Le Chateau

Collecting walnuts, stacking wood, cutting quince--this is my life right now. I live in a chateau with a great American woman from NYC and a rather disaggreable French woman from the south of France who has no manners. The Madame of the house is mad and amazing and a lot of fun to interact with when she isn't yelling, Depechez-vous!

My room--the attic room with the rather infamous sheets that shocked me when I left. If I haven't explained that, don't ask. Just suffice it to say that I wasn't too pleased to know I'd been sleeping on sheets stamped with that.






Elisabeth and I took a walk into the nearby woods to the chapel on the hill--quite a lonely and pretty chapel, locked and covered in ladybugs.

Lille

Bare with me, folks; I am not used to the placement of keys on French keyboards, so my typing speed is frustratingly slow.

I quit my job today! Well, I finally looked up the postal code and mailed my notice, if I haven't already been let go for not taking shifts. Mr Waterhouse, or whatever, had been pestering me for my permission to access my criminal record. Dull as that is, I still didn't agree with it. He gets a postcard instead!









I, meanwhile, am in Lille, which is a wonderful small city near the Belgian border. I went to an amazing contemporary embroidery show at la maison folie wazemme which had some great stuff in it. Political embroidery! Pornographic embroidery!














Sunday I rode to Ypres, in Belgium (I rode to Belgium!) There are Canadian soldiers buried all through the area, and I visited Passendale--maybe now I should watch the movie? It takes being in a place to cultivate interest in me. I'm now constantly on the lookout for books, fact and fact-inspired-fiction, on the Great War. Once I've got that one explored, I'm sure I will be on to WWII.
















I'm off to Vimy Ridge today, and then a paper-art exhibit in La Madeline. I encourage everyone to POST COMMENTS so I know people are reading! And thanks to those who have--I read them, and it is appreciated. I will try to seek out internet cafes more frequently.

Tomorrow: le Chateau de Sacy!

My time is up!

Get Your Letter Writing Caps On!

I have an address in December! And I do love letters. You can send them c/o:

Chez Mme Rashesha
Mas Al Quinta
66740 Laroque des Alberes
France

The challenge has been laid down! I will be there in December until just before Christmas, so get your letters in the mail before December.