so please take care. Your family were well raised and now you reap the benefits. Your home and garden are delightful but too big to manage by yourself 🙂
You are right , Kate , I have to take care and I do . Thanks ❤
you are most welcome Michel, you are in my thoughts and prayers ❤
I thank you, Kate
My daughter has been such a blessing to me the past two years. I’m happy that you have a loving and helpful family.
Yes, this comforts us . ❤
Une grande equipe pour un grand jardin. Amities, Stephanie
Malheureusement la canicule est entrain de tuer le jardin:!!!
It gives me great pleasure to see your family pulling together to help you and Janine. “Many hands make light work.”
I hope the dialysis goes well.
(((HUGS))) to you! Rachel 🌹
Thanks Rachel . Yes the dialysis goes well but I have to take care of the heat wave we get at this time for a week and again the up coming week. .
Such caring, helpful family is a blessing, Michel and Janine! I am sorry you are experiencing a heat wave in France now. I hope it does not last long. Our month of June has been relatively nice. The real heat does not generally come until July and August and is dry into September or early October.
Yes Lavinia your weather looks normal but here for two years we have long period of drought and now heat waves .Beside the winters are mild almost without ice but at the opposite we had slight frost in April sufficing to kill the flowers of the fruits trees and take yellow . the leaves of young potatoes that I have planted too early probably But I do not despair ! 🙂 ❤
You have a wonderful family, Michel! They are there to help when needed and do so happily. Thanks for sharing these lovely photos with us. ❤
Yes Marion, we have a helpful family . We are blessed. ❤
Bonjour ou bonsoir mon Ami MICHEL tu as un fils et des amis merveilleux pour leur aide
Chaque jour, je vois défiler le temps
devant moi la réalité, derrière moi un passé
Chaque jour, je fais les mêmes gestes
Les mêmes mouvements
Assis devant un café, je viens te retrouver
L’ordinateur est devenu mon ami avec lui
je t’offre un peu de joie un peu de bonheur
et toute l’amitié que j’ai au fond du cœur
Profite bien et ai pleinement conscience du bonheur de vivre
Je te souhaite un bonne fin de semaine
Bises amicales
Bernard
Merci pour ton message amical, Bernard.
Wonderful family. What a great way to show their love to you. Hugs.
Yes we are spoiled Angy.
That is what family is for – to love and encourage and help each other! Sometimes our friends are our family, too. You have family who are definitely your friends as well. – Love ❤ Carolyn
Thanks Carolyn for this kind comment . ❤
bonjour ou bonsoir mon Ami MICHEL
Merci pour ta présence
L’amitié est une source d’énergie
Elle dégage en nous une chaleur
Cette amitié c’est comme une
Source , comme l’eau qui coule d’un ruisseau
Elle nous donne de l’énergie positive et d’un besoin mutuelle
On ne peut se passer dans la vie de
Rire, pleurer, s’exprimer et se laisser aller
Comme les rayons de soleil qui entourent la terre
L’amitié c’est une force que nul ne peut ignorer
je te souhaite un très belle semaine une belle journée ou soirée
Et tout le meilleur dans ta demeure
je te fais de gros bisous
Bernard
Belle ode à l amitié, Bernard.
beautiful
🙆💖🌈
Janine is amazing and your son is very handsome! I hope you are well, Michel ❤
You are blessed to have such helpful children! You raised them well. They show their love for you and Janine in many ways.