Today was just absolutely fabulous for sunbathing . . . if you had the time. The last day of February and it was hot enough to laze outside in a bikini (or similar garb or none as takes your fancy) and enjoy the beginnings of a wonderful tan. But, for some of us it was nose to the grindstone as we battled on indoors finishing off (unless that should read "finishing us off") the final bits & pieces to AMB.

And of course, by now you’re getting to know me and realize that I don’t do things by halves. Enlightenment struck late last night and I did a complete 180 degree turn and decided it was daft to create a second website when the first one, AMB Cote d’Azur, was perfectly adequate. Moreover, when Nigel piped up "You’ll need to have a blog there too won’t you?" I suddenly realized that, beating myself with one stick was perfectly admissible; with two it becomes silly.

You’ll see the results tomorrow when the changes are uploaded to our UK server. Although it all may look similar, it is different (and I think better!). However, all this rummaging around made me come across some photos I took years ago and which now suited my purpose (and earlier blog) perfectly: a turquoise Mediterranean Sea. Believe it or not, the photos were taken "on the fly" or to be absolutely correct "in the car" as we sped along the Promenade des Anglais on our way to Villefranche-sur-Mer. Like yesterday, the sea had turned this amazing colour and needs to be seen to be believed. The photos show a distinct band of turquoise seawater holding back a colder and deeper blue one. Personally I find it stunning and was somewhat miffed yesterday that climatic conditions (but possibly me lingering too long photographing other things) caused a change in colour.

So, there you have it, well almost as the title of my blog says. Those of you who might think that I may be glued to my chair can think again. I actually went round the garden this morning (exercise you know) cutting our first flush of Daffodils for our conference table and then took an hour or so off this afternoon to walk Freddy in the park while Nigel kindly stayed home to babysit (Archie & Maggie). You see, I can live without computers!

As I get older so Time (with of course a whacking Big Capital T) seems to find more momentum than when I was a child, and I find that the month of March is already hammering away at my backdoor tomorrow. But it leads me on to think of proper Spring and Summer and the joys of eating outdoors, enjoying our pool and the delights of balmy evenings on the French Riviera.