Author Archives: JJS

Escapade to Lyon & surroundings

Posted on November 5, 2021 by JJS

Day 1 On the spur on the moment a couple of weeks ago I decided to attend the classic car show in Lyon known as epoqu‘auto. I immediately wrote to my friends from the old gang – La Bande – … Continue reading →

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Info Post – November 5th

Posted on November 5, 2021 by JJS

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 595 days since 1st lockdown in March 2020 DAILY STATISTICS HERE ▫️ HOME NEWS DESK It is a bit chilly out there. I have just been out for a couple of … Continue reading →

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WEC 6 Hours of Bahrain

Posted on November 4, 2021 by JJS

I have posted on the sister site a report on the race in Bahrain at the end of Octobre Follow this link

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Info Post – November 4th

Posted on November 4, 2021 by JJS

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 594 days since 1st lockdown in March 2020 DAILY STATISTICS HERE ▫️ HOME NEWS DESK ✏️ Health situation update Daily update on the Covid epidemic in France, with figures from Santé … Continue reading →

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Le Mans 24h – Nostalgia

Posted on November 2, 2021 by JJS

I came across this very realistic painting of these 2 C9 prototypes Sauber Mercedes in the 1989 edition of the 24 hours race. I was there and saw car number 61 win the race In the meantime the track portion … Continue reading →

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Welcome November

Posted on November 1, 2021 by JJS

The new month is upon us November Daily Holidays and Observances (US 🇺🇸 view point) November 1: National Author’s Day, World Vegan Day November 2: U.S. General Election Day* (first Tuesday after first Monday), Cookie Monster Day, Look for Circles Day, Plan Your Epitaph … Continue reading →

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Info Post – November 1st

Posted on November 1, 2021 by JJS

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 591 days since 1st lockdown in March 2020 DAILY STATISTICS HERE ▫️ HOME NEWS DESK Novembre is upon us with the usual bank holidays. A couple of things are planned this … Continue reading →

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Info Post – October 31st

Posted on October 31, 2021 by JJS

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 590 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 DAILY STATISTICS HERE ▫️ HOME NEWS DESK Halloween See data page for details ✏️ Health situation update ⦿ Daily update on … Continue reading →

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Richard or Frédéric

Posted on October 30, 2021 by JJS

It is not clear what the diminutive Ric actually stands for Ric Hochet is a French-Belgian comic book series created by the scriptwriter A.-P. Duchâteau and the cartoonist Tibet, whose first volume was published in September 1963 by Le Lombard. … Continue reading →

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Info Post – October 29th

Posted on October 29, 2021 by JJS

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 589 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 DAILY STATISTICS HERE ▫️ HOME NEWS DESK Not much planned for today apart from some administrative duties and getting ready for … Continue reading →

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