.......idle jottings

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

i slip a way for a couple of days and the thread turns into wild speculation....

 

Hum, thanks for the invite, will likely take you up on it some day.

 

Provence and Burgandy on the trip list.

 

Ha, our lot is likely smaller than MJ's petting zoo...

 

The wine room will be less than 1,000 bottles, hardly super-dooper these days.

 

You and Jim will be invited to the "Grand Filling" of the wine room. Bring good stuff :D

[gcmv]

We had visitors coming for coffee in an hour.

 

At least meanwhile we have cancelled the planned visit.

 

PS Yes they are SD friends (the ones that intended to visit). And very good friends too. We met them on their honeymoon on SD and now they have two young children (which they dont think is right to bring on SD for both their children's sake and for the comfort of guests). So now Hum and Blondie are sort of "uncles and aunts"

 

Dearest ho-hum,

please tell the whole truth:

 

Ho-hum feared that the young children could destroy his palace complex during the at least 4-hour inspection of the wine cellar with the SD-friends and needed an excuse to cancel the visit. :D

 

By the way, uncle Hum - do you really want to be compliant?!

Save the money for the fuse and pour it into Petrus or Ruinard ... ;)

[ho-hum]

i slip a way for a couple of days and the thread turns into wild speculation....

Hum, thanks for the invite, will likely take you up on it some day.

Provence and Burgandy on the trip list.

Ha, our lot is likely smaller than MJ's petting zoo...

The wine room will be less than 1,000 bottles, hardly super-dooper these days.

You and Jim will be invited to the "Grand Filling" of the wine room. Bring good stuff :D

 

Errrr......we bring the wine ?????

 

Everybody and their dog is out-smarting Hum just recently.......no you're right it does'nt take much to do that.

Well, if that's what it takes.

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

You see, the glass-fronted wine room is a clever ploy. When guests come over for dinner/parties they will see it and want a closer look. We will fill many of the spaces in the shelving with two buck chuck, but place a couple of "ringers" in the upper shelves. We will leave a fair number of spots open. We'll show the ringers from the upper shelves, and some TBC from a low shelf.

 

Of course guests on their next visit will bring good stuff, as they would want to see their gifts placed in the upper shelves :D Hopefully the ensuing peer pressure will lead to some Petrus, etc. appearing in the shelves....

[kathyanddanny]

Just dropping in to say Hello Ho Hum! 😃.

 

How's life treating Blondie and yourself? Unfortunate about your electrical problems Danny has connections...would you like us to send someone to help?

[ho-hum]

Dearest ho-hum,

please tell the whole truth:

 

Ho-hum feared that the young children could destroy his palace complex during the at least 4-hour inspection of the wine cellar with the SD-friends and needed an excuse to cancel the visit. :D

 

By the way, uncle Hum - do you really want to be compliant?!

Save the money for the fuse and pour it into Petrus or Ruinard ... ;)

 

Well it's GCMV from Heidelberg !!

Good to hear from you. You have been quiet for a while.........guess you have been busy repairing all those Volkswagens !

Haha

Just another 7 million to go......and they keep finding more !

 

Sound advice as always from yourself.......why not both though (Petrus & Ruinart) ??

 

Hum provides the "little darlings" with costumes when they visit so Hum is never disturbed and his wines are saved !

 

[ho-hum]

We'll be there as well!

Vandrefalk

 

Hurrah

[ho-hum]

You see, the glass-fronted wine room is a clever ploy. When guests come over for dinner/parties they will see it and want a closer look. We will fill many of the spaces in the shelving with two buck chuck, but place a couple of "ringers" in the upper shelves. We will leave a fair number of spots open. We'll show the ringers from the upper shelves, and some TBC from a low shelf.

 

Of course guests on their next visit will bring good stuff, as they would want to see their gifts placed in the upper shelves :D Hopefully the ensuing peer pressure will lead to some Petrus, etc. appearing in the shelves....

 

You ruddy evil genius and manipulator of the feeble (aka HH) !

 

May Hum supply a few of these humble Californian wines.

When Hum asked the SD sommelier what wine he would recommend for Hum, he had no hesitation in telling Hum "Stu Pedasso"......

 

PS Hum hopes Jim understands the enormous restraint Hum employed in this post.

 

[ho-hum]

Just dropping in to say Hello Ho Hum! 😃.

 

How's life treating Blondie and yourself? Unfortunate about your electrical problems Danny has connections...would you like us to send someone to help?

 

Oh sooo wonderful to hear from you both.

Is your building work now finished ? Or does winter stop everything ?

 

"Connections" ? Hum does'nt want them "hit" !!!

Haha

Thanks for the kind offer but what Hum has seen of Canadian house construction and service installations.....they are so much more advanced than here in Britain !

 

Blondie and Hum saw your post about Cannes....sorry darling, never stayed there so cannot honestly recommend any hotel.

Best of luck.

[Jim Avery]

You ruddy evil genius and manipulator of the feeble (aka HH) !

 

May Hum supply a few of these humble Californian wines.

When Hum asked the SD sommelier what wine he would recommend for Hum, he had no hesitation in telling Hum "Stu Pedasso"......

 

PS Hum hopes Jim understands the enormous restraint Hum employed in this post.

 

I do Mr. Hum, I do. Your restraint is only exceeded by your self control.....As to wine, in the South, Stu Pedazz is often paired with Stu Peduzz. Just ask Forrest, Forrest Gump. Just returned from Puerto Penasco, MX, on the Sea of Cortez. An easy 3.5 hours drive from Mi Casa. Brought home some fabulous shrimp. Wish you were here........:D

[Jim Avery]

And I want to know where they got my picture and why am I not being paid for it??

[ho-hum]

Hi K. In Rome, we have had nice stays at Hotel Valadier. Decent website. Near to the Spanish Steps and the World's most Expensive McDonalds!:eek: Try to get an upper room not facing the street as there is a lively night time street scene if you try to go to bed too early. As far as Cannes........Last there I was a backpacking student and don't remember a thing other than all the topless Wimmen! Sorry.:D

 

Haha......oh Jim you are bringing back memories.

Hum and his best friend......(and Hum saw him for Sunday lunch last week)....did a road trip to the South of France in an old Ford.

We dropped into Hum's "lady" (at the time) who he met when he was very, very young. Her family lived outside Paris. We drove down to St.Tropez in the hope of meeting BB and then onto Juan-les-pins.

Now that was brilliant.

The girls were so sophisticated ...... Hum fell in love every day.

He took up smoking Gitanes, drank coffee and tried to look like Alain Delon and listened to Jacques Loussier's "Play Bach" all day long.

Procul Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale"played incessantly too.

 

The place to be was J-l-P: we stayed on a campsite over the road from the beach.

Happy days.

Maybe we were there around the same time ?

[Jim Avery]

Haha......oh Jim you are bringing back memories.

Hum and his best friend......(and Hum saw him for Sunday lunch last week)....did a road trip to the South of France in an old Ford.

We dropped into Hum's "lady" (at the time) who he met when he was very, very young. Her family lived outside Paris. We drove down to St.Tropez in the hope of meeting BB and then onto Juan-les-pins.

Now that was brilliant.

The girls were so sophisticated ...... Hum fell in love every day.

He took up smoking Gitanes, drank coffee and tried to look like Alain Delon and listened to Jacques Loussier's "Play Bach" all day long.

Procul Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale"played incessantly too.

 

The place to be was J-l-P: we stayed on a campsite over the road from the beach.

Happy days.

Maybe we were there around the same time ?

 

How fun the memories! I stayed in Juan-les-Pins as well. My Father had befriended a French couple during WWII so they graciously provided me with a home base for the Riviera. They had a key to this private beach which I used as if I was Bond, James Bond. Complete with Cabanas, loungers, Beach Boys to serve, really the top. it was in 1969 so probably not the same time. I never found BB either but I did get thrown out of the Casino at Monte Carlo..No, not for excessive winnings, I was dressed in my best bell bottom jeans, sneakers, and a suede jacket......Seems that was not dressy enough for them. Too bad. I had $20 worth of Francs in my pocket and was looking for a good time.:D

[ho-hum]

How fun the memories! I stayed in Juan-les-Pins as well. My Father had befriended a French couple during WWII so they graciously provided me with a home base for the Riviera. They had a key to this private beach which I used as if I was Bond, James Bond. Complete with Cabanas, loungers, Beach Boys to serve, really the top. it was in 1969 so probably not the same time. I never found BB either but I did get thrown out of the Casino at Monte Carlo..No, not for excessive winnings, I was dressed in my best bell bottom jeans, sneakers, and a suede jacket......Seems that was not dressy enough for them. Too bad. I had $20 worth of Francs in my pocket and was looking for a good time.:D

 

What !

What coincidences !

And guess what ?

Blondie and Hum have just returned from a very posh cinema with comfortable armchairs and serving wine and we watched ......... James Bond !

And when Hum was in France, the currency was also francs !

 

Your father's connection sounds fascinating too.

Hum will press you for the story when we meet up.

 

The summer of '69 ehhh... what times.

Edited December 8, 2015 by ho-hum

[Jim Avery]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwjOs6CbtczJAhUE6mMKHcUSDowQFgjIATAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBillboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1969&usg=AFQjCNGkLywg_dLzYF67mPP3A_tjGTDmUg

 

Just look at the list of songs from 1969! My fave is Honky Tonk Women by the Stones......figures, right?

[Zimmy]

What is really amazing, Jim, is how few of those sings I didn't remember.

Zimmy's DH

[Jim Avery]

What is really amazing, Jim, is how few of those sings I didn't remember.

Zimmy's DH

 

See....That mind is still as sharp as a ......wait, don't tell me.....it will come to me...:eek: Yep, good old songs. Hey, has anyone heard anything concerning a new Captain? The three Captains/two ships rotation cannot last forever.

[ho-hum]

It's amazing who you pick up on the "Soggy Dollar Bar" vid-cam at Joost Van Dyke on a Saturday ........ is that the ruggedly handsome, American "homeless" guy and a few of his chums drinking a cold beer ?

 

 

You should check it out sometime.......it's fun to drop into the Caribbean from time to time to see SDII and escape the winter blues.

 

Open link:

http://www.soggydollar.com/webcam.aspx

[ho-hum]

Any advice for Hum being on SD over Xmas ?

Never done it before......Hum's a Xmas sailing virgin.

What's it like ?

Does the Captain dress up as Santa ?

Will Santa come into everyone's cabin leaving a stocking full of oranges, apples etc.. At the end of the bed ?

Hum saw the funnel on SDII being cleaned on the crossing, so preparations are in place for his arrival.

Will we eat turkey ?

Is the vessel be-decked up with "fairy lights" ?

Will the crew go round the cabins singing carols for the ex-seamen (and women) fund ?

Must'nt forget the mistletoe (Zimmy, Lady V and Lois will be onboard).

Now is it just a peck on the cheek, on the lips or a full on snog ?

They can't refuse, right ?

Better bring a present for Jim as Santa only brings gifts for those that have been good.

By the way Jim, your advice about what to do with the Xmas tree was anatomically not possible !!

Bet ol' Cabbie has a few suggestions for Hum too.......indeed.

[Poppy1966]

Ho Hum. Sorry tell you about Santa. I found out a long time ago he doesn't exist!!!! Think it was the year I wanted a skateboard (yes I was a bit of a tomboy) and found my present in my parents wardrobe about 12 Dec. so every day after school I would come home, check no one was around, get my skateboard from their wardrobe and skate up and down the upstairs landing for an hour or so. Being an old house (120 years +) it was a very very long landing so after an hour I was knackered. By Xmas day I was bored stupid of it. anyway wish I was out of here too for Xmas and onboard somewhere for Xmas. Happy sailing!!:)

[gcmv]

Hum saw the funnel on SDII being cleaned on the crossing

Are there any cabins left on this cruise - gcmv needs some more photos - great chance to take the best ever ... :D

 

Take care, ho-hum and special x-mas-greetings to Blondie! ;)

[Jim Avery]

Onboard last year at Christmas the only real issue was the pool was so full of children you couldn't get near it. The good news was that this meant there were almost no tiny tipplers in the bars. Never mind, it was all good fun and being able to escape ashore in Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta certainly helped.......SeaDream? Of course not.....Holland America out of San Diego. But on Christmas, turkey was had by all.... Ho Ho Ho.:eek:

[Zimmy]

Sorry to disappoint, Hu-Hum. Zimmy won't be aboard until 2 January. I will be making sure that the only mistletoe will be in our cabin. And no, that is not an invitation.

Zimmy's jealous DH

[ho-hum]

Sorry to disappoint, Hu-Hum. Zimmy won't be aboard until 2 January. I will be making sure that the only mistletoe will be in our cabin. And no, that is not an invitation.

Zimmy's jealous DH

 

Life can be so cruel !

[ho-hum]

Life can be so cruel !

 

Hum has a taken to the bottle in desperation.......always a "silver lining" !