Happy Birthday Beau-Dad

Beau-Dad has his 86th birthday recently and we all went to Annie and Bruno’s for the party… (Their dog is getting older and it’s too hard for them to leave him alone for any length of time, so we’re doing most of the family parties at their place these days.)
Anyway, for someone who’s 86, I [...]

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Le Relais Peiresc and the Toulon Navy Jazz Band – Concert Under the Stars

 
This year’s end-of-year concert for the benefit of the members, volunteers, professors and students at Le Relais Peiresc (the largest cultural center in Toulon), was fabulous.  Music was provided by the Toulon Navy Jazz band, and the conductor was, himself an accomplished musician.
The band was very spiffy in their dress whites, and they put on [...]

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Mayor Hubert Falco Cares About his Handicapped People

 
A couple of weeks ago (see? I told you I was behind…) there was a kind of Handicapped Fair in one of the parks here in Toulon.  All the different agencies that provide services to the handicapped showed up and had booths where they could share information about who they are and what they provide.
 
Alain [...]

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Happy Birthday Bruno!

 
And again, this is a little late! (Although we wished him Happy Birthday on the day)…
But my brother-in-law’s birthday was a few weeks ago, and we went to his family birthday party.  I got to meet his mother, her husband and Bruno’s nephew for the first time.
Bruno’s nephew has recently joined the marines and he’s [...]

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Summer Fun – A Special Tourist Train Trip and Gospel Concert

There has been so much going on the last few weeks that I haven’t had time to post… So I have things lined up to share with you… And it’s good stuff!
 
Lets start with the wonderful train ride we took a couple of weeks ago…
 
       A friend of ours invited us to go [...]

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