Monthly Archives: October 2013

Posts from the Var Side – Some Crumbs

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Stevie Mitchell

…in my luggage as I get around to unpacking back home. 1. Turns out I did get a decent picture on Market Day after all. Shorts and garlic. Garlic and shorts. Garlic Shorts. 2. Last Saturday night / Sunday morning … Continue reading →

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Posts from the Var Side, 19th October

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Stevie Mitchell

SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2013 – Le Plan de la Tour To Le Plan de la Tour for Rafaela’s birthday; a surprise bash in the town and later up the road at the Villa Ponte Romano. Selection of snaps here (I’m … Continue reading →

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Posts from the Var Side, 18th October

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Stevie Mitchell

FRIDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2013 – A Really Smashing Day Sunrise. Today we met Mikey, our nephew, my godson, for coffees and a good old catch-up at the Lyon. Here’s me and he looking for all the world like identical twins … Continue reading →

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Posts from the Var Side, 17th October

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Stevie Mitchell

THURSDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2013 – Oh! Mr Songwriter The old guitar, remember, is staying with us here in the apartment. I’ve grown used to its truculent tuning – honestly, you should see some of the knots I made – the … Continue reading →

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Posts from the Var Side, 16th October

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Stevie Mitchell

WEDNESDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2013 – Peaky Blinded by the Sun Today was a proper bright one. It might come as a shock to anyone beholding my mediterranean outlook and swarthy latin looks, that I’ve never been terribly good with serious … Continue reading →

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Posts from the Var Side, 15th October

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Stevie Mitchell

TUESDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2013 – La Fête d’Alex: Pass Around Today it’s our nephew’s birthday. Shopping for gifts in the morning (the town back to business Tuesday), including a visit to the beer shop up the road a little, where … Continue reading →

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Posts from the Var Side, 14th October

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Stevie Mitchell

MONDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2013 – Fermé les Lundis Closed like the shops in the town today. Just this couple of moody old snaps to post, which I thought went rather well together. Monday, that was, mainly.

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Posts from the Var Side, 13th October

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Stevie Mitchell

SUNDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2013 – Old Renault, Fresh Tuna, Bonnie Tyler Today – which was lovely hot and sunny – we took a chunk out of watching Toulon do for Glasgow (Jonny going off with a hurty wrist) and William … Continue reading →

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Posts from the Var Side, 12th October

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Stevie Mitchell

SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2013 – Moules Farcies Today we drove to le Castellet, a medieval village out and up from Bandol, prettified and a-buzz with little shops, and with magnificent, unphotographable panoramas of cypress-speared and green tiered hills and fields. … Continue reading →

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Posts from the Var Side, 11th October

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Stevie Mitchell

FRIDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2013 – The Restaurant Critic Visiting us throughout the day and every day on the balcony is a pair of sandy-coloured doves with neat little indigo chokers. Suspecting, assuming, they’re the same ones as previous years – … Continue reading →

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