The Paris Girls Go To Venice

Sherry and Janet hit the Venice Canals


I met Janet in Paris in 2004. Since then we have socialized frequently, but only in Paris. When Janet called and said she was going to be in Venice, I hopped in my car for a visit.

Of course, she was in Venice, California, a short drive up the coast from Manhattan Beach.

So, this week, we got together for the first time ever in the US. We spent the day exploring Santa Monica, Venice and Manhattan Beach.

Here we are on the Venice canals, not quite as much fun as Italy, but still a great day.

See you in Paris this fall, Janet.

Here's The Beach Today

Retour in September

Part of living in two places is adjusting to change. This is a good lesson for me and a difficult one to master.

Does attitude come before action or the reverse? I guess it depends on the situation.

Right now, we're in Manhattan Beach and will be here until September.

So for the next few months I will enjoy good weather, driving my cute blue car, speaking English (!), getting some Spring cleaning done, seeing family and friends.

And I will miss french conversation with my friends and the great people at WICE. My french language skills have already started to suffer (as if they weren't bad enough already).

I've substituted Target for Monoprix, chicken breasts for oiseaux sans tete, California red for Bordeaux, The Strand for the Luxembourg Gardens, Savior Faire for WICE.

I'm still counting the days until our retour.