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About Me



Massive Myspace Layouts collection from Pyzam.com

Just to go with the Claude Monet theme, here are some photographs I took on a visit to his home and garden in Giverny, France. A beautiful place, and one which my late wife, Jean, really loved.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Michael Palin, Celine Dion, David Clayton-Thomas and Luce Dufault .... just a minute, I have met Luce. No reason why I shouldn't want to meet her again!Here is a short video in which Luce sends a message to yours truly and Daria, 'sa chère Bellancolie.' Thanks to Louise and Sylvain for this, and so much more.Message à Daria et Robin

My Blog

Live from Bar Sanches - Friday 7th November.

Here we are again, in the bar at Hotel Sanchez, in Ainsa. Today it's picture time, since it's the only time I can manage to upload them. Unfortunately the coffee machine is broken, so we are limited t...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:29:00 GMT

Remember, remember 5th November - why was that again?

It may be a little churlish to complain about the weather, but wasn't the rain in Spain supposed to be largely restricted to the plain? Since arriving here on the evening of 27th October, there has be...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:51:00 GMT

Narbonne to Castellazo

At 7.05 a.m., having awoken a few minutes earlier, I pulled down the blind to peer out at what Monday 27th October looked like. It's quite handy being able to do this without stirring from your bed, b...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:17:00 GMT

Sunday 26th October  a day of rest

But first:Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!With apologies to all of our Spanish readers. Having covered English, French and Russian yesterday, I was reminded of my omission by Barnoldo, el grande p...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:39:00 GMT

Orcet to Narbonne

Saturday 25th October 2008Yeeeaaaahhhhhhhs! Ouiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!(I think that's covered the language requirements of our readers).Yeeeaaaahhhhhhhs! Ouiiiiiiiiiii...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:24:00 GMT

Friday 24th Oct - Paris to Volcano country

Friday 24th October: Camping Bois de Boulogne to Camping « Le Clos Auroy », Orcet.It must have been a good evening, spent with good company, because, very unusually, I slept in. This was due partly to...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:37:00 GMT

Well, you would, wouldn’t you?

Well, you would, wouldn't you? I mean, give your sister a lift from the airport., if your nephew asked you to. Of course you would. But just a moment... how far away is the airport? Ten miles? Twenty ...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:20:00 GMT

The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Trouser Leg

There you are, driving down (or up, depending upon your mood) a French autoroute in the Barneybus, the sun beating down on the road surface which stretches out in front of you. The music from your ipo...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:50:00 GMT

Eliza Wren Payne: Galleon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l1GXrEq02g I just love this video. I was lucky enough to see Eliza perform live at The Bedford, a pub in Balham, London a few weeks ago. She was extra special...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:57:00 GMT

Callaghan - Get me through the night

A couple of weeks ago I was in London for a meeting, and by happy coincidence one of my MySpace friends was appearing at a pub quite nearby. Callaghan was one of three acts performing at The Bedford B...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:44:00 GMT