A year of blogging in pictures
One whole year, 365 blogs, over 18,000 viewings and no writs. Several threats, the odd reputations ruined, but I will get over that.
There have been so many pictures that I have taken over the year in support of this missive that I thought today, its first anniversary, should be dedicated to a look back at the photographic highlights.
The top 15 for me would be:
1/ Bill Colegrave enjoying am early siesta, with strategically placed glass of wine ready for his reawakening.
Picture of the year, Bill Colegrave "relaxing" at a summer barbeque
2/ Sarkozy the pig and his handler, although which one is which is open to discussion, spotted in Northern France.
Sarkozy takes his pet pig for a walk at tea time,or is that the other way around?
3/ Nick Kail, regs golfer. Just …..don’t
Nick, have you ever heard of sun tan cream? I think it may do the job a little more efficiently
4/ The Fishermans Friends singing on the beach in their home town of Port Isaac.
Port Isaac Fishermans Friends performing on their home town, pity the tide went out!
5/ Happy throng at birthday party for Paul Thornton Allan’s entry into his 7th decade.
The wingco cuddling up to Wayne Brown plus other revellers
6/ Again, Mr Thornton Allen is the subject, finding some hitherto unexplored bits of Provence in the search for his golf ball. Its in there somewhere.
I know my golf ball is in here somewhere
7/ Mark Gurdon, now aka Mr Clipboard impersonating ZZ Top whilst skiing, or rather lunching. Sir Lunch-a-lot lives.
Mark Gurdon looking a lot better after winter in England
8/ Cipieres, provencal village tucked away in the foothills of Provence.
walking above Cipieres in the foothills of the southern Alps
9/ The picture Steve Weston sent claiming that this sheep looked like me
Male or female?
10/ Nigel Hindle, high up banking and property person at HSBC lets his hair down and joins the models on stage at the career and Lifestyle exhibition in Valbonne.
Senior HSBC executive loosens up before work
11/ Melissa Graves, trying to keep her mouth shut whilst this intrepid reporter is trying to extract gossip
Mellissa Graves with sellotaped mouth to ensure no gossip escapes
12/ This was taken from the inside of our hotel room on 29th floor in Berlin
Perhaps he was cleaning the windows, from a rope?
13/ Not strictly from this year, well, not this millennium actually, myself John Otway and the Reverend Jeff from around 1975
Myself, the Reverend Jeff and John Otway, aptly for the Reverend, this was taken outside a church about 35 + years ago. Dig those red strides!
15/ Cricket, the great leveller, a right wing Tory M.P. and a firebrand communist spart open the batting at the Veterans Cricket Tournament in Yorkshire.
Julien Dismore on the right, Tory MP Nigel Adams on the left. neither would appreciate the description of their positioning in this photo!
Some seem to enjoy this column, whilst others like the wingco describe it as “ghastly” with the emphasis on the “h” and moustache bristling in the way only he can (imagine the love child of Terry Thomas and Brian Blessed and you will get the idea), some can’t be bothered to read it, such as that nice lady decorator who describes it as “writing silly stories for my friends”, which is harsh but fair. However, look out for the book later this year…and keep watching out for those plugs for Currencies Direct because they are not going away. You know it makes sense, sign up now.
Chris France
Chris France's Blog 
Well done on your first anniversary of blogging!!, quite an achievement really and you still have friends, amazing!!, no seriously bien fait!! and look forward to getting your book when finished, don’t know why I said that!!, hope Banjo is well, got to love that dog really!!, have a great weekend of celebration xx
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Thanks for you comments, except for those in respect of that monsterous mutt Banjo!
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