The Riviera Woman

14/07/2024

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité! Bonne Fête Nationale à tous mes amis Français! 🇫🇷

04/07/2024

To all my wonderful American friends 💙🤍❤️...

26/06/2024

Feeling very blessed to have good friends... Thank you...
🧡 🧡

16/06/2024

**To my Dad who meant so much to so many...**
⭐💛⭐💛⭐💛⭐💛⭐
Not how did he die, but how did he live?
Not what did he gain, but what did he give?
These are the units to measure the worth
Of a man as a man, regardless of birth.
Not what was his church, nor what was his creed?
But had he befriended those really in need?
Was he ever ready, with words of good cheer,
To bring back a smile, to banish a tear?
His strength for his children,
His love for his wife.
These are the units, that measure a life.
This man was a husband, a father, a son, a brother,
a father-in-law, an uncle, a cousin and a friend
A man who was grateful for life and is loved without end. 💛

20/04/2024

Ahhh... That was fun. I miss radio. I was on the morning show with thanks to Rob Harrison when he fronted 106.5 Riviera Radio. We were chatting about: "Where do you call home?" which resonates a great deal with the expat community. To me? Yes, where the heart is but also home is exactly where you are at and where you feel at home... As Paul Young sang... "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"... And that radio studio felt like home to me... 🎙

17/04/2024

It is going to be an absolute honour to where my heart for such a worthy cause, having celebrated the life of an 'extraordinary' gentleman... 🩷

10/04/2024

To all my friends near and far... Wishing you a peaceful and loving day! 🩷

24/03/2024

"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth" ~ Buddha. 💛

08/03/2024

"Be A Voice and Make A Noise".... 🌸
This year, in 2024, the theme for International Women's Day is 'Inspire Inclusion', which emphasises the importance of inspiring women to be included, fostering a sense of belonging, relevance, and empowerment....
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

10/02/2024

Celebrating the 'Year of the Dragon'... https://chinesenewyear.net/ 🐉

Discover the traditions and taboos, dishes and drinks that are part of China's most important holiday, the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival.

21/12/2023

This is my message to all my wonderful friends this Christmas. 🎄☃️❄️🩵

09/12/2023

I am a huge appreciator of poetry and prose as a wonderful way to express feelings and thoughts, and trigger a wide spectrum of emotions. We have lost one of our best poets 'Benjamin Zephaniah'... and this is just one of many poems he wrote and performed that speaks volumes.... 💜

*People will always need people*

People need people,
To walk to
To talk to
To cry and rely on,
People will always need people.
To love and to miss
To hug and to kiss,
It’s useful to have other people.
To whom to moan
If you’re all alone,
It’s so hard to share
When no one is there.
There’s not much to do
When there’s no one but you.
People will always need people.

To please
To tease
To put you at ease,
People will always need people.
To make life appealing
And give life some meaning,
It’s useful to have other people.
It you need a change
To whom will you turn.
If you need a lesson
From whom will you learn.
If you need to play
You’ll know why I say
People will always need people.

As girlfriends
As boyfriends
From Bombay
To Ostend,
People will always need people-
To have friendly fights with
And share tasty bites with,
It’s useful to have other people.
People live in families
Gangs, posses and packs,
Its seems we need company
Before we relax,
So stop making enemies
And let’s face the facts,
People will always need people,

Yes
People will always need people. 💜

17/04/2022

Wishing you a very Happy Easter! 💛 💛 💛

Wishing you a very Happy Easter! 💛 💛

08/03/2022

To all my friends... Be empowered, celebrate who you are! 💛

The Beauty Of A Woman - By Audrey Hepburn

The beauty of a woman Is not in the clothes she wears,
The figure that she carries, Or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,
Because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,
But true beauty in a woman Is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives,
The passion that she shows,
And the beauty of a woman
With passing years only grows.

31/12/2021

...And may we all have good health and be at peace! 💛

04/11/2021

To all my friends who are celebrating Diwali today! May the light shine bright! 💛

To all my friends who are celebrating Diwali today! May the light shine bright! 💛

30/10/2021

If I could turn back time... Yes you can. Tonight our clocks go back 1 hour. Make the most of your extra time... 💜⏰

If I could turn back time... Yes you can. Tonight our clocks go back 1 hour. Make the most of your extra time... 💜⏰

30/08/2021

Oh my.... to all my friends on the Riviera and in Monaco... we have truly lost a very bright star today. I cannot tell you how privileged I felt to have known Kate Powers. Her energy, her joie de vivre, her passion for life and all that she did, could never be measured. I was delighted to have been able to interview her as part of 'The Anna Fill Interviews' on The Riviera Woman. "Kate, you will continue to shine on through the legacy you have left behind". 💛https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BScFGHwiJps

Anna Fill, Editor of The Riviera Woman interviews creator of Stars 'n' Bars Kate Powers in Monaco. See: http://www.therivierawoman.com/index.php?action=show&...

19/03/2021

For well over a decade, I felt privileged to meet and be inspired by many great women on the French and Italian Riviera, and those in Monaco too. It was a pleasure to feature many on my magazine The Riviera Woman. It is with great sadness to share the news of the passing of one Riviera Woman, Judy Churchill, who became one of my feature writers and a dear friend. Judy was sunshine, energy and could light up a room with her smile. We will miss her but we will never forget her. Her voice will live on... http://www.therivierawoman.com/index.php?action=show&id=1348

08/03/2021

Today we celebrate International Women's Day! Thank you to all the great women in the world for everything they have done for us, past and present. 💟 💟

26/07/2020

Today we celebrate everyone called 'ANNA'... Wishing us all a wonderful day! 💜 💜
https://nameday24.com/names/anna

21/07/2020

With a little guidance from mia mamma, I made another Face Mask, ready for Friday! 💜😷

With a little guidance from mia mamma, I made another Face Mask, ready for Friday! 💜😷

07/07/2020

Celebrate!!! World Chocolate Day 2020. Enjoy! 💜 Like I need an excuse! 😋

10/06/2020

For when those occasions call for masks... we can still celebrate, in style! 😷💗

For when those occasions call for masks... we can still celebrate, in style! 😷💗

01/05/2020

Happy May Day! 💜 Lily of the valley is a fragrant flowering plant used in religious ceremonies, world celebrations, perfumes and in gardens. Also known as the May lily, it means "return to happiness" and most often symbolises chastity, purity, happiness, luck and humility. The tradition of giving lily of the valley flowers on May 1st is said to have begun in 1560, when knight Louis Girard presented King Charles IX with a bunch of lily-of-the-valley flowers as a token of luck and prosperity for the coming year. 💜

Happy May Day! 💜 Lily of the valley is a fragrant flowering plant used in religious ceremonies, world celebrations, perfumes and in gardens. Also known as the May lily, it means "return to happiness" and most often symbolises chastity, purity, happiness, luck and humility. The tradition of giving lily of the valley flowers on May 1st is said to have begun in 1560, when knight Louis Girard presented King Charles IX with a bunch of lily-of-the-valley flowers as a token of luck and prosperity for the coming year. 💜

16/04/2020

There is always a good time to celebrate with chocolate. I wish I could share these with all the special people I know. 💜 💜
~Chocolate - A Love Poem~
"I really love you chocolate
You mean everything to me
I want you on a biscuit
When I have a cup of tea.

I really love you chocolate
You make fondues seem worthwhile
And no matter if you're milk or dark
Your cocoa sends me wild.

I really love you chocolate
I admire your worldwide fame
But when I travel overseas
You're never quite the same.

I really love you chocolate
And to show my love is true
I'll gladly eat a lifetime's worth
And lick the wrapper too." 💜

There is always a good time to celebrate with chocolate. I wish I could share these with all the special people I know. 💜 💜
~Chocolate - A Love Poem~
"I really love you chocolate
You mean everything to me
I want you on a biscuit
When I have a cup of tea.

I really love you chocolate
You make fondues seem worthwhile
And no matter if you're milk or dark
Your cocoa sends me wild.

I really love you chocolate
I admire your worldwide fame
But when I travel overseas
You're never quite the same.

I really love you chocolate
And to show my love is true
I'll gladly eat a lifetime's worth
And lick the wrapper too." 💜

14/04/2020

As I take a moment to reflect on all that is happening around us... I realise more and more how lucky we really are! 💜

As I take a moment to reflect on all that is happening around us... I realise more and more how lucky we really are! 💜

10/04/2020

It's Good Friday... and it certainly is a good Friday. Celebrate this beautiful day! 💜💐

It's Good Friday... and it certainly is a good Friday. Celebrate this beautiful day! 💜💐

28/03/2020

Don't forget to move your clocks forward 1 hour tonight... And let's get ready to celebrate summer! ⏰

Don't forget to move your clocks forward 1 hour tonight... And let's get ready to celebrate summer! ⏰

24/03/2020

We are all embarking on a new journey... Let your inner voice guide you in the right direction. 💜

We are all embarking on a new journey... Let your inner voice guide you in the right direction. 💜