Resident plasterer gets plastered

June 19, 2010

tags: Cote D Azur, Currencies Direct, Eurovision, Ex Pats Golf, Food & wine, fr2day, Golf in Valbonne, John Otway, Living In France, Moving To France, Red Radish, Secret Supper Club

There I was working hard, plotting the John Otway for Eurovision campaign – watch out for a Facebook page soon – when I had a rather incoherent call from the resident plasterer who had gone to Valbonne market to spend more money, and had been hijacked into some square bashing (square bashing – verb: to abuse food and alcohol in Valbonne Square).

The call was to invite me to join a happy throng including Dilip the Swinger, and John “where’s your cigar humidor” O Sullivan plus various wives, (some of them their own) and guests, who were busily “bashing”. For a workaholic like myself it is always a difficult decision to eschew work in favour of a social occasion, but I had a rare moment of weakness and accepted the invitation.

Suffice to say a great deal of rose had been consumed by the time I arrived straight from my desk, and I helped just a little. The resident plasterer was keen to go to Frances Thompsons Supper club in the evening but I was keen to watch the football, and anyone who either watched England or went to the Mexican evening will know which was the better choice! If we can’t impose ourselves on Algeria, we should get thrashed by Slovenia, and frankly I hope we do to put is out of our misery! I have never seen a worse performance from an England team. The Mexican evening was clearly enjoyed by all who attended. I know that to be the case because I went to collect the in-house decorator who had unwisely and as usual, enthusiastically entered into the spirit (literally) of tequila slammers. She was in a sorry state so I stayed for an hour or so, enough time to smoke a Montecristo No 2 before folding her up and taking her home.

Tonight is in the balance. With the postponement of the Mougins School Fair due to the possibility of storms, Lucy from Red Radish is in a quandary, but having bought ingredients for Paella for 55 people for the secret beach supper club, I reckon she will go for it and pray! It is a great idea, and it appears vaguely legal. No cooking with occur on the public beach in Cannes where I can now reveal it will take place, no alcohol sold, and according to at least one-off duty police person who will be attending, there appears to be no legal impediment to having party on a public beach, however, until it happens no one can be certain as to how or if the gendarmes will react..

Stormy skies over Valbonne, perhaps an evocation of the doom that will befall Dilip and gruff northerner Dave Goddard on the golf course tomorrow

A warning to avid readers of this daily insight, do not set your alarm for tomorrow’s post as it will be later in the day before I am able to compile my words of wisdom. This is necessary as we will stay in Cannes after the beach party tonight but the tee time of 8 54 on Sunday morning at the Grande Bastide will leave no time to post in the morning. I know this will be a blow so The Samaritans number is 0800 SUICIDE.

Fete De La Musique is a fairly recent French idea, and what a good one. Everybody is encouraged to stage or support outdoor music events and every town is awash with the great unwashed (musicians that is). My personal choice is Mouans Sartoux, 3 or so miles away where the range and quality of the musical offerings last years was hugely impressive. From punk, through metal, jazz and choral, something for everyone, and guerilla bars open all over the place.

Thereafter, the dairy is at present empty until Thursday, but I am willing to wager it will not stay that way!!

Chris France

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