Friday, September 24, 2010

Fair Exchange!

I love the way that blogging has introduced an element of trading into our lives - we can swap and trade things we've made rather than paying money for them. There is another excellent exchange system I'm benefiting from: I teach English (at all levels),
and my language school is now giving me lessons in French in exchange for some of my English lessons! This is great - it's hard to find a good French teacher at the kind of rates we can pay, but it's easy enough to work for my lessons. I am very pleased!
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And thank you so much for your kind thoughts for my mother, and all the family, including the dog. Not a good time for family health at the moment...

12 comments:

Lorrie said...

How wonderful that you can swap for something you really want.
Thanks for keeping us posted on your mother and family.

Serenata said...

I think in this day and age this sort of thing is the perfect arrangement. I have done similar swaps like this in the past.

Will continue my prayers for you all. {{hugs}} Lorraine

marble rose said...

Finally my computer will let me leave a message. Just to say you have been in my thoughts & prayers.

xxx

The Gramps said...

So sorry to hear about your mother, she is in my thoughts and prayers.
Linda x

Pia K said...

oh swaps are great, and this kind of intellectual property swap kind of thing, fantastic!

Beck said...

Hey Floss, sounds like a good trade! I'm sorry to hear there are health issues right now, I've missed a few posts as I'm away. My thoughts & prayers are with you honey, hope all is ok xo

Sarah - Red Gingham said...

Oh I'm sorry to hear things aren't too good. Hopefully all will be over their sickness soon. Have fun at your French lessons!

Heidi said...

I love that they will exchange lessons...oh trading is fun!

carol at home said...

Fair exchange indeed.

Lola Nova said...

Yes, swaps are wonderful. I am trading lovely painting by a friend in exchange for a couple sewing lessons!

harmony and rosie said...

A fair exchange indeed. So sorry to hear you're going through the mill with family health. Wishing you all lots of love and strength. x

BadPenny said...

I've just finished packaging up a swap ( two copies left if you want Floss 1900 copies of La Mode to swap on my other blog The Linen Shelf )It would be a bit like " carrying coles to Newcastle" as the man from the rec yard picked them up over n France !

I love the idea of barta we used to use it for babysitting in Spain .

Hope things improve for your familyxx