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A dove called Pierre

The late sun was hot and its setting over the Baie des Anges a picture of vivid yellows, blues and pinks, the sea a palette of royal and light blue and we enjoyed a glass of champagne to celebrate the promotion of Brighton and victory of Fulham. An idyll except we became increasingly concerned by [...]

April 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

No particular place to go

I had mixed feelings this week having read the media story about the UK petition calling for those over 70 to be given compulsory driving tests. It was started by a bereaved gentleman whose wife was mowed down whilst they walking along a pavement by an 83 year old pensioner whom, it appears, [...]

April 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

An Easter Sunday clear-out

Approaching the end of a quiet Easter weekend at home, for want of anything better to do, yesterday I decided on a whim to see just how much of my wardrobe I could consign to the rubbish tip. I had better explain two aspects to this project. Firstly, I am the kind of guy who pays but passing [...]

April 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

Nice update

Michel De Vacri There was a possibility that yesterday if the results went our way OGM NIce would be top of the Ligue Une. Sadly league leaders Monaco beat Dijon 2-1 with a late goal from Falcoa though we won 3-1 over Nancy. We are certain of third place, the first such finish for 41 years , and [...]

April 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard

There are advantages and disadvantages to revisiting the same place. The advantages are in knowing a place you settle in quicker and know where to go. The disadvantages are the lack of that new sensation of experiencing something for the first time!!! There is a second more subtle one that in [...]

April 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Just one more in a long line

The thing about 21st Century communications – e.g. the modern internet and social media, plus probably loads of other things that my grandchildren aged 7 and 3 know about but which I don’t – is that nobody is quite sure who and what might be listening to or reading your outpourings. These [...]

April 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

2 gardens and an aquarium

Yesterday I organised a full day of activities for Jamie and his mother. Jamie is a keen marine biologist and our first port of call was the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco which houses an aquarium. Over the years I have visited a number of aquariums without Jamie’s enthusiasm for the marine [...]

April 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

You can take a horse to the river …

Today I’m announcing something of a departure from a lifetime of personal philistinism. Yesterday, I happened to be out and about enjoying a stroll in the afternoon sunshine with the ‘Ball and Chain’. Just as the local high street shops were on the point of closing we came to a Waterstone’s [...]

April 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

Day in Nice

Michel de Vacri It’s good to see Monsieur Robert back in Nice with his Godson and his mother. Yesterday I was their tour guide. We started in the Cours Saleya market and shopping for food and various other domestic chores. After a late breakfast a la francaise of a baguette and croissants we [...]

April 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

United we sit

Yesterday I travelled back to Nice on EasyJet with my godson and his mother. As young children often are, my 8 year old godson Jamie can be very entertaining without intending. So as he mounted the stairway to the plane he remarked “I am feeling excited but a little nervous too. When I go to [...]

April 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

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