You’ve seen this one in a previous blog. Vicky and I have stayed in this cottage and loved our time here. It is quite livable as is! After I last wrote about it two parties were moved to look very closely at it and one couple travelled to Normandy to visit it. Their final comment to me was: Thanks for all your input on this, … Continue reading AFFORDABLE And LOVABLE In NORMANDY
I absolutely love old photos, especially ones that show reference to our current life in Cannes. Yesterday I came across this sequence of photos of the gorgeous Brigitte Bardot, having a ball on the beach in Cannes in 1953…. just as we often do today (without the paparazzi of course!). Cannes’ beaches are world class, just ask Brigitte Bardot!!! Continue reading Cannes’ beaches are world class – just ask Brigitte Bardot!
(Or why so many discerning people from around the world continue to buy their holiday villa on the French Riviera, or their apartment in Cannes – the very words conjure up dream-like images which are irresistible.) From holiday makers and film stars, to royalty, beach goers and businessmen, Cannes has been the French Riviera hot spot and first choice of lovers of quality for centuries. … Continue reading Musings from the Riviera Sunshine
Victorian Ditty Menton is dowdy Monaco’s brass Nice is rowdy But Cannes is class Continue reading Victorian Ditty…
What do YOU love about Winter? For me, there’s just something about a crackling wood fire on a chilly evening (not to mention the glass of red wine which completes the “scene”). If you feel the same, then we may have just found your perfect home. Why? Because there are SEVEN original stone, fully functioning fireplaces… including one in the Master Suite Bathroom! (Romantic or … Continue reading There’s just something about a Fireplace…
It’s tangible, it’s solid, it’s beautiful. It’s artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate. Donald Trump Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate. More money has been made in real estate than in all industrial investments combined. The wise young man or wage earner of today invests his money in real estate. Andrew Carnegie Real estate cannot be … Continue reading Great Lines from the Rich and Influential
Your best investment opportunity won’t fit into a safety deposit box, but you can live in it Never a truer word… . A good real estate agent doesn’t disappear once the closing papers are signed Also very true! . . Continue reading Notable Quotes / Best Slogans
The “Beautiful Era” – a time of optimism, peace and prosperity. Four decades when the arts were allowed the flourish and the horrific World Wars had not yet raised their ugly heads. For me, the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald epitomises how I imagine the whole period to have been, although written a few years after World War 1, it’s no coincidence that F. … Continue reading My “Coup de Coeur” is “Belle Epoque”
Sunday mornings at Forville market are a must – and are a part of every weekend. This weekend, I was confronted by a rather difficult decision though; which cauliflower to chose. Orange, Purple, Green or White… who ever knew that choosing a cauliflower could be so perplexing! Continue reading The choices I face living on the French Riviera…
For all those boat lovers out there… and even if you’re not a boat lover, it’s difficult not to be enchanted by the majestic classic sailing boats that participate in this famous Regatta which took place last week in Cannes (and we were lucky enough to take part in some of the racing!) Many of the boats have wonderfully rich histories (including one having belonged … Continue reading Regates Royale – Cannes Real Estate Expert goes sailing!
