50+ and proud of it.

I guess I should "close the loop" so to speak regarding Mom. Sad to report that she passed away peacefully on 23rd June 2015, aged 99¾. She never got the telegram from the Queen she so wanted.

OK, so I was asked to review my recent holiday at Le Bois Du Chillou, Marcay, by the infamous "TripAdvisor". Great! Except that you through all the hoops entering stuff in and only then do they ask you to register - b*st*rds. I don't think so. Good job I "copied-n-pasted" beforehand! Anyhow, here goes, this is what I was going to say:   " First of all, this was a superb holiday, but with two downsides - one is that the advertising implies that you stay in the Chateau, you don't, you stay in the excellent outbuildings that look over to the Chateau. This should be made more clear when you book. It's there when you check the advert with hindsight, but not obvious. The directions from the owners to find the place are lacking I'm afraid, but a quick  "Google Earth" for "Le Bois Du Chillou, Marcay" gets it spot on. The second is that the pump for the swimming pool seems to be bolted to the bedroom wall and as such there was a c