New tenant arrives

Last night we met Juergen, the father of the german family that is renting our house for the year. He and his wife and 3 girls will be masters of our house. He was so great! I can't imagine a better tenant. All of Jane's anxieties disappeared.

Aix it is!

We're going to Aix-en-Provence for 6 months after Paris. Cool apartment on rue cardinale, a few blocks from cours mirabeau. Aix is a "college town", with a bit of the atmosphere of my (Jim) hometown: Madison. Filled with art and music. 40 minutes to the mediteranean. 2 hours to skiing in the alps. Here is the view from our front door: