aici sén pla: November 2018

Aici sèn pla

This blog started as a daily record to mark our fifth year at Segala. Daily it did not turn out to be but after the year I have decided to continue as an occasional diary - after all I do still like it here or "aici sen pla".

Its our fifth year living at Segala. I have decided to try to mark this year with a daily post ( some days it will be just a photo) of our life over the year. I have trawled my brain for witty titles without success then I remembered the slogan on the T shirts at the fête in Espinas in the summer.

A friend translated it from the occitan for us. It seems to mean something along the lines of I like it here. Very apt for us, "I like it here " is a refrain we use to each other at least daily so that's the plan - Aici sén pla - a year of daily musings from a contented retired expat who thinks herself damned lucky every single day.

Sunday, 25 November 2018

brexit means brexshit

I hate Brexit

I hate all that it means and all that it stands for.

I hate the self serving politics that started it.

I hate the ignorance and bigotry that swung the vote.

I hate the self serving politicians who could not/would not face up to what needed to be done to stop it.

I hate the way it has made racism and intolerance acceptable.

I hate that people's lives are being torn apart and thrown into turmoil

I hate the fact that I have lost friends who suddenly feel free to make ill informed slurs against my decision to live in the part of Europe I chose.

I hate that my family have to live with all that will follow.

Most of all I hate all the hatred.

It's a difficult time to feel positive but at least I can say I am French too.