DON’T FORGET : today : When Yann Arthus Bertrand and Luc Besson get together… it feels like HOME !

Two of my idols, Yann Arthus Bertrand, one of world’s biggest photographers, and Luc Besson, again, one of world’s biggest filmmakers and producers, are associated in this wonderful movie which will start all over the world on June 5th, the entry will be free in every theater, everybody should go and see it !
HOME ! [...]

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Update on things… busy busy busy, and 40 for my love !

Things have been very busy lately, all our clients arrive for Easter or at the end of april, so houses to be opened, to be cleaned, pools clean and warm, gardens tidy, cars working, etc…
Three new clients in a few days, that was boosting us to go on because crisis is hanging over our heads [...]

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Riviera Expat office !

Our office, open since september 2008 ! We are very proud !

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Senile ? Have a good laugh !

Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked, 
‘How old was your husband?’ ‘98,’ she replied. 
‘Two years older than me’ 
‘So you’re 96,’ the undertaker commented. 
She responded, ‘Hardly worth going home, is it?
 
Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old woman: 
‘And what do you think is the best thing 
About being 104?’ the reporter [...]

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Financial Crisis ?

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How do you know…

How do you know if it’s real love ? Every night you think of what either seperates you from that person or what holds you together !

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Happy Holidays !

Our weather has been awfull all autumn, in those almost 30 years that I have been living here never I have seen such rain (and snow.)
This is a panoramic view from our familyhouse, view on Chateauneuf and the mountains behind covered in snow. (This is just 15 minutes away from us.)
Many avalanches have been coming [...]

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INSTALLING A HUSBAND

Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable [...]

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Airplane Airplane

Last week I went to a funeral in Holland, never a great moment, but this time also we couldn’t fly to Rotterdam since there was no flight on tuesday, so we went to Brussels, me refusing to put another foot on Schiphol airport Amsterdam. (We had to go to Breda anyway, which is closer.)
Anyway, we [...]

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A little update on things (as promised…)

Things have been a bit strange since the beginning of September. Good and bad things, happy and sad things, things of life!
First of all, our house, family house, ‘was’ sold, it was a real relief, knowing we all could go on, my mother to a flat, we probably could have bought a fine home for [...]

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Our children will accuse us…

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Au revoir ma Paquerette !

Today we had to put her to sleep, she suffered from a lungcancer, in May the vet told us she had a few days left, she decided it were months… months of good food, (every day I prepared her meal, beef or chicken, fresh fish, fresh vegetables, the best menu in town !) months of [...]

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I’m still there…

I will be back soon with all the news I have to tell you, so many things happened in 2 months, just had no time to write, please don’t go away, I will be back ! Very soon !

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Pregnancy, Estrogen and Women…

 
Pregnancy Q &A &more!
Q: Should I have a baby after 35?
A: No, 35 children is enough.
Q: I’m two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A: With any luck, right after he finishes college.
Q: What is the most reliable method to determine a baby’s sex?
A: Childbirth.
Q: My wife is five months pregnant and [...]

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Well deserved chicken !

After a hard day of work on saturday,cleaning out the garage (!) we have a well deserved roast chicken on the BBQ today ! Mmmmmm, great sunday brunch, Bart went out to buy fresh (hot !) bread with croissants and we had a sundaybrunch at 11.00.. now we are going to have our BBQ chicken, [...]

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School

Today’s school again for Bart, Dorine has another two days of rest… Good luck my boy, last year of primary school, make the best of it !

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Angel 21 !

Happy b’day my Angel Michaela ! 21 ! That’s the age ! Go for it !

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Terug van vakantie

Ik kan ook panorama foto’s maken… ons dagelijks uitzicht in Bretagne.

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Doei !

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Nog anderhalve week…

Nog nooit is het zo druk geweest, aaaarrgggghhhh, vakantie, kijk er echt naar uit, geen tijd om te bloggen, mis het wel, maar business before pleasure, dikke zoen aan allemaal, wie weet meer blogtijd na de zomer…

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Er is er één jarig, hoera, hoera…

dat kan je wel zien, dat ben IK !!!!

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Nog een botje ??

Denk je alles gehad te hebben na een 12 uur werkdag, 4 kids in huis, zwemmen, schreeuwen, kip in de oven, gaat niet snel genoeg, nog niet helemaal klaar, dan maar ff borrellen, honden om je heen, en Paquerette lekker aan een bot te knagen… zo’n groot mergbot, met een gat erin… telefoon gaat, loop [...]

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Office buddies…

Have you ever seen this, just went out for a sec, came back, all three doggies around my desk… I WANNA BE WITH MY MUMMY !!! The weather is awful hot, so I can understand that one of the coolest places in the house is my office, but this…
The labrador, Vasco, sitting under the [...]

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Echt zomer

We zijn in twee dagen van 18° naar 34° gegaan…. 21 juni, ècht ZOMER !!!

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Hello ? Is it me you’re looking for ?

Dat is wel heel lang geleden, gewoon geen tijd, ff ècht heel druk, maar goed toch ? Des te beter, als ik geen tijd voor m’n blog heb wil dat zeggen dat het goed gaat !
Het zou te lang zijn om te vertellen waar ik zo mee bezig ben geweest, mijn dagen zijn gevuld van [...]

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Afwikkeling Service Onno de Bruijn

Onno en ik kennen elkaar al… pfff, te lang om nog te noemen, we zaten samen op school, en zo spreken we elkaar iedere dag en dan ineens een paar jaar niet, en we blijven vriendjes. Hij is het wonderkind van Breda, de drummer die op hele jonge leeftijd al met de grootste bands mocht [...]

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Mr. and Mrs. Smith – New clients ???

Brad and Angelina are around, they are staying in a huge house on Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, planning to give birth on the Riviera to their twins to come, but rumours are going that they want to buy a house. I’ve had several phonecalls from real estate agents who want to visit one particular house (that [...]

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Don’t we all think so…

I quote Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard :
“Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.
Prime Minister Howard angered some Australian Muslims by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation’s mosques. Quote: [...]

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A wonderful spring garden in Chateauneuf

Every year at my mother’s house (see the special page) is a spectacular moment when all flowers and trees start to bloom in spring. I wanted to share these pictures with you, just amazing.
These are the Peony roses, my favorite !
One of the most amazing flowers in her garden is the “Senateur LaFolette” a rampant Rosa [...]

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Earthday April 22nd 2008

International Earth Day : Europe takes the initiative (click here to read the article)
It is always interesting to see how these “day’s” go by without noticing for so many people, it’s worth a try, just sit down, and think of the Earth for a minute, our Earth, our home, what do you see ? 
I can [...]

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