Fireworks in Cannes

August 24, 2010

tags: Cannes, Cote D Azur, Currencies Direct, Food & wine, Living In France, Moving To France

Whats in a name? Dave the Fade in French translates to Dave Fanee, nothing amusing there is there? and the wingco I have recently discovered has initials R C, thus he will now be known in our household as “Arcy Spensley”. If his performance a few nights ago when discussing the possibilities of visiting Australia for the Ashes Test Match series starting in November are anything to go by, then it is a perfect epithet.

Perhaps I should explain, on our way back from Mouans Sartoux last week after our chance discovery of a very French and very quaint municipal dance for old people (see fairly poor picture attached) we stopped in the Wingco’s for a nightcap as we are currently still looking after the house for Mark Wolff, which is within walking distance of the Spensley estate.

Old french people dance in the streets

Discussion turned to my determination to witness some of this series, and my outline plan to go to Brisbane for the first test in late November. The wingco became very animated as he considers that a visit to Australia for this purpose can only be undertaken if the intention is to attend the back to back Sydney and Melbourne tests which commence on Boxing Day and New Years day, I politely point out that as I have children, they may conceivably want to have some say in whether we celebrate Christmas at home. This suggestion appears to flick the “Arcy” switch, his thrust being roughly that they could get on with it and their opinions were of no concern. Now call me old fashioned, but I think most normal people would consider finding out what their children’s thoughts were about celebrating Christmas, and discussing whether they would prefer their parents around to enjoy the festivities as a family would normally be considered a sensible and caring course of action. The wingco would have none of it, and with that nice lady decorator taking up the cudgels to counter his arguments, a full-blown heated discussion ensued. Of course far too much alcohol had been consumed by that time for either party to remember what was discussed, so I fully expect the debate to recommence when they next meet.

Suffice to say, that an email I received from the wingco the next day expressed satisfaction at what had been decided, whilst that nice lady decorator was of the opinion that she had seen off his arguments. Thus both Arcy” and the decorator are now blissfully unaware that both of them think the other has accepted their respective arguments! I am so glad that neither read this blog!

I have a thought for you, is a testicle a humorous question in an exam? It is examination results time this week, and I have a certain daughter who is preparing herself for the wrath of parents who have paid hundred of thousands out for private education over the years, and whose expectations may not be met. There must be many of us poor parent souls down here who, whilst enjoying the social development of their children at the schools in the area, consider the whole experience with the weather and the lifestyle to be more akin to a holiday camp rather than the gowns, beatings and Victorian surroundings that I encountered at my grammar school in London. I know I am just being a wingco (aka Arcy) but their school experience is so good it makes me wonder how mine could have been so bad.

Tonight to the final of the firework competition (the competition bit leaves me mystified – how and who judges?) in Cannes which is always a good spectacle

Chris France

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