A Year in Villefranche sur Mer - Moving to France

Day 541 (Friday) I was chuffed to see three new orange flowers on our terrace, I’ve some more soil to cover the crocus bulbs that are coming through already and saw today that another bulb is sprouting – they are not supposed to come up until the spring.   Sadly it was rather cloudy this morning but it wasn’t cold enough to stop Huw volunteering to take me to Cap d’Ail again. It was pretty cold on the scooter but not too uncomfortable. I had a pleasant two hours with Thomas in the restaurant again I was supposed to spend two hours with Pauline after Thomas but she had to cancel because she was so busy yet again. I spotted this delightful little car on the way to the bus stop and noticed this orange tree right next to the bus stop – why don’t they pick them and eat them?   Back in Villefranche I saw my first Nativity scene of the year in the hairdresser’s A few weeks ago I found this article on… …the History of Les Santons   (little saints) The Chris

Day 540 (Thursday) Another gorgeous sunny day, 26 degrees in direct sunlight and pure blue sky. Huw kindly took me to the Marriott in Cap d’Ail on Kisbee and we stopped to take a few photos at Cap Estel. Kisbee in the port of Cap d’Ail I managed to find the temporary reception on the first floor today and Thomas was there. There are still no conference rooms so we had our class in the restaurant. I haven’t seen Thomas since June so we had a bit of a catch up before moving on to grammar. At the end of the class he told me that I’m the best English teacher he has ever had because I explain grammar clearly and always with a smile – I was chuffed. The construction work is still going on and it’s rather loud; poor Thomas works on reception and has to deal with all the complaints of the noise. This was the pool I didn’t have to wait very long for the bus and got off in Beaulieu to see Sabrina. On the way to her apartment I spotted this rather sad