Bon jour, mes amis!

Well, the weather hasn't been cooperating with our French experience thus far. Much cooler and rainier than normal (at least, this is what everyone reassures us).

Yesterday, we shopped most of the day at Carrefour, a huge, moster sized (at least twice the size of Walmart) store which seemed to have everything. We also shopped at the local supermarche not too far from our flat.

An immediate impression from France is that everything is more expensive here. I inquired how people make it and was told they just do the best they can, apparently making sacrifices as needed.

Still haven't made it to the daily marche (market) where we hear the produce etc. is fabulous. Hope to make it demain (manana).

Niko the superdog seems to have made a super adjustment. He must be delighting in having his "family" around all the time. He protests with shrill whimplers when we leave for an outing without him.

Famed artist, Paul Cezanne is apparently from Aix-en-Provence. Yvette says she is a big fan of his; we hope to visit the local musee displaying his work before the week is out.

Hope all is well dans les Etats-Unis. Au revoir, jeffrey