Tag Archives: vacation

Achingly Hip

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

The Cackler is blessed with boundless Babelicious energy and a functioning set of knees but even she felt old and creaky when faced with three sets of stairs, no elevator, and the design features that were part and parcel of … Continue reading →

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Chateau Living

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

Having our own chateau rather spoiled us for anyone else’s. We rarely ventured from the ramshackle kitchen, the parlor fire, or  the jigsaw table in the banqueting hall where one of a variety of stuffed stags and wild boar kept … Continue reading →

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Drinking it all in

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

It is raining in Paris. It has been all day. Milhous and I invested in a couple of parapluie and set off bravely in the direction of the Center Pompidou for our daily dose of culture. When we got there, … Continue reading →

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A moment of intimacy in the elevator

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

In common with most of the global female population, I have shunned intimate contact with Milhous Vile. That situation has dramatically shifted this weekend. We are in Paris, but the change of my status from untouched to despoiled is nothing … Continue reading →

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HOW meets Come Dancing at the Shinnecock Pow Wow

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

Our MP knows how to behave at civic events. Here on Long Island she was not called upon to cut a ribbon or say a few words, but at the Shinnecock Pow Wow the MP for Doncaster Central otherwise behaved exactly as … Continue reading →

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Buzz Off–Not Likely

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

His name was Carlo and I met him in Milan. He had a black mop of corkscrew hair and olive skin that smelt of mosquito repellent.  It only increased my attraction, and since then I associate anything Deet-scented with deep … Continue reading →

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Sailing into the Sunset

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

We’d got the hang of the boating life by the time we joined the Western Union sunset sail at 6:30pm. Godiva had even swapped her sarong for cropped pants. On the dock and up and down Duval Street, everything was … Continue reading →

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Adventures with Lady Godiva

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

Lady Godiva (yes, she’s from the English Midlands) is making me walk miles every day. She started power walking last year and lost 50 pounds. She is now slimmer than a sixteen year old and every bit as spunky. She … Continue reading →

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It wouldn’t suit everyone…

Posted on August 22, 2010 by
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Business Development for Doris Brazil

Posted on March 15, 2010 by

Dear Blabs, My goodness, what a fulfilling life you do lead and how you seem to mix with the glitterati. My friends, by comparison, do not sparkle in the slightest and the worst of it is that I fit in … Continue reading →

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