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Ramblings of a retiree in France
Tag: OGC Nice
Sheree’s 2017 Sporting Highlights
I’ve been a bit slow off the mark here largely because I’ve been out enjoying myself in the snow! As usual there were many lowlights in 2017 – no need to depress ourselves by listing them – but I’ve always been a glass half full… Continue Reading “Sheree’s 2017 Sporting Highlights”
Date Nights: Football and Fireworks
Not long after we purchased our holiday flat in Nice, its football team OGCN were promoted to the first division – total coincidence. They used to play at a small and rather tatty stadium in the north of the city and, for their first… Continue Reading “Date Nights: Football and Fireworks”
Sheree’s 2016 Sporting Highlights
Wishing you all good health, much happiness and every success in 2017. There were so many lowlights in 2016 – no need to depress ourselves by listing them – but I’ve always been a glass half full kinda gal and still found much to… Continue Reading “Sheree’s 2016 Sporting Highlights”
Differing fortunes
Yesterday evening, my beloved and I made one of our all too infrequent trips to the Allianz stadium to watch OGCN’s last home match of the season. It was a six-pointer against St Etienne who were one point and one position ahead of us… Continue Reading “Differing fortunes”
Killed off
Yesterday morning I killed the perpetrator of some unspeakable acts of gluttony. He’d spent the previous night gorging himself on my right shoulder, as the raised red welts bore witness. He’d also dined off my right hand and fingers. Death was the only reasonable… Continue Reading “Killed off”
Guilty pleasures
The alarm went off at 07:00 and we went through our usual Sunday morning routine, leaving the flat an hour later. The sky was overcast, the air was chilly but rain wasn’t forecast. As we cycled into Nice I remarked on the lack of… Continue Reading “Guilty pleasures”
On top of the world
Today was my first time up Mont Chauve, a short but steep climb between Falicon and Aspremont. I had not done this one before as in previous years I would have already headed off to the World Cycling Championships to work as a volunteer.… Continue Reading “On top of the world”
