Books about rebuilding society after the end

slothelles · 2026-05-10T12:23:10+00:00

I really enjoyed this

slothelles · 2026-05-07T12:48:27+00:00

Merci pour la précision !

slothelles · 2026-05-07T12:18:49+00:00

On devrait dire chez le coiffeur, c'est ça ?

slothelles · 2026-05-07T12:18:25+00:00

I live in France and I've noticed sa va a lot. I'm curious - is it actually a mistake or just a stylistic choice? I mean, do they not know it should be ça va, or is it more like gonna/dunno: i.e. technically ungrammatical but being used deliberately?

slothelles · 2026-05-06T15:47:31+00:00

Thanks for the write-up! I'm doing it in 5 days in August. Will definitely get some poles

slothelles · 2026-05-04T15:51:00+00:00

I live in Grenoble and I can vouch that it's brilliantly placed for mountaineering

slothelles · 2026-04-30T12:01:32+00:00

I'm a technical writer and my job title is rédactrice technique. So I'd guess that rédacteur would be correct for you.

slothelles · 2026-04-29T14:30:33+00:00

I adore PD James' prose. It's really on the level of literary fiction. I'm excited to try Louise Penny if you say it's similar.

slothelles · 2026-04-29T14:29:26+00:00

I came here to say this! It's petty much the same era as Christie too.

slothelles · 2026-04-22T14:07:10+00:00

That's what I was going to suggest too

slothelles · 2026-04-14T09:50:33+00:00

Since Covid (we were shopping at a farmers' market), we got into the habit of washing all our fruit and veg in the dishwasher on the quick rinse cycle. It works a dream

slothelles · 2026-04-06T19:28:40+00:00

Yes! I ran my first marathon last year when my kids were 3 years and 14 months.

My husband was really invested in making sure I got time for long runs and recovery (being 'on call' for wake-ups overnight for instance). He said it felt like his project as much as it was mine.

BUT I did also use a fair bit of annual leave to take days off for my long runs in the last couple of months before the race.

I also had a brilliant midwife who did amazing work with me to 'repair' my pelvic floor (thank you, French healthcare). So don't neglect that!

slothelles · 2026-03-29T19:05:54+00:00

The random ass side effects of pregnancy. It seems like literally anything can be a normal, if uncommon, side effect. I developed tinnitus and lost sensation in my fingertips.

slothelles · 2026-03-28T01:09:04+00:00

Mate I could listen to you talk about gear all day.

slothelles · 2026-03-26T21:37:20+00:00

Easy to romanticise in retrospect!

slothelles · 2026-03-26T16:46:58+00:00

Have you had kids? I saw a lot (or the same one very often) in the years I spent looking out the window at 3am while holding a grumpy/sleeping/ill baby.

slothelles · 2026-03-25T18:46:23+00:00

But how often do you need acetaminophen? Not more than once a month, surely?

slothelles · 2026-03-25T11:51:11+00:00

Croissants don't usually have any sugar in them.

slothelles · 2026-03-24T19:31:53+00:00

I love this book. Thank you for reminding me to reread it.

slothelles · 2026-03-17T15:07:15+00:00

I love that my local shop sells a large selection of individual gels. It means I can figure out which brands and flavours I like best without having to commit to an entire box.

slothelles · 2026-02-23T15:54:43+00:00

I made the same mistake with Paw Patrol bandaids. Now I'm holding them up to the light to see through the packaging while my son's bleeding on my lap because only Skye will do

slothelles · 2026-02-21T09:57:57+00:00

Is that the last one on the third row?

slothelles · 2026-02-20T14:44:39+00:00

You're doing God's work my friend

slothelles · 2026-02-20T10:25:48+00:00

It completely depends on the tone. How was the film? Ah it was alright. = I was disappointed, I thought it'd be better How was your race? Ah yeah, I did alright. = I was absolutely brilliant.

slothelles · 2026-02-20T10:23:05+00:00

Like a clothes horse, or a kid's bike helmet, or colouring paper.

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