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Carol Drinkwater

@carol4olivefarm.bsky.social
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I am an actress and author and sometimes I'm involved in documentary filmmaking. I live in the South of France on an Olive Farm. I've won a few awards for my professional activities and for our extra virgin organic olive oil.

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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Rising light. In memory of Jeffrey Archer and Malcolm Edwards, two men who in their very different ways have made a huge difference to the world of books. R.I.P
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
4 Oct 1984, Sydney. Michel & I met. He was the exec producer of a series I was shooting. The following day he proposed! There have been rocky years & immense happiness. Still we are shuffling along beside one another. Sometimes I ask: Who is this grey-haired fellow? How did I get to be so blessed?
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our Mad Old Chateau has only one half of a tower. The other one and a half were destroyed during the French Revolution.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hello from the French countryside on this glorious autumn afternoon.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Autumn in the French countryside
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Thank you to whoever took my place at the last minute on Jo Good's show late last night. I have returned from Paris with a stinking cold, blocked sinuses, unable to hear anything - still can't. Not ideal for a radio show! Sorry Jo and huge thanks to whoever stepped in.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Someone has sent this lovely candle. I thought it was from my sis who said she was posting a gift , but not. Please let me know who you are so I can THANK YOU. No note. Just a fairly illegible name on outside of box. I think it might be a Sheila. Please let me know who you are. And THANK YOU xxx
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
More rain overnight but gloriously sunny now and a little cooler. Perfect Côte d'Azur temps. Have a wonderful day
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
There is a hint of autumn in the air today; it's cooler, the sky over the Bay of Cannes is clear and blue, and there is a gentle breeze. I have been to the hairdresser; no clinic today. I almost feel "normal"!
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The rain overnight here overlooking the Bay of Cannes was biblical. Thunder and lightning, I thought I heard the windows shattering; fortunately not, but I think we have at least one tree down. I cannot get up the hill to verify. The trees are very happy though to be so doused.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It's raining! RAINING! Petrichor!! earthy, loamy Petrichor. Breathe that scent in, listen to it, water gurgling down drains, bubbles, fat plates of water breaking the surface of the pool. It's raining!
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I have been glancing through some of the Edinburgh Fest reports, remembering my own days there many moons ago. I used to love performing there. Meanwhile, present life, I am sitting post-hip op, on our farm, hopefully healing ... My latest Newsletter ... www.caroldrinkwater.com/august-newsl...
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August Newsletter 2026
Dear Readers, Friends, I am writing this from a very scorched-earth Olive Farm. I have never seen it so dry here; the plants so sad and desiccated. No rain for months. I am sure, wherever you are, …
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Several of you have asked me about M's Irish Doc Film Festival in Paris. Next year's dates are set for 23rd April 2027 till 26th April. Read below, this year's was great fun. Do come along and join us. the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2026/06/an-i...
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An Irish Weekend in Paris by Carol Drinkwater
The courtyard of the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris                                              In the above photo my husband, Michel Nol...
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We are installing a set of arches to give the vines a new place to climb. I think they look rather splendid. Work in progress
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Michel picked us grapes for breakfast. We better invite the entire valley over ...
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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Nature has a language. We have been speaking it for thousands of years. As AI learns to create, what can nature teach us about creativity? Welcome to my new web series: The Life of Words. www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor... www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEi2...
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Natural Magic - Life of Words #6
YouTube video by Life of Words - David Morley
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I have been in hospital for a week; nothing too serious. Home now recuperating in the garden. Sitting beneath a sky of parasols hiding from the sun.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Sent this pic from this gorgeous young man who was a member of the ACGS crew. We all adored him. What a gift after all these years; souvenir of youth & perfect days. Working on a show we were so committed to. I love my writing life but I miss wonderful filming days. Thank you, L for the memories x
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It is publication day in Holland for ONE SUMMER IN PROVENCE.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The wonderful Penny Keith has left us. She worked on a TV series for Michel in Paris and Poland. What japes we all had. Rest in Peace, darling.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
My June History Girls post, An Irish Weekend in Paris: the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2026/06/an-i...
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An Irish Weekend in Paris by Carol Drinkwater
The courtyard of the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris In the above photo my husband, Michel N...
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Our magnolia grandiflora is in full blossom. It smells like a perfumery here. Bliss
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
It is mighty hot here at the Olive Farm. I am sitting in the shade by the pool reading a very cool spy thriller, just published. The Interpreter's Secret, by Andrew Rosenheim. Highly recommended.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
My latest Newsletter www.caroldrinkwater.com/newsletter-j...
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Newsletter June 26
Hello, dear friends. Greetings from France! I am writing this from our northern abode situated in between Paris and the Champagne region. A home I long ago christened The Mad Old Chateau not becaus…
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
This has just been sent through. An interview I did a while back: ringsidereport.com?p=136525
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1980s TV Shows: A Trip Down Memory Lane with… Carol Drinkwater (Helen Herriott in “All Creatures Great and Small”) – RingSide Report
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Since back Marseille, nonstop at the desk making arrangements for all my various talks in the UK next week. If you are near Chipping Campden, Esher or Godalming, please come along and say hello. Let me know and I will give you the details. x
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The garden is at full blossom explosion mode. The scents, the petals, the budding fruits ... Nature is certainly letting me know that the world is wonderful and full of burgeoning life.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Posting again because there was a hiccup with phone contact to hotel. Do pls keep trying, thank you. If you are in the Cotwsolds on 5th May, please come and lunch with me! Noon at the Cotswold House Hotel, Chipping Campden. Ring hotel for reservations on 01386 840330 Hope to see you there xx
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
A carpet of blossoms
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I haven't read this book but it was sent to me by a sister lover of Provence. A new title by Gayle Smith Padgett.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Coming this Thursday! A wonderful book from a fine novelist. Do look out for it. WOODSPRING by Elizabeth Buchan. You won't be disappointed.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Peace on Earth on this sunny Palm Sunday. This the view from my desk
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
If you are in the Cotswold area on 5th May, please come and lunch with me (wine included!) Noon o'clock! Cotswold House Hotel, Upper High Street, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire , GL55 6AN Please Call hotel for reservations ... +44 1386 840330
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
It's a grey morning here, rained in the night. Raining again now. It's decisive election Sunday here. Some high stakes at play. I don't have to vote again because last week's vote delivered a clear winner for our little town. But Marseille, is crucially up for grabs, as is Nice. Finger crossed
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
After a long wait, my ed notes are in for next novel. I will be tied to my desk for the next month. But when I take a walk outside, the spring welcomes, invigorates me. Everywhere, blossoms, colours, birds singing, warmth brushing my skin. Nature is getting on with weaving her tapestry of beauty.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
While the world is destroying itself my talented composer and musician colleague, Tim Ambler, is creating music. Always, the Spirit of Love youtu.be/uu03im2vlmU Do take time to listen.
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Tim Ambler x The Love Me Do's - Always (Spirit Of Love)
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Spring Equinox at the Olive Farm
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Light reflections at the Olive Farm this evening (photo taken by husband, Michel)
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I woke in the night thinking of the olive trees in Becheleah in Lebanon. They have been radio-carbon-dated at between 6,000 to 7,000 years old, still fruiting, still giving oil. These wars and their mongers have no care for the values of this earth.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Here is a novel soon to be published by a friend of mine, Lizy Buchan, a fine writer. It should be getting loads of attention www.amazon.co.uk/Woodspring-E...
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Woodspring
Buy Woodspring by Buchan, Elizabeth from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
My latest Newsletter: www.caroldrinkwater.com/spring-newsl...
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Spring Newsletter 2026
Hello to you all, dear friends, Spring has opened the gate here at the Olive Farm and is slowly making its way up the drive. While I am standing down by the pool giving the new season’s arrival a b…
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
It rained overnight. When I got up this morning zillions of small birds were in the parking, pecking industriously at the tarmac. I watched them through the window until my shadow, a movement must have alerted them to my presence. Then they rose as one and magically disappeared into the pine trees.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
My wonderful husband has wings fashioned from blossoming peach trees.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I've been digging and sweeping and had a quick dip in the icy cold pool. My back aches but I am sitting by the log fire feeling nicely worn out and looking forward to a glass of wine. The pleasures of a simple life. (For a few house, I am trying to keep away from the news.)
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
A little more tree planting today. Cloudy, overcast with a hint of possible rain which would bed the saplings in nicely. Log fire now. I might snooze while looking forward to a glass of wine.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Out on the land. White-bottomed bumblebees everywhere. The almond petals are floating like snowflakes to the grass where wildflowers, predominantly yellow, are alive with teeny creatures feeding. The cherry & plum blossoms are beginning to reveal themselves.Spring is awakening. Have a quiet day. xx
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Real life, more of this, please
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I am going to walk to the almond trees and imbibe their beauty. Our man's world sucks.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Neil Sedaka once sat on the arm of my seat on a flight between Sydney and LA, & sang 'Oh, Carol' to me. There was no one else in first class save for Neil's wife who was sleeping. We chatted and when I told him my name, he burst into song. R.I.P a man of great energy & enthusiasm.
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Carol Drinkwater @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
A mirror image: snapped by the window. Us sitting in the bar of my favourite hotel in Marseille The Bellevue. This is where I have been staying during all the research trips over two years for my next novel to be published 'The Girl From Marseille'. Watch this space!
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