Bonjour Everyone
Well done Lewis!
I'm really happy because I saw my good friends Martin and Deirdre yesterday. We had a glass of wine and chocolate cake (thanks Nutty Tart) together and tremendous laughs. Thanks for coming such a long way. Love ya.
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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24 comments:
Hi Ali,
Glad you had such a lovely day yesterday, hope you have another one today!
Lots of love,
Sam and Vicky xxx
Dearest Ali
So pleased that Martin and Deirdre came to see you and that you had a great time together. The wine and chocolate cake sound great and I think we can gather from all your blogs that you are rather partial to chocolate cake!!!
Hope today is a good one for you and your family. Take care.
Love and hugs as always
The Conways
Chris, David, Stewart, Jo, Freya, Sarah & Daniel xxxxx
Hi Ali - just to say hello and we are still rooting for all of you.
love from Liz & Keith xx
Hi Ali
Great to hear Deirdre and Martin visited you yesterday, priceless friends I know. x look forward to seeing them in Scotland. Paula my sister sends a big hug, she has finished her radiation treatment and wrecked but she reads you blog she thinks you are a great inspiration has heard so much about you from us over the years .
A big hug and a big kiss from stephen and cathy Hunter Ireland thinkiing of you as always xoxo
hi ali
After 200km ,50 roadside crosses ,15 churches and each time a special thought for you and it is not finished yet!
mark and lili les 2 pelerins
Hey Ali,
I'm soaked! I've been trimming my bush outside the front of the house (snigger) and it seemed to be hiding quite a lot of rain water. I KNEW there was window under all of those prickles.
Glad to see you're still pulling the crowds. Hope today is another lovely day.
Lots of leaves, mud and hugs
J-A
Hello mate,
Good to hear you had a good day, but you have been warned about that alcohol before you shandy drinker so be careful. As for the choccie cake go for your life or all those other visitors will pinch it. Keep smiling,
Russ, Belle & Cara xxx
Hi Ali,
Lovely to see your blog and updated photo today and see Martin and Deirdre made it back from Portugal.
Chocs and wine look great, thinking of you all lots and lots. Love Sally & family XXX
Love the photo Ali!
Hope there are some fragrant stargazers in there (my favourites)...
Bisous
Gill xx
Dear Ali
Been keeping up to date with the blog daily - glad to see that you have had a few better days.
All lush and green in Les Allues and plenty of rain.
Thinking of you all always.
Jez, Tracy & Coco x x x
Ali
Good to hear you had a great day yesterday and indeed well done Lewis!!
Sounds like we should send more chocolate cake ASAP especially with Martin and Deirdre there to eat it.
Thinking of you lots. Lots of love.
Adrian, Louise and the kids
xxxxx
Mention chocolate cake once more and you'll have every damn blogger surrounding your bed!!
Tell me, Ali - is there any particular wine you like? I mean, it would be useless if you couldn't take advantage of my profession in any way, after all. If it weree at all possible you might even get it hand delivered. Let me know at murraye@thewinesociety.com.
Cheers matey
Love Ewan xxx
Hi Ali,
Your cheery photo has made my day - don't let your room mates sway your decision on which wine to order from Ewan....mine's a Marlborough sounds savignon blanc!
Love and prayers,
Clare, Paul, Amy and Ben xxx(who is in the dog house 'cause he is emptying every box he can lay his hands on....may loan him out for clear-outs!)
Hi Ali,
Your cheery photo has made my day - don't let your room mates sway your decision on which wine to order from Ewan....mine's a Marlborough sounds savignon blanc!
Love and prayers,
Clare, Paul, Amy and Ben xxx(who is in the dog house 'cause he is emptying every box he can lay his hands on....may loan him out for clear-outs!)
Hi Ali
Now Ewan is going to be innundated with bloggers' wine orders! Bagsy first!
Glad you had a lovely day with Martin and Deirdre yesterday. The girls and I met deirdre at Chalet Tarantaise in March after our "powder day" with Bernie in Les Arcs (complete with the best hot chocolate and marshmallows ever!). The girls were thoroughly spoilt with sweets and cake and internet access I seem to remember!
Hope you had a good day today.
Love and best wishes to you all
Amanda, Paul, Emma and Georgia
xx
Yes, forget the chocolate cake, once Ewan starts providing quality wines you really will have every damm blogger by your bedside !!!
Nicola Williams
PS - don't let me sway your decision but I do think you can't beat a nice chablis.
PPs - Would put a request in for myself but not sure Ewan carries screw tops !
Hello Ali,
I can imagine that you and your dad enjoyed watching the grand prix.... didn't he do well...I was imgining that the win brought a smile to your face.
nice photo of you all with M and D
..glad you had a good day..
keep fighting Ali,
love and hugs
xx
Dearest Ali
Wonderful photo of you all with wine and flowers but we can't see the chocolate cake, no doubt it is inside the tummies of all those happy faces in the photo!!
Sleep well with peaceful dreams.
Love and hugs
The Conways
Chris, David, Stewart, Jo, Freya, Sarah & Daniel xxxxx
Dear Alistair,
still reading the blog, still hoping & praying.......
Full of admiration for you, your family & of course Jeanette....
Spent the day bathing in noise & dust, breaking concrete so really shattered.
Raphael our son is 5 years old today and is improving every day.... He got his first bicycle & loves it!!!!!!
God bless you all
Steve - Cagnes
hey ali,
still like the wine eh? i thought you might have given it a miss after you, duncan adamson and i got wrecked on boujolais day the night before the last day of your trainie trainers! i remember looking down from the leisse chair as PK made you and adamson walk back up the side as punishment, before you totally ripped it down.
great work
livestrong
martin creasey
Important matters Ali. It looks like the Mullet is growing back fast and in fine form! Also, how did everyone appear know you had planted an oak tree before you mentioned it eh? To the average ley person it just looks like a very nice shurb! Do we have bloggers who are secret gardeners world fans? Your reach stretches far and wide........!!
Hi Ali
Lovely pic there. Wine and chocolate cake - mmmmm sounds great to me.
Hope you enjoyed the GP. I was lucky enough to stand under the podium at Silverstone a couple of years back and saw Lewis celebrate a GP2 victory. I would love to go to the Monaco GP - dad is taking me to Silverstone this year and we are working on a cunning plan to wangle getting into the Belgian one too.
Glad to see you have got an all singing, all dancing electric bed - does it make the tea in the morning too?
Keep smiling hun. Love to you all
Jules A xxx
Ooh Mrs Williams, don't get me started on the cork vs screw top debate - that's a blog in its own right. Hey, maybe winematterstousall.blogspot.com??
Talking of which, what a corking family photo! We do wines that go wickedly with chocolate, so maybe one of them is in the pipeline for Team Rainback.
TTFN Ali, and stay strong.
E xxx
She may hide behind the 'williams' but we all know Nicola Hulme can get into a bottle of quality blue nun simply by pushing the cork into the bottle ! Ahhm, those were the days, between matinee and the Saturday night finale - don't get me started .....
L x
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