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Henny: Dear Frances, something beautiful and funny for a good New Year!
Frances: It is so wonderful!!!! Thank you.
Frances: For you too - all the best in 2019!
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Henny: Thanks, a lovely view.  Is it near you?
Frances: Am just back from the Vosges. It was a view we had from our sitting room. The farm house (turned into a holiday flat) was just superb. Here a few pics:
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Henny: That looks superb. Far from maddening crowd?
Frances: That's it. Absolutely quiet, no banging on the New Year's Eve, no busy roads.
Henny: So Aiden was a happy dog.
Frances: Totally. Ferdinand too. We, the tree of us, had a great week there. And didn't even spend much money.
Henny: Did you cook?
Frances: Partly. Ferdinand. But we also had meals in a local. Was exceptionally tasty!
Henny: Duce France!
Frances: C'est ca!
Frances just got back from Vosges. She stayed a week in a farm house with Ferdinand and her dog Aiden. 