18th Feb to 25th

Great powder day on the 17th. Met up with trace and family for ski and then drinks in pm. Quiet couple of days needed after the weekends activities. Recovered by Thursday which was another great days skiing following more snow. Met up with a friend, Alison and her family for pizza as they popped over from moraine. Snowy day Friday, day off skiing.

Rugby weekend, good results all round. Again some nice skiing around work. Getting better with going through powder to the sides of the piste, loving it as it also so much quieter there than on the pistes.

Monday skied on brevent with Julia, gorge spring like day. After work popped to Megan's and left with yet another change of plan. Charlie, Megan's flat mate off for an amazing cycle across south USA just as I will be here on my own, so as Dave goes back 30th April I shall move in with Megan until my mum arrives on 6th of June. Another little adventure :-)

Lovely ski on brevent today snow on its way so making most of blue skies. News from dawn, blaze needing us again at end of march :-) happy days dog sitting again, peripatetic lifestyle continues.

3rd Feb to 17th Feb

So busy hence big gap!!!! Towards the end of first week got message from Lancaster, one of the houses going to be vacated in march, a one bed that does worry me with its rental potential, so after mobilising adverts at home, on Gumtree and assessing potential for management of property by an agent eventually we have had a change of plan. Dave is returning home end of April to start building an extension, I am staying here to work until my mum comes out immune then returning back with her on the 13th until the extension is built to work on it at the end decorating etc. Feels good now decision is made, especially as can catch up with lots of people, in fact nearly all the antipodean friends are over at some point when I will be there!!!! Bonus bonus.

Skiing in between all the deliberation. Been windy at times ( though not the horrid  storms and flooding at home, and in parts of France :-( ) and so the mountain has been reduced opening and indeed shut at times. All settling by the time tracey, Michael Faye and Katie, with friends Steven and calista arrived on the 14th. Weekend of skiing, eating drinking and even a little bit of shopping. Last day today, loads of snow yesterday so off to le tour for a powder day!!!!!

28th January to 3rd February

Successful trip to the dentists on the Tuesday after a slightly cold and icy ski at les houches, though skies were beautiful and blue. I did expect the dentist to speak English so was slightly nervous when it was obvious my French was the better of each others language!!! Anyway he was excellent, advised me to raise my left hand if it hurt and was very reassuring and quick, as he turned the tooth like something jaws from James bond would have been proud of (oh those 60's fillings) to a nice new white tooth all for 79 Euros!!!! What a bargain. Have another little chip on a tooth he is going to sort at a later date, what a star.

Wed met up with Ben and Sarah from Kendal after a lovely days work looking after the delight who is Oliver for Pippa and John. Shall have to get the OK for a PIC on here he is the cutest little chap.

Skiing remains good, snow doing very nicely up on brevent. We need now to concentrate on our techniques more, parallel is needed more. Friday night swimming with Meg, Sophie and Jane with a trip after for prosecco and hor d'oevres at hotel des alpes. Very civilised and went down well. Sat met up with Megan and her flatmate Charlie who made us feel a tad inadequate as he wizzed down red runs on his mono ski, which must be the hardest work made to look easy.

The evening saw happy hour filled with rugby. So close for a great match, but England lost to France, much to half the pubs delight. Worked Sunday, bit the worse for wear so nice early night, skied Monday in some softer stuff after snow on sat night and Sunday. Working hard on parallel style, ready for trace and family coming next week woo oo!!!!