Killer Prawns, we name the guilty woman

” Been nice knowing you”  so said the resident plasterer after cholesterol laced lunch at Jimmy’s killer prawns yesterday.  I thought, when I won a tombola prize at the Careers and Lifestyle exhibition in Valbonne recently, that it was just a free meal.  However, when we arrived there to take advantage of this prize, which was to expire on 30th June, it was a bit more than that.   It was a “Millionaires Platter” at 78 euros for 2, so the quick lunch and then back to work idea did not go to plan. A picture of it is shown below; 

A light lunch

Given my recently diagnosed high cholesterol, I now know why this establishment is called Jimmy’s Killer Prawns!  We felt duty bound to buy some beers and rose so that they at least had something from us, but after the resident plasterer got a taste for being plastered, much rose was consumed (mainly by her you understand) and in a typically grateful moment she said, the next time I decided to win a prize could I make it to “win some free clothes” somewhere. 

 She must have known that I had won a discount voucher for 20% off clothing at the very swanky Valbonne clothes shop at the Mougins School Fair!  I suggest that my threadbare wardrobe could do with a little expansion but this is dismissed out of hand and after a little whimpering and whining, I duly handed over the voucher to she who must be obeyed. 

Actually, yesterday, she saw the page where I was briefly nice to her, so all her friends telling her that I am being rude about her have been dismissed, well at least by me. 

Last night for some last-minute “square bashing” which regular readers will know is a verb meaning to abuse food and alcohol in Valbonne Square. with John Balodis of valbonneonline and his lovely assistant Jane (that means his wife!) and Paul Thornton Allan of Creative Village, plus Pippa from Currencies Direct and Gerald Gomis. 

John is about to become an agent for some kind of electric scooter which sounds a bargain at 1700 euros, his barrowboy tendencies again to the fore as he tried to sell one to both myself and Mr Thornton Allan, however for the usual fiver I will happily feature it in this column. 

Today I am challenged to 9 hole of golf by Gerald Gomis of Leggett Immobiliere (which if this name is highlighted will mean the inevitable fiver has once again changed hands – if not then it will be soon, trust me!) . The former professional rugby player has recently retired from rugby and taken up golf, and as he said in his very good English “I want to try out my new bats”  so I detect the possibility for a certain amount of amusement. 

Wing Commander Spensley and delectable wife Marys are our guests for dinner this evening, so I will have to lock up any red wine that I am not prepared to donate to the Spensley corner, his appetite being rightly famous in these parts. 

Then it is downhill further tomorrow night with the International Club party in Mougins, and then to trump everything The Davies party at Peyloubet on Friday, which promises to be a big one! 

Chris France 

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