Bluebell Gives No Indication

Bluebell the camper van is due for her controle technique, the french equivalent of an MOT, in France it is required every 2 years, but the indicators have refused to work for some weeks.  I was contemplating taking her to the VW expert in Vallauris, however John Balodis at valbonneonline  tells me in an unguarded moment that he used to have a VW Beetle and loved tinkering with it, well, with bribery in the form of a couple of beers at sundown, the job is done, Bluebell’s indicators are fixed and she even started on the key to show her appreciation. 

The wife is hard at work creating more sitting areas and paths through the garden, (as my picture shows) which sadly means someone has to fetch sand, mix cement and ferry stones from different parts of the garden.  That of course means me, so I have had to invent some urgent work today to ensure I don’t once again get ensnared in manual labour.  Whilst on the subject of manual labour, one of the several dozen (or so it seems) of young Thornton Allan’s who, as part of my child exploitation scheme, is required to mow my lawn is once again absent so I am faced with the horror of having to do it myself, unless I can press-gang some other unfortunate 12-year-old into helping out an old man.

Labourer making some improvements to my garden. Is she going to be sick in that bucket?

An invitation to Friends In France who provide an excellent accomodation, party planning and bespoke touring and entertainment service reception in Nice next to Waynes bar is the spur for the start of the planning for a bigger night out.  The excuse, is the wife’s birthday, so Waynes bar, Delhi Belli, and Akhatour for some live music later beckons, sadly though, this is not until 20th May, so perhaps a period of sobriety and reflection might be in order until then?  but on the other hand, the sun is out, the beer is in the fridge, the rose is on ice and I’m thirsty!  It may be that my sole purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others, after all, I started out with nothing and have most of it left. 

To Cafe Latin this morning for a meeting to discuss my most important work of saving people money on foreign transfers then another to discuss the excellent portable modular exhibition system invented by Paul Thornton Allen from Creative Village which has wisely been taken on by Currencies Direct. Such are the wheels of commerce, Valbonne style. At one stage I thought I wanted a career, then I realised that I just wanted to get paid.  I once heard my dear departed mother tell her neighbour that one day she hoped I would get a proper job, despite our buying her a house and car and putting her on the payroll! 

Chris France 

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