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Lemon Festival in Menton, France For dozens of years, the lemon festival delights thousands of people come from all parts of the world. The Lemon became the symbol of the city of Menton.  From the golden citrus parade of floats to the giant citrus decorations in the Biovès gardens.

BBC News: Brits Abroad.  This is a clickable map of the world with stats about emigration to each area. An estimated 5.5m British people live permanently abroad - almost one in 10 of the UK population. The emigration of British people has happened in cycles over 200 years. The trend

Hubby got us tickets for the Pet Shop  Boys concert at the Pageant last night, part of their Fundamental tour.  It was fantastic!  Felt more like a party than a concert, and we met some interesting people.  They played old stuff and new stuff, and some really old stuff, and

Anyone know a good classical music compilation or series of compilations?  Not  the most well known pieces, something with Mozart's B-sides (like Turkish March),  Vivaldi's other stuff, and lesser known composers like Saint-Saëns (Carnival of the  Animals)?  Something with the "one hit wonders&

Power was restored around 10am, while I was doing laundry at Rox's and helping her ply some yarn she'd spun on the Kiwi.  By "helping" I mean sitting next to her and making encouraging noises, she did very well on her own. Power is