Hello everyone! Yesterday I decided to explore some more of the French Riviera. I went to a small town called Gourdon which is about 30 km inland and on the top of the highest mountain in the area. You can see all the way back to Antibes and across the sea to Corsica! On my way back, I discovered a popular rock climbing area. Fortunately, there a few places I could get to without any rock climbing equipment so I have some nice pictures. Jeff [View Full Entry]

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"And let the world slip, we shall ne'er be younger." --William Shakespeare, "The Taming of the Shrew" The castle just goes from strength to strength. Last night, I had requested coffee for 6.30. It arrived exactly at 6.30 and the milk was hot. I am sitting on my balcony again, watching the morning light on Vence and writing away. There is even an outlet on the balcony so I can charge up my laptop without going inside. Does it get any better than this? Well, it turns out that it doesn’t. I sat on my balcony for the longest time just [View Full Entry]

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“I want those entering my chapel to feel themselves purified and lightened of their burdens. …I regard it, despite all its imperfections, as my masterpiece…as an effort which is the culmination of a whole life dedicated to the search for truth. --Henri Matisse Let me just begin by saying how pleased I was with myself that I did not have that nightcap last night. I woke up bright and early and full of beans - the way I like to feel when I am on the road. By 9.00, I had had my pot of French coffee and was on the [View Full Entry]

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