Dave's birthday post

Dave's birthday was yesterday. Alanea and I invited some friends and we had a great time. Georg brought Dave 24 Coors Light from Denmark and no one drank it but Dave. It was an international party. Alex and Tatiana our Russian neighbours, John and Manuela from Switzerland, Karin and Rick from Toronto, Georg, Birgit and Ebin from Denmark, Anne from the UK and Sharon our good friend from Toronto were all here. They ate some good food and I got some cheese. They had some wine. Jane called from Woodstock Ontario where she was visiting Dave's mom and Dave spoke to his mom on the phone. It was a good day and Dave stayed up too late but did not drink too much, he is riding this weekend in a big ride in St. Tropez and wants to be in good shape. He did not go to bed until 02:00 this morning because there were so many dishes to do. Here are some nice pics.

Easter in Les Rives

I like holidays because people come from everywhere to see me, Alanea makes fancy stuff and I get lots to eat. This Easter is especially fun because my Auntie Sharon is here from Toronto (Cargo, her beautiful Border Collie, could not come but some day he might). After they got over the serious toasts to an absent friend (with my favorite Champagne) the week began. George, Birgit, Jens and Maiken are here from Denmark (I have not seen Eben but I sure hope she came with George). It takes George over 20 hours to drive here just to see me and he brings Dave Coors Light at great personal expense. John and Manuela from Switzerland got here in the small hours of the morning so I have not seen them. Manuela is very sweet, John is fun but a serious VTTer (even if he does get lost is the hills). James came from the UK to see Anne, his mother. He will water the garden and argue with Anne about what to eat at lunch, very British and funny. Alex, Tatiana and Stephan our Russian neighbours are wonderful. Alex is a funny guy, Stephan is a serious boy and very nice but Tatiana is my favorite because she is a girl, I am a ladies man after all. Alanea is happy because she finally finished the garden while Dave sat on his ass and drank Perrier LOL. Dave went to a cycling club Printemps Grillade (spring barbeque) and took a picture of a special cake made in the shape of a bicycle. I will post more as the week goes on but I hear people getting up out of bed so I must go and get ready for another exciting day on the Cote d'Azur. I am going to Rick and Karen's place today for lunch (she makes the best food ever), they have a house on the coast toward Cannes. See ya, Happy Easter.

Chateau Berne for lunch with Nan

Alanea and Dave took Nan to Chateau Berne to see the beautiful property and taste the wine. They had lunch and I got some beef. After lunch they walked around and Nan took my picture in the wagon. I love walking around with my friends. There was a mountain bike exhibition and demonstration on the property because there are long trails to ride. Dave does not have a mountainbike anymore. He is bad enough on smooth roads.

Here we go again

This is Dave's first attempt to blog a photo since the photo program was made easier by Nan. She is very smart about photos and takes my photo every time she comes to visit. She sometimes forgets her charger but always has 2 cameras. This is a random blog post. Not much has happened which is good I like predictability like Dave going to French class and never learning anything. Dave took me to class on Monday. I think it was to deflect attention from his bad vocabulary and grammar. Let's just post a few pics.

I found out where Alanea and Dave go

2 photos that Dave took, one on the 9th tee of the golf course on Friday. It is getting much warmer now so they are leaving me home to play golf. I have included another photo for fun. Dave took it while cycling up a hill near Johnny Depp's house close to Plan de la Tour.

Marcel revisited

A few months ago Dave posted a pic of Marcel of the blog. While Dave was running up the hill at the Domain de Plane Marcel scared Dave but the joke was on Dave because Marcel is a very calm boy. A few Days ago Dave took this pic of Marcel and Alanea. Alanea was feeding Marcel a Madeleine cookie. Marcel is now a father of 2 little baby goats. They must stay in the house because it is too cold.

Apollon my friend from Paris

Apollon, my nice fuzzy friend from Paris sent me this picture of himself with some Apollon pupcakes that Joan made I think. Joan and Apollon visited us here last year and we had a very nice time. Maybe Apollon will come again and bring me a pupcake. Until then I will have to eat Madeleines.