US Journal
Monday, April 8, 2013
A good, long walk in the park with Diana and her two border
collies started the week in just the right fashion! We got some really good
exercise and solved most of the world’s problems as well! You can’t beat that! Thanks,
Diana!
DOUCEUR DE FRANCE
WITH THE DICKSONS
Peter and Stan have lunch with “the boys” every Thursday, so
they have had some time to catch up since we returned. We were very happy when
Dani called me to say we all need to have lunch today. Peter wanted a visit
with Dani, and I wanted to spend some time with both of them. We decided to
meet at Douceur de France, where Karen and I had breakfast on Friday.
It was so good to learn from Stan and Dani that they had
finally, after 2 ½ years, sold their house and moved into their new house. They
told us all about how hard it was to decide what to take, since this is a much
smaller house. They finally just decided to move everything from their 10-room
house into the 4-room new house, then figure out what to discard after they
tried their furniture in the new place. Dani had lived in the old house for 40
years, so it was a hard move for her especially. They are both hopeful that
they will sort everything out soon and begin to think of the new place as home.
There is appreciably less upkeep in their new house, which is a big plus for
both of them.
We answered all of their questions about our year in Italy
and upcoming tours we are planning. Of course, we are always glad to tell our
stories to those who are interested. It’s fun to see the different reactions to
our information.
We had a delicious lunch at Douceur, and Dani and I shared
our two meals with each other. Her wonderful couscous salad went perfectly with
my open-faced tuna melt.
As we were leaving the restaurant, we took this picture.
That will be a good way to remember our beautiful lunch with good friends.
Thanks, Stan and Dani, let’s make sure we get together often when I return from
California.
Ciao, ciao!
Colleen
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