Cruelty? an S in lisp

December 19, 2010

tags: Australia, Chenin Blanc, Cote D Azur, Currencies Direct, Ex Pats Golf, Food & wine, Living In France, Melbourne, Moving To France, Perth, Sunny France, The Ashes 2010, Valbonne, Victoria Golf Course

Who’s idea was it to put an s in the word lisp? Who was responsible?, did they not think that it might be a bit of a mouthful? It’s a cruel world as further evidenced by England’s cruel defeat by Australia in the third Ashes Test in Perth this morning, but at least the series is still alive. That is not necessarily good news for that nice lady decorator, as the next Ashes Test starts on Boxing Day in Melbourne and had we won at Perth, and thereby secured the series and The Ashes, I would have been content to await the highlights the next morning. Instead, because of the Australians heartless actions in winning the last match, I am compelled to sit up all night watching the next match, which will not thrill her. And who can blame her when there is the prospect of myself as a bed companion?

Yesterday, at short notice and because it was one of those brilliant winter days you get in the cote d’Azur, after several mulled wines in Valbonne Square, where the sun was warm enough to sit out at the Cafe Des Arcades, we descended on the Victoria Golf Course for 9 holes in the afternoon. By we, I mean myself, the wingco, Paul Thornton Allan with a notable 6 putts on one hole (he does like to get his moneys worth) and Le Rouret’s answer to Ronnie Corbett, Mark Gurdon. The round was enlivened somewhat by frost which descended upon us in the later afternoon, and before adjourning to the bar for a couple of Leffe beers, I took this picture;

The lake at Victoria Golf Course, with ice at one end

I believe last night after the wingco and his friends had invaded my house and drank most of my Christmas stocks of Bordeaux and Sancerre, and the entire stock of Mince pies, I was so shocked by the locust like deliberations and thirsty that I found it necessary to go to the Queens Legs for a couple of points of Guinness. I believe that was the case, but I may have dreamt it. With thirst satisfied, a glass of red wine and some tapas at La Kavanou seemed in order but I guess 2 bottles as far too much for the three of us (I have no recollection of who was the third but unless I was seeing double, there was definitely three people enjoying the Chenin Blanc, which rather confusingly is a red wine) .

This morning, to shake off the cobwebs a walk to the top of the ridge above Pre du Lac which is where I suddenly remembered that I had not written today’s episode, so after a brief and expensive visit to the Opio Christmas market, it was back to my work of entertaining my readership with tales of the idle rich of Valbonne.

A cholesterol reading of a mere 8.5 represents a considerable achievement if one starts from a figure over 10, but I feel certain that Doctor Pat will not be as pleased with me as I am with myself. I suspect that statins will be prescribed, despite the fact that there are a considerable number of these little brutes in red wine, and I try to drink as much as possible to reduce my cholesterol level. He will say, take it easy on the partying, but it is coming up to Christmas so what chance do I have? That nice lady decorator has a spreadsheet of the social occasions we are expected to attend, at least I believe she has, I have only a few small droplets of information as to our movements over the festive period, but no doubt my instructions will arrive shortly, in time for me to cost them and to be able to confirm that I cannot afford them, unless the £ recovers further.

Chris France

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