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Sanary

For most of the group this was their final day and Ralph and Joanne were interested in our feedback. It was their first such weekend. Generally the feedback was positive. Personally I would have foregone the afternoon wine estate trip and preferred one restaurant visit . However it was billed as a [...]

September 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

Third and final day

Today is the last day of the wine weekend but I’m staying on for a few days at Sanary-Sur-Mer on the coastline between Marseilles and Toulon. We had a leisurely breakfast which took up most of the morning. After that we went to our first tasting at Domaine Vallee des Glauges in the Alpilles [...]

September 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

Second day

This proved to be a full-on day of three wine tastings, a visit to Lourmarin, and a more relaxed dinner back at base camp. The Luberon, the area we visited, is technically not in Provence but in Vaucluse, a different department across the Durance Riveer. Loumarin is one of those picture-postcard [...]

September 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

First day

After my unfortunate experience when travelling to Verona in July, when some idiot picked up my iPad in security and the operatives there were less than efficient in recovering same, I was more than apprehensive of Gatwick. This time my iPad was housed in a light brown bag which no one could [...]

September 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

Ivon Hitchens /Pallant Gallery

I like to say “I’ve a Hitchens” – the alliteration being sufficiently close to Ivon Hitchens that many think I possess one of his, rather than one of his son John. Whether by accident or design, John’s rectangular abstract landscapes of the Downs resemble his Dad’s work in [...]

September 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Brighton HAFC, Sussex CC and Sussex Sharks

The jury is sill out on Graham Potter. His reign as Brighton Head Coach began with a victory away at Watford devalued by the latter only achieving their first point at Newcastle this weekend, a draw with West ham and losses to Southampton and Manchester City. Potter plays a more expansive style [...]

September 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

A new experience

Yesterday I did something I have never done before though thousands of people have. I went to a DIY store. I always like the joke observation of comedian Jackie Mason: “A Jew can put together 7 companies profitably but cannot assemble a hoover. “ The purpose of the trip was to purchase some [...]

September 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Cardiff 1 Fulham 1

After two wins against Millwall and Huddersfield and two losses at home against Nottingham Forest and Southampton in the Caribou Cup, questions were being asked. Was it not so much that Fulham were good but Millwall and Huddersfield poor? Did the possession/passing mantra of Head Coach Scott Parker [...]

August 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Reunion/ Radio 4

It’s good to see The Reunion back on the Radio 4 airwaves. Superbly presented by Sue McGregor it revisits an incident or event of the not too distant past with the key characters recollecting and in some cases still arguing. This week was Death On the Rock, when the SAS killed some IRA men in [...]

August 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

Oklahoma! – Chichester Festival Theatre

Readers might recall that when I purchased my matinee ticket for Oklahoma the box office informed me it was a “relaxed” performance. This was defined in the programme as one for those in the autistic spectrum. The box office lady said I should expect some attending to shout out and move about [...]

August 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

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