The Slapstick Festival is a fabulous weekend of mainly silent films shown on a big screen with live music. It attracts huge enthusiastic audiences and this year featured classic Laurel and Hardy films as well as Buster Keaton’s ‘Seven Chances’ with pianist Rick Wakeman accompanying the film. photo by David Christie There were interviews with […]
And we were leaving. A short drive ahead just to get us to Le Couvent – an old convent turned into a bijou chambre d’hote. On the way we visited Clermont L’herault for old times sake. We went there first about 10 years ago to visit a close friend . Then we went with the […]
Last day here – washing cleaning etc s have to say cant get much enthusiasm up for it. Around 8.30 sun rises again throwing a golden glow over everything and we realise again why this part of the world is so appealing. Freedon, egalite fraternite – this is what has horrified everyone about the shooting […]
To Aubagne to look at a huge potery- Ravel. Took under an hour and was well worth it. In spite of articles to the contrary Aubagne turned out to be pleasant enough. There was a good fruit and veg market and lots of outdoor cafes which were well peopled as it was windy but warm. […]
Today I took Neil into Brignoles centre. He loved it – was thinking there would be a market but tomorrow so might repeat the performance then. Had a café au lait in a small bar still with all the Christmas decorations up. If you wanted a croissant – you went next door and brought it […]
Funny how when you get to a place you like for a holiday it is always tempting to want to live there permanently. Might lose its attraction once there and dealing with French beaurocracy and taxes but neither of us feels particularly glued to anywhere although after 40 years in Suffolk we have a lot […]
Disappointed about not seeing the Dali exhibition in Spain – the museum and house closed from 6th January, so instead we went to Antibes to the Picasso exhibition. Turned out that Picasso had spent just one summer there with Françoise Gilot but there were enough sculptures, paintings and pottery to make it worth going. Antibes […]
Left early to go to Montpelier– so far my favourite French city. Was going to meet up with sister Maggie, and a friend of hers – Delia for lunch at Le Jardin Des Senses. Maggie and Delia are staying in Collioure about 2.5 hours away and we are 2.5 hours this side of the city.. […]
Long walk in the sunshine up behind the town. Saw a maison for sale – lots of land but the house not too big. Good air under the pines crossing the railway track and walking back anther way. Railway tracks are an obsession . I photograph them wherever I go – cant really explain it […]
Walked into Ste Anastasie and bought freshly baked baguettes and a croissant which we ate an hour later with local apricot jam, and good coffee. Heaven on earth. Song completed and sent, Neil was happy to leave the house for a trip to La Lavendu on the coast for lunch, and we sat in a […]
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