estguy (May 1 2009, 10:03 PM) said: > original post
I want to buy a dress for my girl friend, can some one suggest a nice online shopping website.

hi! you shd have given more detail (price, party dress, casuall, etc) but overall i've recently found some cute things, of all places, at marksandspencer.com, which will deliver to france for only 10pounds, and the dresses are both good quality and cheap!!!
i just bought 4 dresses, all cotton, for less than 30 pounds for some, less than 45 for others! they also have some silk dresses.they also have good underwear and men's stuff.

a good US site that ships here sells everything at a huge discount, so it is worth paying any duty/shipping: sierratrading.com
they sell a vast range and they have a solid guarantee. a great company.
good luck, lisa

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hello! i have lived in france for nearly 10 yrs (married 8 yrs to a scot, no kids) and am originally from san francisco. i am blessed to have a stunning house and garden (we had it built in 2002) but due to a number of factors i am a bit alone and would love to make some new friends to hang out with, here or elsewhere. i am a young 53 and am happy to meet people from various age groups, male or female.

my principal limitation is that i have a lot of health problems (long-standing, chronic) that mean i am often in quite a lot of pain and/or fatigue (including 7 major c-spine surgeries). as i have no kids, don't work outside the home, and my husband (63) suffers from depression/anxiety/agoraphobia so he also doesn't work and so we are a bit isolated. also, not surprisingly, it can be hard sometimes for me to manage it all! it would be great to have a bit of a support network and also to either invite people here to enjoy the lovely garden and area or for me to get out a bit for coffee, a bit of shopping, conversation, good humor, or even a doggie get together (i have 2 dogs).
i speak fluent french, have many interests (art, antiques, music, plants, animals, current affairs, collecting, jewelry, books, fashion, translation (esp of poetry), cooking (i teach it at times - specialize in US, french, and italian inc pastry/bread making), etc! despite my health problems etc, i am an upbeat, optimistic person who loves to see the humorous/good/positive side of things. (i am not, however a pollyanna!)
i am also open to chatting by phone...
we do a bit of b&b mostly for the pleasure of meeing nice people (we TRY only to take nice, fun, people!) and pampering them in luxurious lodgings (with, however, that comfortable, casual, relaxed all-american touch!)
please email me at lisa.dormousehouse@gmail.com if you might be interested.
cheers, lisa