...To you all...."Happy New Year"! *************************** This is from one of my Facebook "friends"......I've been trying to get together with him to drink a beer, for years, but I had no vehicle! Maybe in 2012.........Peter Hornby is his name, and he has some interesting little factual things....like this: Image by Davide "Dodo" Oliva via Flickr Peter Hornby Happy Birthday Euro ? The Euro was launched on 1 January 2002, so is 10 years old tomorrow. Although today it is seen as overvalued by some, and a devaluation is expected, it has gained against the important currencies since it was launched. EUR:INR** 1-1-2002 : €1 =INR43.6749 31-12-2011 : €1=INR69.9494 Euro gain = 60% EUR:USD 1-1-2002 : €1=US$0.9394 31-12-2011 : €1=US$1.3184 Euro gain = 40% EUR:GBP 1-1-2002 : €1=£0.6351 31-12-2011 : €1=£0.8451 Euro gain = 33% EUR:CNY* 1-1-2002 : €1=CNY7.7757 31-12-2011 : €1=CNY8.6218 Euro gain = 11% EUR:SEK 1-1-2002 : €1=SEK8.885...

From him......... ....and him...... not forgetting him as well....... Don't drink too much....... like this guy............. mr le marquis (iwmpop) - Vauvert, France - Decembre 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrPlFN7QR-A&feature=colike A Video from Google made from users videos world wide, all on the same day.....on  24 July 2010.... (In English and varied....with French subtitles.....) http://www.youtube.com/lifeinaday?feature=inp-gh-lif Related articles Life in a Day Released on YouTube (wired.com) YouTube Gets Way More Social With Facebook, Google+ Integration (hubspot.com) YouTube New Look: What You Think? (famousbloggers.net) YouTube's new design is here (zdnet.com)

This one's chocolate... but the real one ain't ! We Wish You a Happy and Enjoyable ...  Saint Nicholas Day December 6, 2011 in Europe The tradition of Saint Nicholas Day, usually on 6 December, is a festival for children in many countries in Europe related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts. The American Santa Claus , as well as the Anglo-Canadian and British Father Christmas , derive from these legends. "Santa Claus" is itself derived from the Dutch Sinterklaas . Traditionally, in the weeks between his arrival and 5 December, before going to bed, children put their shoes next to the fireplace chimney of the coal-fired stove or fireplace. In modern times, they may put them next to the central heating unit. They leave the shoe with a carrot or some hay in it and a bowl of water nearby "for Sinterklaas' horse," and the children sing a Sinterklaas song. The next day they will ...

or....my title...."The day an end became a beginning....." On the 8th November 2011, I was sitting at my lunch table, at 1pm talking and looking on " Google Chat " live -  with Tina Concetta. The local Nurse   http://www.tvfil78.com/journal/article-journal-13-02-2007-infirmiereslapenurie-saintquentinenyvelines-10087.html   had just been, given me an injection, and had left. The injection was to avoid a thrombosis due to recent treatment for my heart condition, at the time diognised as "heart oversized"......... Nothing special, particularly not on the plate,  "green cabbage cooked in the vapour of wine" (my personal version of "sauerkraut" or "choucroute").......just something ordinary on an ordinary Tuesday.... THEN - I died......!                   ************ http://www.doctissimo.fr/html/dossiers/maladies_cardiovasculaires/articles/8734-mort-subite-rythme-cardiaque.htm     (In French, but use you...

Have a nice 1 Advent - today.......Passez le 1 Avant tranquillement aujourd'hui.... Google search-" iwmpop " - " mrlemarquis " http://www.marquisdugalipot.blogspot.com Facebook: Ian Mitchell -Twitter: Mr le Marquis ( iwmpop@gmail.com ) Tel: (+ 0033 4 3008 5056  (en France: 0430085056)

Have a nice 1st Advent.....today.....!

Even if  mr le marquis probably won't be celebrating this year, life goes on....... CAMARGUE-NEWS N°82 Midnight suppers for Christmas and of New Year 's Eve in the  Camargue , in  Alpilles  and the South of the Cevennes   Free BOOKING   AT A BETTER RATE Hotels, B&B, holiday homes , camping ... December 2011 What’s on next month? January 2012 IN CAMARGUE AND PETITE CAMARGUE GARDOISE IN CAMARGUE AND PETITE CAMARGUE GARDOISE   Celebrate  Christmas or New Year's Eve,  in Camargue,  an unforgettable experience. Discover and book your Midnight supper in Camargue Sorry, at this stage, we haven’t received any information regarding events for January 2012. LES SAINTES-MARIES DE LA MER   Christmas markets from 9 to 31 December. Complete pogramme for the vairous events LES SAINTES-MARIES DE LA MER   27 & 30 December Abrivado by torchlight in the streets of the village...