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We had a great time while Christine, Nicole, and Red were here.

We did a lot of stuff while they were here. Namely, we stripped wallpaper, spackled/mudded walls and holes, primed walls and texturized some of them. Also, we visited a local hot, hole-in-the-wall restaurant where Mario Batali’s father makes cured meats. We saw some Coho salmon swimming upstream. And, we went to the Fry Art Museum to see somewhat of a up-and-down exhibit by a Northwest artist, William Cummings.

We walked around our majestic Yellow Lake – really a pond. Really not that majestic. But still, we walked around it and did enjoy it. We watched some video of the kids and their school stuff, looked at photos, and even watched a video about Normandy France – we’ll get to that more later.

Plus, Christine helped us with a gingerbread house.

And in between all that, we ate and drank like royalty. Wow! Were there ever some cooks in the hizzy!!

Thanksgiving itself was awesome. Fried turkey and delicious sides. The cranberry sauces/jellies/chutneys alone were worth the price of admission. I’m not a big cranberry lover and I was blown away by them. We even got a mention on a Microsoft blog – thanks to our Irish guest.

Regarding France, I want to re-iterate a plan we floated some time ago. We Issaquah Langloises plan to visit France next summer. Christine, Dad, and Nicole expressed strong interest in this. The basic idea is this. We rent a house or two in Brittany, where a friend of mine lives. From there people can use it as base to visit other areas. It is a longish train ride to Paris so you might want to take a trip to Paris and stay in a hotel for bit. You could do some organized tours for example. I think those are excellent for seeing a lot in a little time, letting someone else do the driving/arranging, and hearing the guide in English.

As we firm some of this up, let us know if you are interested and we can keep you abreast of the planning. Otherwise, I won’t burden you with the email. We can decide to stagger the visits or all meet somewhere too.