Ramblings of a retiree in France
Posted on 25/06/2018 by Sheree
“I Don’t Like Mondays” is an old song by Irish band The Boomtown Rats about the 1979 Cleveland Elementary School shooting in San Diego. My Monday wasn’t bad enough to take such measures though I’m just going to vent a bit here and then I know… Continue Reading “I don’t like Mondays”
Category: UncategorizedTags: Barcelona, frustration, iPhone6, lost mobile
Posted on 03/05/2011 by Sheree
These two teams, neither of whom has ever been relegated from La Liga, first met in 1929. Real Madrid holds the upper hand in head to heads or “El Clasico” as it’s called in Spain. The rivalry is more intense than any local derby,… Continue Reading “Handbags at dawn”
Category: FootballTags: Andreas Iniesta, Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Eric Abidal, Iker Casillas, Jose Mourinho, Lionel Messi, Moreno, Pedro, Pep Guardiola, Real Madrid, Victor Valdes
Posted on 28/04/2010 by Sheree
I went on a training ride with my cycling coach today and, fortunately, our paths didn’t cross with any of my team mates. So my secret’s still safe for now. Of course, it’s very disconcerting to ride with someone whose legs are only a… Continue Reading “Someone to watch over me”
Category: Cycling, Cycling, FootballTags: Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Champion's League, Inter Milan, Jeremy Roy, Jose Mourinho, Marco Pinotti, Peter Sagan, Tour of Romandie
Posted on 29/03/2010 by Sheree
At the beginning of the season, Martin O’Neil, AVFC’s wondrous football manager attempted (unsuccessfully) to manage the fans’ expectations. He cautioned that with the teams around us having strengthened their squads, we would do well to hold onto 6th place. We’re currently lying 7th, 7 points behind… Continue Reading “Hot money”
Posted on 30/11/2009 by Sheree
We woke yesterday morning at 07:00am to find that it had been raining in the early hours but was now, thanks to a stiff wind, starting to dry out. The sky was positively leaden and, while we doubted we would make it to the… Continue Reading “Lights out”
Category: Cycle Club Events, FootballTags: Arsenal, AVFC, Barcelona, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, OGCN, Promenade des Anglais, Real Madrid, Sochaux, Spurs
Posted on 09/07/2009 by Sheree
The rain in Spain doesn’t always fall in the plain. Today it fell on the riders as they rode along the coast to Barcelona. Rain is only an issue in an urban environment when moisture on the roads, combined with diesel deposits, makes them… Continue Reading “Slip, sliding away”
Category: CyclingTags: Barcelona, Denis Menchov, Mark Cavendish, Mike Rogers, Mikel Astarloza, Thor Hushovd, Tom Boonen
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