petite anglaise

deux ans

07.07.2006 6:02 pmmisc
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Gracious, I almost forgot.

Once upon a time, I wrote a whimsical post about calpol and menthol eucalyptus suppositories on a freshly created blogspot blog. I still get clickthroughs today from people who have searched for the latter and ended up here, a little disoriented and unsure as to how they washed up on these shores.

Two years have flashed by. There have been highs and lows (and I haven’t even begun to tell you about the lows, so do bear with me and I will enlighten you very soon) but on the whole I have no regrets. I have been prone to worry, on occasion, that this blog lives my life for me. But only sometimes. Mostly I’m just grateful for the number of firm friends I have made through petite anglaise, the way writing has helped me to find a little clarity when my head is a fuzzy mass of tangled thoughts, and above all for the way in which through this blog I re-discovered my long forgotten love of writing, many years after my creative writing efforts in GCSE English with Mr Jones.

In honour of my blogbirthday, I reserve the right to have a drink or two, to celebrate, so I may not be around to moderate comments this evening.

I wonder if it wouldn’t be fitting to light a couple of menthol eucalyptus suppositories?

48 comments

  1. it was my blog birthday on the 5th…and by the time i remembered it was the anniversary of the london bombings and the death of a friend….and so i couldnt really celebrate it…

    piupiu | 6:21 pm

  2. Many happy returns!

    Loxias | 6:21 pm

  3. Happy blog birthday Petite!! I think all of us faithful readers should donate $2 to your PayPal Account as a present. Fellow petite addicts, thoughts?

    Leslie | 6:33 pm

  4. Hi Petite, CONGRATULATIONS on the anniversary of your blog! You’re doing a great job, keep it up! It’s one of my favorites!

    Rose | 6:43 pm

  5. Great idea on the paypal donation Leslie. Done! =)

    Rose | 6:45 pm

  6. he he, thank you rose..

    of course I should point out that any monies received will be donated to my current favourite charity:

    IKEA

    petite | 7:00 pm

  7. Happy Blog Birthday and many, many more! :-)

    kelly | 8:03 pm

  8. Dear Petite … as a relatively new blogger myself, I am grateful for the path you have forged. I happily stumbled on your blog and immediately became a fan (or is that addict?) either way …joyeux anniversaire Petite Anglaise.

    Deborah | 8:11 pm

  9. Happy Blogbirthday!
    I will have a cocktail for you too!!

    chantel | 8:43 pm

  10. Happy Birthday! I think lighting them would be best, just don’t . (OK, forget that thought)

    joeinvegas | 9:36 pm

  11. Congrats, Petite. Enjoy your weekend!

    Kat | 9:38 pm

  12. Injured Kids of East Africa?!?

    Indian Koala Enthusiasts Association?!?

    Congrats on your two years.

    JonnyB | 10:02 pm

  13. Delurking to say: happy blogthday! and many more. I hope the next year will be better (and I’ll let you decide what exactly that means) than the last.

    udge | 10:25 pm

  14. …and many more!

    Petite, thanks for writing this blog. About a year and a half ago, I became addicted and now I check every day for news from Little English. My life has changed a lot since then–I’m now here in France (Montpellier for the summer, then Aix-en-Provence until spring ‘07) and I think you (and La Coquette) are partially to blambe. Best wishes to you and mille mercis!

    suzanne | 10:30 pm

  15. Many happy returns, and a small addition to the Ikea fund. Enjoy!

    Jan | 10:40 pm

  16. Happy blogiversary!

    Bluegrass Mama | 2:11 am

  17. Bon anniversaire à notre petite amie! One Ikea donation, coming right up!

    The Bold Soul | 2:36 am

  18. Happy blog birthday!

    Claire | 3:28 am

  19. Happy Blog Birthday!

    I’ve been reading since just before Mr Frog moved out and I’ve been loving every post. Thanks for such a wonderful reading experience.

    Hip Hip Hooray!

    Jack Hartley | 5:16 am

  20. Happy blogbirthday! I will raise my cosmopolitan in a martini glass to your honor!

    Lost in France | 8:57 am

  21. Happy BlogBirthday!
    Two years ranting and raving, eh! Chapeau!

    Cream | 11:00 am

  22. happy blogbirthday Miss petite anglaise

    andre | 12:25 pm

  23. Happy belated blogday!

    Magpie | 1:07 pm

  24. Well happy blogday. It’s a great piece of work, and a pleasure to read. Thanks.

    Damian | 6:41 pm

  25. Is it only 2 years? Thought I’d read all your archive, but have no memory of suppositories. Congrats and keep up the good work.
    To Lost in France
    Thought of you when shopping today - Cranberry Juice at Intermarché L’Isle Jourdain - probably the others too!

    J | 9:29 pm

  26. Congrats and Happy Blogday!!!

    Keep up the amazing work! Your random Frenchie stories bring a smile to my face. It’s definitely a fave…

    Noire Dire | 11:11 pm

  27. Bon anniversaire de ton blog, Petite. I wish I could hand you flowers in person. Imagine me extending to you a bouquet of giant gerbera daisies- orange, yellow, white.
    Encore!

    eric | 12:02 am

  28. A very excellent blog b-day to you! But, as a writer myself, don’t you think that the sentence “Two years have flashed by.” should be, “Two years have flushed by?” Would seem more appropriate given the subject matter regarding suppositories……….;-)

    Dave of the Lake | 12:22 am

  29. Blimy, that means I’ve been reading this for 2 years very soon.

    David In London | 1:56 pm

  30. Your blog inspires me to improve the quality and content of my own blog.

    I don’t want to sound like a sychophant, but your blog (for me) stands head and shoulders above anything else I regularly read in so many ways. It’s wonderfully written, and always interesting.

    Jonathan | 3:34 pm

  31. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO we losty what was Zidane DOING!? And why did you buy little tadpole an ITALIA shirt!? All the English people in an English Yates bar were shouting for Italy, dispite the fact that half couldnt name more than 2 Italian players.
    Why am i telling you am i drukn?
    BOO:(
    Just got back from 7 lovely weeks in Paris. Hooray.
    Hope you two are oki and enjoyed the victory:)

    Maxi | 12:02 am

  32. Joyeux blogversaire! Incroyable de voir combien de choses changent en deux ans… Merci d’écrire de façon si régulière

    Bibil | 12:48 am

  33. Congs Petite on the birthday of yo blog.
    Its amazing!!!some 2months ago blogs were being introduced to us and part of the documentary we had to read in order to understand how it works had yo url address,eversince then i am addicted.i am yet to go to the archives tho but it has surely taught me how to write my own
    Congs
    becky

    becky | 8:16 am

  34. Tell us about the mood in Paris the morning after the the World Cup final, Petite. At least Tadpole will be happy…

    old school friend | 9:48 am

  35. And many happy returns to a lovely blogger x

    fjl | 11:23 am

  36. joyeux anniversaire ! quel plaisir de lire ton blog depuis deux ans, merci.

    Thomas | 1:45 pm

  37. Happy blog birthday and, more importantly, thank you for introducing us to blogs and blogpeople and general webheadedness.
    It’s great! Keep on trucking

    Lou | 2:22 pm

  38. Menthol suppositories to clear a blocked nose?!

    You are sure this wasn’t one of those hilarious Misunderstood Foreign Language situations, right?

    Clare | 5:20 pm

  39. J, thanks for the info on cranberry juice. First I have to figure out where there is an intermarché. Do they exist in Toulouse?

    Then I’ll be shaking those cosmos:

    Lost in France | 5:31 pm

  40. Happy blogday petite, your writing is really addictive! I don’t know how you do it, but don’t stop.
    Thankfully we all had a quiet evening yesterday with just the occasional klaxon, unlike 8 years ago!
    I hope the coming years bring more highs than lows for you. Just don’t stop blogging!

    Paris Lights | 7:33 pm

  41. It’s hard to find a blog where writings about day-to-day stuff is so well-writen. I predict a publisher will be knocking on your door soon with a fabulous offer! Happy blogbirthday Petite!

    okdokes | 8:43 pm

  42. Happy Blog Birthday! I have only recently discovered you, but I have been thoroughly enjoying reading about your adventures. I read because I love the Tadpole stories and because it is my dream to live in Paris. Since I can’t do that, I like to read about people who do live there. Since I am new, I think I will read some of the older posts and catch up.

    Wide Lawn | 8:54 pm

  43. Many happy returns, girlie!! Loving your works, never stop trying to clarify yout thoughts and re-arrange them online… cos’ as you can see a lot of people find it awfully entertaining!
    Keep up the good work, chick!

    Sarah Louise Parry | 10:07 pm

  44. Happy birthday. I enjoy watching your thoughts and feelings grow along with your blog.

    BlondebutBright | 5:23 am

  45. Well Clare, I don’t think shoving one up each nostril would help one breathe, so if you can think of any other orifice…?!

    Lost in France
    At the risk of getting moderated for turning PA’s comments box into the shopping channel - http://www.intermarche.com tells you where all their stores are - loads in the burbs. Also for UK/US stuff Champion Pibrac & Beauzelle not bad if you have a sudden craving for Oreos. http://www.champion.fr.

    On the one hand it’s nice to be able to get stuff for the kids so their digestive system is bicultural, but on the other, it does make me nostalgic for the first time I lived in France, twenty years ago (yikes am getting old) when such cravings involved ‘red cross parcels’ from any family or friends I could con into paying the postage on a jar of mincemeat.

    J | 7:40 am

  46. Thanks again, J. It’s like the Hello from Lu commercials where the Frenchman waits at the airport for young women coming off flights from, say, Los Angeles, with a briefcase full of chocolate-chip cooks.

    Lost in France | 9:01 am

  47. Congrats your anniversary!

    lilacstripe | 9:34 am

  48. delurking to wish you a happy (late) blog birthday, petite. and many more!

    franko | 3:34 pm

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