Bonjour Everyone
Great to see Ewan again yesterday especially as he was loaded with 4 bottles of wine and a corkscrew and have a good chat. Thanks for the Paal and Gigondas Ewan and thanks for the Barolo Dicky M. We had a glass (well 2 little ones) before lunch of the red Paal-magic-defo our favourite.
My good friend Rachel came this morning-Happy Birthday Rach-and Simon spent the day with me so I'm really happy.
Thanks everyone who's sent flowers or yummy parcels we will try and write soon.
Lots of Love
Ali x
With Jo my special sister-in -law
Dino looking so innocent!
Enjoying the heights
Annecy
Summer 2007
With Julian at Wimbledon
New Generation Directors
Charlie, my Bro and me La Napoule
John T and Me by Lake Annecy 07
Cheers
The Rainback Boys
Chocolate Cake and Wine !!!
Me and my Birthday Girl
Job well Done!
A Happy Day in Parc Vanoise
La Napoule Harbour before Monaco GP 07
Sunday Lunch
Family Breakfast
Guess Who
The Rainback Roundup La Napoule 07
todays highlight with Anne and Julia
Room with a view
My mate Theo!!!
Nick, Arsène Wenger and Me
View from the balcony
We'll be back soon!
The big guns
Jeanette in Anncey
Jeanette in Anncey
My brother Simon and nephew Charlie
Jo and Nephew Archie
Archie Rainback
|Charlie Rinback
Clouds above saint foy.
Ski touring in Les AVals, Courchevel
Biarritz Surfing New Gen Style!!
Si & Me in Ashridge Forest
Fran and Me-only a little drink
Rome
Jeanette in Rome
I love this photo - I hope it look like that up there just now!!
Courchevl! Black and White I think looks better
From my Window in Courchevel - New Years Days last Year
Archie
Archie Rainback
A seagull's botty, lake Annecy and a few mountains
Sunrise from our Annecy balcony
Simone!!
In La Grave
Me, Matt and John trying to look the part
Can anyone guess where this is?
Mr and my great friemd Franny telemarking in Cpurchevel
Jet and Ali in Rome
My friends Carolyn, Lotti & 'Tilda
in Bourg St Maurice
Jet and me in Rome!
Me in italy on our ski day
Children at New Gen!
The Farewell team welcoming me back!
Me and the UEAFA coaching team-Largs
Skiing in Courchevel - Thanks Matt
Charile is 4 on Saturday! Yippee!!
some old van om the way to piips house
Rocks in Courchevel during last summer
Jet and me in Annecy
Definately going to fall off that bridge!
Charlie in his flying suit - best thing!
Courchevel from the nursey slope
Skiing again in Courchevel
This was planned!!!!
A mountain!
A COLD mountain
Me and my friend Jumbo!
If you want his number you have to go through me ;-)
It's fizzy water....promise!
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Me and Warren in Zermatt
Me in Courchevel....very happy after a powder day!
Roy and me in the Helicopter in Italy
Two of BASI's top trainers ha ha
Me definately falling over!
Can you spot me?
Whooheeeee!
Some old banger in Rome!
Me in Courchevel
Don't ask me why I took this photo but I liked this lorry!
Our home in Annecy (4th floor!) - come and pay us a visit
Sunset at the Refugio de Guiliamina
A friends sand castle!
The way ahead....?
Finlay Mickel and me. Good luck with the injury Fin, it's okay, the Hannenkham is over now!!
Haha Roy is one of our most experienced Mountain Instructors and examiners!!
Me in the 550 Maranello (ssshhhh Jumbo!) ha ha
Think Shrink....please :-)
Sleeping at the hospital
Probably about to fall over!
Si and a young Charlie
Tim, Matt and me trying to play ball in Annecy
Dicky, Si and me in La Napoule
HAPPY NEW YEAR from Ali and Jeanette
THINKSHRINK!
About to hit a tree!!!
My visualisation for the day was Nick and Dicky on each of these blasting the tumor! How I laughed
John and Matt in Annecy
Me trying to punt...thanks for the lesson Fran!
Not my glasses...!
My 20th Ski birthday!
Sunset from Annecy
View from my apartment in Annecy!
Me skiing
John and me after down hill muddybiking
Wozza, Tom and me
One of my childrens group
Looking for Marmottes
The Aguille du Fruit in Courchevel - I guess it was like this yesterday. Cool!
John, Ali, Dino and Phil in St Albans yesterday (Sat)
Courchevel from 1650
Can't wait to get back!
My favourite piccie of Jeanette
Me skiing in Courchevel
New Gen in it's first year!
Back to the cycling with John soon.
My chrissie pressie from Nick....Pigeon - that's me!
Best thing today
Me and Cookie in Italy
Can you tell that I took that photo?!
We're turning a corner!
Me and my friends the Skatalites!
This is another story!
Julia, me and the Porsche
Thanks Julia!
The New Gen Surf Team!
My good friend Rachel and me half way up Saulire!
Me flying in Tignes (Thanks Matt...again!)
Our good friends Martin, Sally, Deirdre and Jeanette
Me and my friends at New Generation in Verbier last season
Me and my bro after my brain biopsy
Jeanette in Courchevel in October
The awesome Amanda (hi-5!) and the lovely an helpful Alison
These are all my photos
Jo and I with my trusty turbo trainer
This was the New Gen boys Heliskiing in Italy (I'm very proud of this photo)
Dad, Ali and Si all without (much) hair!
OK. First attempt......Option No1.
Option 2. Mmmmmmm....
Final attempt. Which do you prefer?
Yoo hoo! I'm free..!
John and I in Annecy
Charlie in his Fireman's outfit on Christmas day
My nephew Archie
My loyal and 'always there for me' Dad
My gorgeous and loving mum,,,,thank you for your everlasting support
Powder in Courchevel!
Jet and I in Thorens Glieres above Annecy
Jeanette, Rachel, Jerome and I
My friends.....I miss them!
Outside our home in the Alps
Ruthie and I in Courchevel
Fat Nick, Lisa, Fat Ali and Dicky M - sorry about sick Nick!
With the mask on again...
Me on the table today (10/12/07)
Me in Val d'Isere about to fall over!
My 20th skiing birthday party
Thanks for coming everyone!
The Buzzymachine IS my friend!
The BUZZYMACHINE at work on me! (7/12/07)
Zoe, Rachel and Jeanette on one of our lovely summer walks above Annecy
I took this of the cable cars in La Grave on our staff day out
My 36th Birthday. Jet and me in Royal Free Hospital just before my Brain Biopsy!
My eyes are half closed because of the swelling in my brain. That's better now because I'm on steriods and....I'm eating like a horse! Mum made the lovely cake.
A night at the Ronnie.....wish I was there now!
Jeanette and I in Vienna
Jeanette and I in Vienna
About Me
- Ali Rainback
- Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- I'm the technical director at New Generation Ski school in France and Switzerland. I love skiing, meeting people, football
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30 comments:
Hi Ali
Just read your blog after watching a very exciting 'Britains got talent'( I Know how to have a good Saturday night)and saw there were no comments so I thought I would be the first!! Glad You enjoyed Ewan's wine. perhaps you could get the docs to prescribe a couple of glasses 3 times a day!
Hope you had a good Saturday with the family
Lots of love
Jemma and Jonathan
Dearest Ali
Great to hear you are enjoying all your yummy gifts and that you had lots of time with Simon. Sounds as though you had quite a good day with a visit from Rachel as well.
It was warm and sunny today so lets hope for more of the same for you Ali tomorrow. Helps to keep that smile on your face.
It was lovely to speak to your mum today so thanks Diana for the chat, it was so nice to catch up with you.
Sleep well Ali and have peaceful dreams.
All our love and hugs to such a special guy plus much love to mum, dad, Jeanette, Simon, Jo and all the Rainback crew.
The Conways
Chris, David, Stewart, Jo, Freya, Sarah & Daniel xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Ali
Susannah here (of BASI days) - just wanted to say hi and PK pointed me in the right direction. I am still in Scotland, Orn and I stayed when I had my little boy....now one year old and keeping me veeeerrryyy busy. Glad you have been enjoying good company and good wine. Reading your blog brought to mind some great memories.....like a drive to a conference with Roy who was very agitated en route that we MUST find the BIGGEST Supersoakers on the way......and when we got there I found out why! Seems to be a habit..
Keep on blogging!
Lots of love
Susannah x
Hello mate,
Great to hear you are enjoying the finer things in life good food, company and wine. A quick Happy Birthday to Rach aswell, another year older eh!
We are still waiting here for the patter of small feet (1 week overdue now). Belle is doing great (and looking great) but is getting really tired. Its a bit like deja vue as Cara was 2 weeks late and had to be induced, so we've got an appointment on Tuesday morning (if all is still the same) to check them over and decide what they are going to do. I will keep you posted, so keep smiling.
Russ, Belle & Cara xxx
Hi Ali,
Lovely to hear from your blog and all the news and visitors. Hope your Sunday goes well too and all your family and Jeanette are well. Lots of thoughts to you on this Sunday morning. Little toe not doing too good, although my fault, tried to run on it yesterday strapped up! Stupid fool! Thinking of you all lots, hope to speak soon.
Love Sally X
Hi Ali and co
Sounds like you had a great day yesterday and enjoyed your wine! Happy Birthday to Rachel. James is very pleased to see his photo features on the front of this years GAP course brochure! He is now starting to plan his next season despite my attempts at trying to get him to do an apprenticeship! "But Mum you don't know what is is like to wake up every morning and want to be there...." I think a lot of us do. Hope you have a good day and I hope the sun is shining for you down south.
The Edwards Family
Hi Ali, great to see the blog. Tried calling last week but couldn't get through. Plenty of thoughts going your way! All the wine sounds good! Have a good day today!
Lots of love,
Sam Pickup
Legacy
You want a piece of me ?
Yes, we want to see you, to hear you, to share with you – but we can’t
We want a piece of you but we know you are tired
We want to talk to you, but we know our loud, noisy voices are not what you need to hear
We want a piece of you, and we need you to know
But
If we look inside, if we try to still that clamouring inner voice, we know we each have a piece of you already,
You have, and continue to give of yourself so freely that we all have our own special moment,
A conversation shared, laughs and love freely given
Shining eyes and warm, strong arms reaching out
Jokes, beers, time spent together
As you walk through life you have attracted us to you,
In that infectious Rainback way.
You have given us all so much, and we each treasure our special moments and memories.
So if the wagons are circled, that’s ok
We can imagine ourselves sitting next to you
Feel the warmth of the camp fire on our faces as we each stare into the flames
And it is warm, the night may be black, but thinking about our own piece of you makes us warm.
L x
Hey Ali,
Great to hear you're having a good weekend. Like you I have spent the weekend with friends - it's great to catch up.
Happy Birthday to Rachel! (Although I am probably a bit late now - doh!)
I picked up my bike for the triathlon & yikes it's scary! It has so many gears I'm not sure how I will actually cycle - I'll be too busy trying to work out which gear I should be in. I've got a week to get organised otherwise I really will look like someone with "all the gear, no idea!" Ha ha!
Back at home with the folks now and thinking of you. All the best.
Lots of love,
Nix xxx
Hi Ali
Raising a glass of red to you in the Yorkshire Dales! We are on a Uni reunion staying in a great big house next to the river with no mobile phone reception (wahey!) but a computer and (dial up) internet access so can check up on you. Happiness is a hot bath and a glass of wine after a long walk up and down dale, especially when you have been used to living in relatively flat Suffolk. Thanks for helping me (M) get up the hills.
Enjoy the wine & company,
Love,
Miranda & Alan xx
Dearest Ali
It's late Sunday evening and still thinking of you. Your ears must have been burning today because we've been talking about you to friends who have skied with New Gen and remember you guys well.
Hope you've had a lovely day with your family and you sleep peacefully tonight. Good night dear Ali.
All our love, hugs and prayers as always to you and all the Rainback crew.
The Conways
Chris, David, Stewart, Jo, Freya, Sarah & Daniel xxxxxxxx
Dear Alistair,
thinking of you as always... prayed for you in church today.... lovely day with the kids today... ponies, horse manure, dogs, hills, swings, mud & 3 metre high numbers.......
New job tomorrow morn... must be at cannes at 7.00 am....
Are they mad????
God's best blessing to you, Jeanette & of course all the Rainback crew.....
Steve - Cagnes
Hey Ali,
Linz' words are so true. I have lots of lovely memories of you and last night I was sorting through some really old stuff and found an 18th Birthday card from "Diana, Ian, Simon, Alistair and Toby." Each name in a different handwriting except Toby's which was remarkably similar to yours.... We never managed to teach Benjamin how to use a pen. Funny how these little things pop up and make you smile when you least expect them and often when you need them most.
I was also thinking of you and your wine when I was drinking a lovely Italian red this evening with the roast dinner my husband had cooked. Not only does he make me laugh every single day but he can cook too! I think I might be quite a lucky girl after all.
Spoke to Mum this evening and she and Dad send their love to you all and really big hugs for you.
I hope you sleep well, dream peacefully and wake up refreshed and ready for another sunny day.
Always thinking of you.
Lots of love
J-A
Hi Ali
Good to get you on the phone earlier today, and glad that the Sunday roast was going with a swing. Sleep long & well, and stay strong.
Ewan xxx
Hi Ali
Well first and foremost good to read your having a good time and your still up for a few beers (or wine)
The borough boys got together this weekend as they usually do. The annual hockey tournament this was replaced with a 1 night camping vigil whilst taking in the very local (Chipping Norton!) beer festival! As you can imagine when 11 lads turn up at 2pm having finshed a few slabs of ale and a litre of Rasberry Vodka and ask for £80 worth of beer tokens .... the lady at the tote was very surpised, even more so when we asked for another load four hours later they were begining to get worried .....
You will be pleased to know that we were very responsible and left at midnight as there was nothing left to drink and the locals drove the lads back to the camp site, what a result!!
All the lads had beer for you mate but we lost the tug of war ... not what we used to be I am afraid.
Take care buddy keep smiling
Danny G
Hi Ali
just wanted to say 'hi'...
xxx
Just wanted to say Hi, Ali!
Glad to hear you're enjoying a drop of wine. Just don't get into the state your teacher(s) used to.
Enjoy.
Richie
Dearest Ali
Monday evening and of course still thinking of you. Hope you've had a good day and that you have peaceful and sweet dreams tonight.
All our love, hugs, prayers and more to you, your dear mum, dad and Jeanette and all the Rainback crew.
The Conways
Chris, David, Stewart, Jo, Freya, Sarah & Daniel xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PS we agree with Linz,it's a beautifully written piece.
After months of reading your blog, I thought it was about time I added a comment - especially after all this talk about HVSU!
Obviously I was the 'next generation' after you lot but I can still clearly remember you as a magnificent man with your flying machine and Simon nearly thrown off stage by Alex Waggett - very amusing.
Anyway, just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking of you and the rest of team Rainback.
Enjoy the wine!
Verity xxx
Hey Ali,
Just thought I'd say hi.
I have managed to pierce my feet in several places this evening. I was cutting out a few things while barefoot - there's the first clue - then I dropped my pins, over balanced and stamped down heavily on the pile of sharp little buggers - oooWWWW! Thank goodness my day job doesn't involve putting myself in any kind of danger - I'd be out of work quick as a flash - what an eejit! Red wine and dressmaking is clearly a bad combination!
Anyway, thought I'd share and give you all a giggle. I hope you have had a lovely, pinless day and have enjoyed all your company and some pleasant snoozes.
Still saying the Rosary for you - the Nuns would be proud!
Love you lots, AllyBally.
J-A
Hi Ali,
Bit drizzly today here in Herts, but they say the sun will be out later, so hope so and hope that you have a good day with Jeanette and family. Thinking of you all lots. May try you again later. Love to all, Sally XX
Hi Ali,
Just to let you know I am thinking off you today, in between training sessions in Swindon at a car dealer.
Keep enjoying that vino mate!!
Craig xx
Hi Ali it's Kiara, Thea's daughter.
i just wanted to say that my sister brother and I are all thinking about you, and truely hope that you are okay.
It's been a while since the last time we saw each other, so no offence if you don't remember me, i sure remember you!
anyways, we are all praying in our hearts and dreams.
take care love xxx
kiara, mia, tarka xxx
Hey Ali,
I was talking to someone today about those rucksac/jet pack things, where you wear a jump suit with bat wings and can fly at break neck speed through the air - a great way to get from the top of one mountain to the peak of another...
I can't remember if your plan was to get hold of a few of these human-flying devices and rent them out to the general public, or just to get one for yourself to use as a form of transport.
- anyway, it made me think of you and it made me giggle...
Love and positive thoughts coming your way...
Gillian xx
Peisey
Hi Ali
Just thought I need to remind you mate!!.
Now I you know we both have someone in common but this does not give you any kind of licence to let that tongue waggle hah hah hah!!! and that goes for you too Lucy hahahah
Stay tough
thinking of you all, all of the time.
Ian ch...er
Dear Ali,
thinking of you and hoping you are still smiling..
please keep fighting...
my thoughts, love and prayers are constantly with you.
Hxx
Hey Ali,
Well I hope the weather is better over in Berko than here. It's rotten and it's supposed to be summer! We keep getting "that fine rain, that really soaks you through" as per Peter Kay, then each afternoon it heats up as there is going to be a massive thunderstorm but nothing just more of the fine rain......Oh well. It is England, we SHOULD be used to it. I remember one time when you, me and James White went swimming in the rain - we were wet anyway, I suppose.
I hope you have a great day today and spend plenty of time with your lovely family. You're all always in our thoughts.
Lots of Love
J-A
Hello Ali, Jeanette, Diana and Ian,
Wanted to say hello and of course you are always in our thoughts.
Lotti and Matilda are both on my knee admiring you and John in your New Gen cycling gear. I went out yesterday on my bike (in my New Gen top)but after 10 minutes had to peddle home as fast as possible because thunder and lightning were all around me and I must say it is somewhat unnerving.
So pleased you are enjoying lots of goodies. There is nothing quite like a good bottle of wine shared with friends.
Love you lots, Carolyn
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