Boy, did we try.
Saturday and Sunday saw us participate in what has become one of our weekend rituals – playing the sport of golf. Playing may or may not be the most accurate verb to describe what we do/did, but we did find ourselves on the golf course with clubs in hand.
Things always start out [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Pool Guy’
Golf Glove Fantasies
Posted in Mauritius, tagged Pool Guy, Bob, Expat, Mauritius, China, Holidays, Golf, Vacation, Resort, Tourism on Monday, November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ave Maria and the Buttercream-Colored Girl
Posted in Les Differences, Mauritius, Work Abroad, tagged Car, Culture, Expat, Home, Mauritius, Pool Guy, Power, Scooter, Shopping on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Or ‘How I know I’m not in Minnesota anymore’.
Stop signs are optional.
This was discovered back during the white knuckle days of learning to navigate the streets. There is one particular stop sign in the big city where everybody just kind of rolls on by. I do it, too, but the initial thrill has worn off.
In the beginning [...]
Oh, how completely inappropriate
Posted in Mauritius, tagged Expat, French, Gardener, Housekeeper, Mauritius, Pool Guy on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have a house staff and I dig it – big time. Living where we live, allows us the opportunity to hire the help of numerous people. There’s our gardener. He’s the quiet type and keeps to himself and the plants mostly. I’ll give him a wave when he arrives and he gives me a [...]