tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1088569481172114554.post6834228474962962151..comments2023-06-08T05:51:22.760-07:00Comments on Beth Haslam - Author of the Fat Dogs and French Estates series: A visit from AmericaBeth Haslamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11910799435334300631noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1088569481172114554.post-20386357974466940352015-07-05T01:00:25.190-07:002015-07-05T01:00:25.190-07:00It was a great pleasure to have you with us Nancy ...It was a great pleasure to have you with us Nancy - we all miss you, even Brutus!Beth Haslamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910799435334300631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1088569481172114554.post-45540301164930079512015-07-04T07:10:06.741-07:002015-07-04T07:10:06.741-07:00After meeting up with other WLMers in London and C...After meeting up with other WLMers in London and Cornwall before "unwinding" in Southern France, I came home feeling as if I was awakening from a wonderful dream. No pretenses, I enjoyed the authenticity I already knew from our correspondence. <br />I learned a long time ago to simplify my expectations, not lower them. That way life experiences, never imagined, have room to appear and enrich, whereas with specific expectations/goals, they'd be missed entirely, and the goal may be reached, but big deal. It IS the journey. <br />I loved being in the moment, and was so relieved our accident's injuries were minor, and that Brutus' life goes on, unimpeded by a strangers' thwarted desire for a cuddle. My expectations in France were twofold: to unwind, and to soak in Beth's world. √<br />I had fresh eggs every morning, Pimm's in the evening, and a plethora of everyday and special treats, in between. Perfection. Thank you, immensely.<br />Next?Nancy McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608166620474254596noreply@blogger.com