One of the more despicable cretins anchored below for the F1 is Eddie Lampert, the guy who destroyed Sears. After shredding the company, he now relaxed on his 288 foot yacht, Fountainhead. What a guy. www.yachtcharterfleet.com/luxury-chart...

Besides more yachts, there's now the enjoyment of the loud noise of their fucking helicopters flying from their yachts to wherever. Normally the annoying helicopters follow certain routes and don't go over the village, but not these assholes. Ugh, they really are the biggest self absorbed dickheads.

There's a caper plant down by the beach. I often see Italians picking the buds but lots flowered. One of these days I'll try to pickle some or salt them.

Speaking of the worst, this piece on Gates is interesting though it somehow forgot to mention it regular attendance at Trump's events but it must be a simple mistake by Rupert Murdoch's media. So many fell for Gates and thought he was something other than dogshit. www.wsj.com/business/bil...

More yachts filling up down below, angling for position. When the F1 in Monaco is on, there will be around 200+ of these beasts. Most of the owners make the list of the worst people who are ruining the world.

Raymond has carved and hand-crafted this Picasso-style risotto spoon from local beech wood! His trademark black end is a dip in oak apple (gall) ink he makes himself. I sewed this pouch for the spoon today and now it's ready to be sent out to @chrisinparis.bsky.social.

Missed #Caturday with this neighbor but still a nice one. Lots of meowing and circling around me for attention, hoping I could open the door.

49 years ago today The BBC announced a ban on the new Sex Pistols single 'God Save The Queen' saying it's, "in gross bad taste". #punk #punks #punkrock #GodSaveTheQueen #sexpistols #history #punkrockhistory

Dying over the guy who stood next to Zuck's yacht and painted it in flames.

A neighbor in the village generously offered me a free ticket for the F1 in Monaco next month. I'm not into cars at all, hate crowded events and roasting in the sun but it was still very nice of him to offer. I won't be around for the race either so it made it easier to decline.

The jacaranda trees are coming into their own right now. These are in a square down in Menton.

Happy #Caturday from Ollie. My room has the best ventilation, from big windows

Happy #Caturday from Kitty. His roommate is the local pâtissier who made the tasty fraisier for last night's party. Kitty is super friendly and vocal.

How much is fluid vs fat? Fluid weight gain strongly implies severe disease (heart liver kidney). Fat weight gain would be from an already obese person increasing weight by 5.88%. Why ask? Trump gaining 14 fat pounds is obesity. Trump gaining 14 fluid pounds suggests possible major organ(s) disease.

The fête des voisins went late into the evening and my vegetable tarte disappeared quickly. One of the neighbors made a beautiful fraisier (he's a pro) that was excellent. Lots of fun.

Two weeks the fake incident you couldn't even see a scratch on his ear but he's still milking it. The laughable lies about his height and weight are at least consistent but he somehow thinks he needs the ear story again despite people no longer believing that it was real.

Almost the full moon. The flower moon is in two nights.

Tonight is the fête des voisins so everyone will be gathering in the square when it cools down. This neighbor is very interested in what's happening.

Spending $100m and covering statues in gold, to own the libs. These people have no shame.

Now remember to recycle your plastic and compost your carrot peel to save the environment and reduce your carbon footprint.

After a bit of rain yesterday, we're back to our normal program today.

These absolute bastards. Mosquitoes Learn to Love DEET www.the-scientist.com/a-pavlovian-...

Perhaps we can develop an orca training class for the Pacific.

Would love to see how the same numbers look for the Trump family and friends.

The gouttière team was amazing.

Despite the bloated CEO payouts, studies show there is no correlation between high CEO pay and company success. There are exceptions including the white nationalist in the photo but they are rare. Most are just useless swindlers.

LOL Tony Blair demanding Labour cuts part of net-zero which "prioritise clean energy over cheaper energy" is exactly what I've come to expect from that heaping pile of garbage. His clients are the worst people who all want polluting energy so of course he wants to shill for them. #TheWorst

Gouttière finished. This is from during the work and he asked for the photo of himself in action. These guys were amazing.

There's progress!

They removed the old gouttière from the neighbor's roof and pulled back the tiles. The wood underneath was rotting so they removed that as well. It's hot so not a fun day for this.

Everything is bigger in Texas, including bigotry.

Exciting day here in the village. Workers bringing a new gouttière through the window since it can't fit in the hallway. The neighbors have water problems due to the old one falling apart.

26.9C inside and a light breeze. Who turned on the a/c around here?

Everything in Texas is bigger, including the raw ignorance and stupidity of Republicans.

Three paragliders floating down to the beach. Unfortunately the view is being degraded with a sailing yacht owned by international menace, Rupert Murdoch.

It's a comfortable 27.8C inside at the moment but it will climb later. Yesterday was over 31C inside but nothing like the 40+ degrees I see in Paris apartments.

I'm as surprised as anyone to discover that Mr Art of the Deal who was 95% finished with negotiations, has renewed the war. Nobody could have seen this coming. Nobody.

Happy 250th America.

Temperature hit 30C today so obviously windows are open. Not much air moving but still not too bad. Well, not too bad until the village warbler started singing. Oh dear.

We're at peak bouganvillia season at the moment. The colors are stunning.

I grew up like most in the US, convinced it had the best healthcare in the world. Then I watched the US healthcare system kill my dad. I also have lived for years with healthcare in France and also used the system in Spain and would never in a million years want US healthcare again.

US billionaires trying to make sure nothing changes, which primarily boils down to them paying as little tax as possible and letting society crumble. Fuck all of them and it's time for Democrats to ignore every last one of them.

Another nice day. Should be a little warmer but still in the acceptable range.

I'm used to motor boat people being clueless (anchoring inside the swimming buoys on a regular basis) but one guy today thought it was a great idea to race his boat around starting at 6:30am for waterskiing. He made sure to motor past everyone anchored below and noise travels over water, soooo....

Just over the border, the apricot prices are back on planet earth. The tourist tax of 20€/kilo at the Menton market is still annoying me.

A midday submission for #Caturday. This delightful fluff is in the old town Ventimiglia.

Happy #Caturday from this lovely Scottish Fold in the village. Obviously he knows nothing about the leaf by his paw that definitely did not come from the plant next to him.

Not a drop of air moving again last night so waking up feeling like a pin cushion from the mozzies.

From literally last week, a story relevant to the California chemical leak. This is why it’s fucking stupid when Democrats echo the right on cutting government. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/c...