Bienvenue le Printemps, bienvenue.

It's April 12th, 2009.
The taxes are filed on time.
It's been 8 months since we've set foot in Rouen.
It's takes this much time to get just beyond the introduction of a foreign place like this.
There are faces here that I look forward to seeing and they are kind.
And slowly, as the gentle courtships continue across cultural and language barriers,
we are becoming friends.

Voici, Simone et Reynald.
Matthew, Jean-Jacques, Catherine and Sophie
Katja, Nele, Eric and you know who : )
Belle Julie et Beau Fredéric

Murielle...Murielle.

The talented Murielle.
and her beautiful and playful mother, Marie-Claude...
Moi et Julie and my other very good friend, the chocolate gateau!