It is difficult, I must admit. I want to get back to work, seriously (or otherwise) on my blog, but somehow getting rid of the holiday feeling is more difficult this year. Maybe it's because of the fact that I never really expected to see the holiday period again, or it may simply be that between Dogs, Cats, VERY sick ladies, still present tourists, difficult times for so called Family members (albeit once removed - divorce is in the air!!) all these things reunite to hinder the publication of those so magnificent work of literary genious you are all used to! I've sharpened my pencils often, but every time I hit a key on the keyboard with my pencil, the bloody thing breaks! Maybe I'll just try without the pencil, and the rubber (to correct my rare errors) doesn't work either! The other day I tried to file various things from the screen, but my little "hole maker" (you know, to enable you to put things in a file) couldn't pierce the screen, so I gave up ...

As you can see from the article which follows, I've become a rich, rich man! Don't worry, I won't forget my mates - all one of them! He can have a pet pig, a pet mistress (if "her indoors" permits this) he can even have a pet fox! All he has to do is promise not to sell anymore caravans, and not to upset other friends by refusing to play golf with them, due to shopping engagements! He won't ever have to wear those things "off the peg" (neither will "her indoors") Don't say that the power of my mighty 12,000,000 , promised by my newly found friend in Adjy Dhabi are not worth the paper they are printed on - Let me have my little dreams! Now I'm off to bed, and will pass a torrid night eating and drinking too much and flying in my private jet from places like Portsmouth and Amersfoort to other climes! Bonnes reves - Good dreams - Traumereien OR

ndABIDJAN COTE DIVOIRE. Christan Marie Noelle.   Salut, Christan Marie Noelle je suis la fille de feu ALFRED Gomez  avant qu'il ne soit empoisonné,Était exportateur de café et de cacao baser au Ghana avant le décès de papa il m'a fait part d'un grand Secret, concernant le dépôt d'un montant de 12,000.000 dollars (DOUZE MILLIONS DOLLARS AMERICAIN) dans une campagne societé de securité en Cote d'Ivoire. Il ne fallait surtout pas que je reste au Ghana pour ma sécurité c'est ainsi que je suis venue en Cote d'Ivoire. Présentement je vis dans une résidence.   Honorablement je sollicite votre aide des voies suivantes 1 Un compte bancaire digne de confiance ou l'argent sera Transféré  2Nom et adresse complète de votre banque. 3 adresses complète de votre domicile tel et fax. Nous pouvons négocier concernant votre compensation pour Votre aide.   Je vous remercie et que Dieu nous garde. Christan Marie Noelle.   Découvrez un nouveau moyen...

This morning, sales of Sunday newspapers exploded in a certain region of England! Certain pages were cut out carefully, and framed with care and attention, parties were held and amid great celebrations, the framed newssheets were hung on the family walls for eternity. An event of this magnitude will probably never happen again in this lifetime, and many years from now, when the paper on the wall has turned yellow or brownish with age, people will say proudly, and with hand on heart - "I was there". Portsmouth are TOP of the Premier Division, the absolute best in England, at least until this very afternoon. Nothing of this nature has happened since HMS Victory was chugged into the port, and started earning lots of money immediately!"Kiss me Hardy" was changed to "Kiss me Hard and long" and local people started investigating - trying to find out exactly what part of their body was meant by "Hardy" - just to avoid any possible confusion with the...

This comes from Ian, in the South of France. As many people who know me will confirm, I am far from being an admirer of the USA with it's various doom messages for the world (war-machinations-anti pollution refusals and McDonalds etc) but in light of the current events in the UK, and bearing in mind that the UK is almost the ..nd American State, would it not be reasonable to change the rules in UK, anchored in any constitution, and adopt the same rules as the USA (and other countries) regarding the length of time any one individual may govern, as Prime Minister, the country. We all know that after a certain period, the dragon looses it's teeth, and complacency sets in. Corruption and grace and favour things become normal, and indeed the responsible people feel above the laws. If the system allowed a period of two legislative periods, then the voter would be aware that the current Prime Minister, if re-elected, would serve his time, and would then be released from his bondage - ...

Just what is going on over there in the old Empire land? HP Sauce moving to Holland, Baked Beans going too. Airfix kits bankrupt, the Queen being acted out (better than the original, I understand) by an aging actress, a PM who can't decide where, when and why to disappear. All in all, since Mr le Marquis' departure, it's been all downhill. Most Empire citizens nowadays have a skin colour rather less than the traditional white, due to overdrawn Credit Card accounts (apparantly everybody is hopelessly in debt) which enable them to voyage to other climes! Divorce is rife, everybody being pleased that the last figures didn't show an increase, staying at around 176,000 new divorces! "Coming-outs" are on the daily order, gone is the mystery about the personal love direction of famous people. Wasn't it great fun to spread rumours about this, that and the other? Scots, Irish and Welsh have realised that the Great Capital is no longer capable of representin...

I had just finished my hard day at the PC, when I heard the familiar noise of horses hoofs outside! I don't think I've ever published an article about many local customs, but these photos will give you all a little insight to some local customs. These ones depict the old and the new, but the result stays the same for the bridegroom - it's the end of the road! Above is how the groom's mates arrived, and below how he arrived! Just to rub salt in the wound!

Great ain't it? Just stopped changing nappies every few hours, and already publishing his FIRST autobiography! Same style - bring one record out, and follow it up with "Best Hits Collection". People who can't sing, can't read nor write - it is amazing what fame can achieve! The brains of a peanut, suddenly capable of reading and writing, to such point that he can land up in the courts - sued for slander or whatever! Only problem? He won't turn up, because he can't read the summons! Imagine signing your professional contract (wages somewhere around 20,000 a week) with a large "X"! Wouldn't mind so much if the lad could at least speak understandable English, but even the famous sportsman's words: "Well, like wot I just said"- are not understandable! Best thing to do? Kick a ball - or two! Maybe using some of the money "earned" could be put to a good USE, like a visit to the

Vauvert Village in the Dept. of the GARD (Languedoc-Rouissillon) 30600 (Link: http://vauvertvillage.blogspot.com )- Pictures of the town and people. Vauvert, canton town of some 25,000 inhabitants, sometimes referred to as the "door to the Camargue" lies between Nimes and Montpellier, and is on the main rout linking Montpellier to Marseilles, passing through St. Gilles, Arles and various other well known towns. The area is largely fruit and vegetable producing together with a smaller fishing industry (Asparagus, salads,tomatoes,vines,peaches,nectarines,apricots, cherries etc, together with rice from the Camargue) and its wines (the well known "Costieres") are very agreeable. Eels and sander are fished in the "etangs" surrounding the village. The town is some 20 kilometres from the beaches of the Grau-du-Roi, Les Saintes Maries-de-la-mer,and the well known fortress town of Aigues Mortes (salt producing) which is well worth a vi...

Yesterday I wanted to put a couple of articles on the spot, and couldn't! Told me it was all full up, so I went off to look at the help group, to see if there were any solutions! What I saw were hundreds of notes from people in the same situation! From all over the world, Australia to Greenland!! The theories went from terrorist attacks on Google Blogs, to somebody asleep on duty at Google!! I suppose they'll get it sorted out sometime, whilst waiting, my literary ideas are literally being lost in my memory!! Never mind - I suppose we should be all right for Christmas with Ron and Eff!! Well, we'll see how it goes - have patience with me! Communication is a problem subject at the moment, I'm trying to get Sky TV and I've now found out that I can have it with no problem from a new company here in France. Now my problem is to find the money to buy the Sky Digi box (at 250 euros!!!) but at least I know now that for the reasonable monthly price of 14BP, I can watch C...

Very shortly, there will be a new site to look at! Particularly for the ladies, or for the guys who like getting dressed up, or just want to buy a REAL FRENCH gown of Haute-Couture value, made by hand and to your lady's measurements, right here at the home of Mr. le Marquis! (Not by mr le Marquis, I hasten to add) Nadine Benoit - Couture is not yet up and running, but it won't take long! ************************************************************* Mr le Marquis will keep you informed - start saving up your pennies for that once in a lifetime gift- If she's getting hitched, here it is-a genuine French haute couture bridal dress (ready to be hung up in the wardrobe afterwards!) I reckon we could even get a "mode defile" organised for all you future customers, with snacks and buffet from mr le Marquis - BUT WOE UPON YOU IF YOU EAT MY GOODIES AND DON'T ORDER A DRESS!!!!

Heyho! Tomorrow the chequered flag comes down again! As usual. there will be good drivers and bad drivers, as in all of these things in life! This time it could be REAL Turkish Delight, and possibly this lady will be the winners prize! If so, don't be surprised that they all go so slowly, or that Button wins! On the other hand, it could be worse for the winner! This lady would obviously be very pleased with Buttons, particularly Buttons that fitted! Maybe Bernie will arrange his own, particular form of Turkish delight, and doubtless all my readers will be glued to the TV sets, waiting for something to happen! Ladies, Gentlemen, children - it's a Bank holiday weekend, time to get out and about, walking briskly in the pure clean air of England's/Holland's/Germany's/France's/America's green and pleasant lands! Leave the Turks to their delight, and delight yourselves otherwise!!

(see comments on last post) Yep-Yup - It's him again! A.Nony Mouse, back with his sleazy undeclared comments! At least I only wear dark glasses to confuse you all, but to make sure that things are clear, the description dhiarrea was in respect of colour and consistency, not of taste! Maybe the Dutch will "stiffen it up" a bit! So far as A. Nony. Mouses's wife queuing up, this tells me quite a bit about A. Nony. Mouse - firstly that he is wed, to a woman, and secondly this lady runs the business, otherwise she wouldn't have time to spend hours queuing up - probably while A.Nony. Mouse is cleaning up the house/garden or whatever. Thirdly, this tells me that his wife has good taste (or she wouldn't bother with Mr le Marquis du Galipot) and is therefore, without doubt, "the one who must be obeyed". This, in turn, would conjure up an image of A.Nony. Mouse as a retiring, elderly, polite- but rather boring old gentleman, who rarely does anyth...

Well - after all your holidays, excursions, parachuting, golfing, shopping, eating, drinking, making merry, and whatever else you all got up to, I Think you can all follow the example of the Smiley group here represented! Take a BOW, ladies, Gentlemen, boys and girls! Your efforts for the 7th August at Campagne were great, and were more than one could expect!! I think everyone enjoyed themselves, and the good thing was that it was everyone who made it work! That's it for compliments and tender words, mr le Marquis is back - in fine form, and ready to blether, complain, grouse, inform, misinform, amuse, annoy, and otherwise make his presence felt!! This season, I'm going to try and round off and tie up all the loose ends, before starting off again with your much loved "Ron + Eff", followed up with more stories from the treasure chest of Mr.le Marquis, regarding his many previous lives - "Highlander" stuff!!! A few articles on mor...

Sitting there, this morning, biting toothlessly into my breakfast brioche, I followed the news on the TV. Suddenly I sat bolt upright, for some sad news (which will infuriate my mate Chippie) had come humming down from the Satellite! Heinz HP Sauce factory to be closed in UK!! As of March next year, all Heinz HP Sauce will be made in HOLLAND!!! This will mean, I'm sure, much moaning and wailing and gnashing of teeth (which means I will be excluded!) since the British lovers of this brownish, dhiarrea like substance, will insist that no damned Dutchman will EVER be able to make the stuff as well as an Englishman. I hate the stuff (but I've had the politeness to store the photo under "Food + Drink" - not being sure which category it falls into), just as I hate the other redder version, called variously Catsup, Ketchup, amongst other names, but I can understand that, when a British Institution is attacked in such a terrible manner, defensive tactics have to brushed...