Black pudding head gear

July 27, 2010

tags: Currencies Direct, Golf, Living In France, Moving To France

Girls golfing handicaps are the bain of my life. Despite being as much as 15 years older than my opponents, I am constantly under pressure on the golf course because some of the chaps I play against. Some are gentleman. Such as Jeff Newton, a charming gentleman who plays off a mans handicap of 16 and was soundly beaten today.

The other 2 who were also soundly beaten in real golf terms, claimed some kind of shallow victory aided by the handicap system. Suffice to say that I was the winner in everything but money.

Paul North, myself and Mark Gurdon. This what I have to put up with despite winning by at least 12 shots..

As you can see from the picture, Mr North appears to be wearing a black pudding or something of the like on his head, and I have no idea what kind of local ritual was occurring that required bank notes to be stuck on foreheads. The French have wisely banned the wearing of the burqa as it covers the face of the wearer. In this case I would say that the wearing of that hat should be banned because it doesn’t cover the face of the wearer.
And so to the North’s for a splendid evening despite the appalling weather. They have a nice gazebo, paid for from the gift and card shops owned by Northy’s wife Ellen, not from the proceeds of the sales of fridge magnets that Northy relies on to earn a crust.

It has curtains that one can draw when the weather is inclement, so they are in regular use. They are very useful in the evening in particular, as the rain which was lancing at 90 degrees, was kept partially at bay. It has also doubled on at least one occasion as a useful lavatory area for the evil cocker spaniel Banjo, who seems to delight in leaving his mark in the most inappropriate areas, such as near my hammock.

Regular readers will know that I do not warm to the animal, although I do admit that I had a quiet smirk, no a genuine grin, when I heard that Mr North’s gazebo had suffered a similar onslaught. Constant vigilance was required to ensure that Banjo did not repeat this indiscretion, at least whilst I was sitting inside, and to ensure that the cheese board did not find its way into his mouth as is as irritating as it customary.

Amongst the guests at the North’s are Tom and Sylvia Baldock. Tom claims never have to have been mentioned in this blog, but of course that untrue, I have reported his claim to be Scottish by penetration due to having a wife from Glasgow. Tom who somehow snared Sylvia, a beautiful Scottish waif or his wife, is a wonderful entertainment. Entertaining at first with his rich diction and great wit, and then after copious consumption of wine, entertaining in a different way later in the evening when we try to understand what he is talking about! The best moments are always when appears he has told a joke. We know he thinks it is a joke because he laughs uproariously, so politely we all join in the laughter, but I forgive him anything as he is often the supplier of great wines, such as the recent 1982 Chateau Lagune recently.

Chris France

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