Cher spotted in Valbonne?

December 28, 2010

tags: Australia, Cote D Azur, Currencies Direct, Melbourne, Moving To France, The Ashes 2010, Valbonne

Do you know what I did before I got married? Anything I wanted to. Thus there was never an issue if I wanted to stay up all night and watch the Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting threw his rattle out of the cage when things were going against him. The Ashes should now be retained in the next few days and I can’t wait!!!

Photos for this column are always the hardest to come up with, so last evening I was very happy to hear from out of work magistrate Neil (Mr) Humphreys (he was free) attaching a picture of himself dressed in a Cher wig, punk style studded necklace and various other rock n roll paraphernalia. He contends that it was something to do with dressing up for a party, but he has a delectable wife, and sometimes it is a husbands duty to undertake actions or to dress according to the personal requirements or fantasies of his wife. I cannot possible comment if this is the case on this occasion but in any event and with a cruel twist of fate or, as I believe, a deliberate attempt to thwart me, he sent the picture in a format that I cannot open. I shall keep trying but it is now very late, Australia have just commenced their almost impossible attempt to save the fourth test and The Ashes at 3 in the morning. I shall take it up with him when we attend his tea party this afternoon. Regular readers will know that if he fails to supply with a me with a useable version of this picture for this column then my usual easy going attitude to the foibles and errors of judgements of my friends may have to be set aside. This is in no way to be construed as blackmail, just a friendly observation that my easy going naure and well documented refusal to judge people cannot be taken for granted indefinitely.

One of my favourite pictures of the year was the on below taken whilst playing golf with old pal Paul Thornton Allan in the summer. Wayward, in more than one sense of the word, this picture illustrates nicely his accuracy on the golf course. He has uncanny ability to discover parts of the golf course that no other players have ever visited, indeed some of the more densely wooded parts may never have been explored before by man. I believe that it shows his true intrepid spirit, perhaps it illustrates an enquiring mind, although I guess it is arguable that his golf technique requires honing, and here I should say that my gift to him for his birthday was a golf lesson.

I know my golf ball is in here somewhere

Just a few days to go before 2011 commences, but my work with Currencies Direct continues unabated. As Neil Young once memorably intoned “rust never sleeps” and I think that sums up my tenacity in ensuring that as many of the people I meet can be allowed to learn about the folly of using their banks for foreign exchange transfers. One does not seek reward for such missionary work but a nice case of wine for best missionary activities in this respect for November is not only well deserved by much needed tp boost to the dwindling wine stocks of this household.

Chris France

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