took some pictures with the digital camera today while we were out at the cafe enjoying the sun…Maria's baby girl Grace is an irresistable subject of course. they turned out great, but you cannot help but take great shots here…the sun is freakin' amazing..it seems to glow from every direction, you have to try hard…

big thanks to my brother, Thomas for adding a nifty little number to my blog..see my name in orange under the posts? click that and you can directly email me! very nice.

the art school (i use that term very loosely) i will be attending in two weeks finally completed the english (again, loosely) side of their website. it might be just the right thing for me, i'm looking forward to it. with only 20 students, it certainly will be intimate!

miss ruby and i went for a long walk in the sun along the ramparts by the sea this afternoon..there is a spot were cobblestone steps lead right down to the rocks and the white waves…she can run about a bit without her lead, investigating the stones and leaping back from and/or barking at waves.…

uncle Bert took the ferry from Nice to the island of Corsica yesterday with his bicyclette for a few days away…planning a simple touring trip, biking around, doing some quiet exploring and crossing his fingers that he would find a hotel. an hour or so after he left (rolling down the cobblestoned street, backpack on,…

yesterday was my last day of french classes. je suis triste parce que j'ai les adorees. i was given a nifty, very official looking (three signatures, an embossed heading and two stamps; the french adore stamps!) certificate of completion. mother prefers to think of it as a diploma. she stuck the damn thing up on…

online at home! mom had to steal an AOL start up disk to make it happen, but you know mom…if the law needs bending to get something done, damn it she will! (it was driving her crazy to wait …the idea of such an expensive paperwieght was killing her…)

mom and i had a little lunch at Pimm's cafe (outside in the sunshine!) this afternoon. ok, so it was just a salad, but my god what a salad. basil, mint, three kinds of lettuce, pruscuito (more specifically parma), fresh goats cheese (you know how i feel about that stuff), tomatoes, pine nuts and figs…

Frank called yesterday to schedule our liavrison! the mac G4 ordinateur will be delivered and set up on Friday afternoon. i have alot of pictures to get up! stay tuned.

i just checked my secondary email address…the one i use for 'surfing', online purchases, etc. there were 606 junk emails. that is beyond excessive.