I expect there will be a few chuckles about this one.
Tomorrow is Mothering Sunday here; Marie and I had to 'pop out' to buy the only thing we had not already prepared for - a cake for 'Afternoon tea'. I think we should alseo have stoocked up on indigestion pills as I shall cook the lunch tomorrow for both my wife and mother in law.
We were very nearly ready to go out, and the doorbell rang. Marie was upstairs with Jessie (Our dog), and so I opened the front door to a strange (Strange as in 'unknown to me') couple; nicely dressed late twenties.
"Hallo," I said, "What can I do for you? "
"Ah", said the man"We're actually looking for someone who speaks French in this close, do you know anyone?"
"Yes", I said"I do".
He went on to explain that they were looking for a 'club' of French speakers in Bournemouth.
I invited them in, sat them down in the lounge, explained that my parentshad been chairman and treasurer of the French circle here, explained that since they had died, the French circle seemed to have suffered the same fate; I was enjoying talking to them in French (I don't often have the chance to practice it).
Marie came downstairs, I introduced them; Marie then offered them a cup of coffee, which they accepted.
It then transpired that they were French Jehova's witnesses..........
I chatted to the man, I mentioned I was interested in all faiths; I brought him into my study and explained about Religious Forums. Whilst I was chatting to him, the wife (Partner, whatever) had brought out a bible and had started showing passages to Marie.
They were actually a very pleasant couple; they did leave me with a copy of the Jehova's newsletter (in French); we must have spent an hour or so with them.
Before they left, I gave them our name, address and telephone number, email address + the url for Religious Forums.
It was only afterwards that the irony that I had sent them off with a link to RF when they had come in principally to sell us the 'Jehova's witness' faith!
They were actually a very pleasant couple. So Rex, be warned - Watchtower might 'land' on the forum!:jiggy:
Tomorrow is Mothering Sunday here; Marie and I had to 'pop out' to buy the only thing we had not already prepared for - a cake for 'Afternoon tea'. I think we should alseo have stoocked up on indigestion pills as I shall cook the lunch tomorrow for both my wife and mother in law.
We were very nearly ready to go out, and the doorbell rang. Marie was upstairs with Jessie (Our dog), and so I opened the front door to a strange (Strange as in 'unknown to me') couple; nicely dressed late twenties.
"Hallo," I said, "What can I do for you? "
"Ah", said the man"We're actually looking for someone who speaks French in this close, do you know anyone?"
"Yes", I said"I do".
He went on to explain that they were looking for a 'club' of French speakers in Bournemouth.
I invited them in, sat them down in the lounge, explained that my parentshad been chairman and treasurer of the French circle here, explained that since they had died, the French circle seemed to have suffered the same fate; I was enjoying talking to them in French (I don't often have the chance to practice it).
Marie came downstairs, I introduced them; Marie then offered them a cup of coffee, which they accepted.
It then transpired that they were French Jehova's witnesses..........
I chatted to the man, I mentioned I was interested in all faiths; I brought him into my study and explained about Religious Forums. Whilst I was chatting to him, the wife (Partner, whatever) had brought out a bible and had started showing passages to Marie.
They were actually a very pleasant couple; they did leave me with a copy of the Jehova's newsletter (in French); we must have spent an hour or so with them.
Before they left, I gave them our name, address and telephone number, email address + the url for Religious Forums.
It was only afterwards that the irony that I had sent them off with a link to RF when they had come in principally to sell us the 'Jehova's witness' faith!
They were actually a very pleasant couple. So Rex, be warned - Watchtower might 'land' on the forum!:jiggy: