Sunday, 18 December 2011

An Englishman in the Dordogne

My blog, Letter from the Dordogne, has been converted into a book called "An Englishman in the Dordogne". The book will be published next year and will be available on Amazon.

I shall continue to update this blog.

Happy Christmas to all my readers.

Jeremy Clarkson is an O.K. bloke

People, who have been panning Jeremy Clarkson for saying public sector strikers should be shot, are forgetting that Clarkson spearheaded the Help for Heroes appeal. This has raised millions to help our brave soldiers who have been injured in Afghanistan. Much of this money has been put towards increasing and improving the wonderful facilities at Hedeley Court, the rehabilitation centre in Surrey, where seriously wounded soldiers who are given the chance of a full or partial recovery.

With reference to France, Jeremy Clarkson writing in yesterday (Saturday's) Sun, declared he wouldn't be buying a Peugeot because of the Frogs' outburst about our Prime Minister, David Cameron's veto of the proposed EEC Treaty to shore up the Euro. I can only say Jeremy may change his mind if he has a drive in my Peugeot SE 406 coupe. It's a fabulous car, only cost me £2,500 in the U.K. second hand. The only car to overtake it on the French motorways has been a Ferrari that was going so quick I was unable to clock the model.