thank you, mr painter-man

The painter has been working far more efficiently than the landlord predicted, and he’s just got one wall left to do tomorrow! Which means it will all be finished and dry before we get back on Sunday evening. Yay! Although we’ve been missing Marc, we’ve been having a good time here in Jouy.

Yesterday Simon’s godmother, Manue, paid us a visit – and you can see the present she brought Simon in this photo:

Today Marc’s aunt, Véro, called to meet Simon.

And here's Simon with his elephant, Garfunkel: