Provence with Lucette, Summer 2011

Lucette and Serge are the grandparents of Kim, an assistant teacher at ISD.   Kim grew up in US but spent every summer with her paterial grandparents in Provence. She is truely bilingual.  Kim shared my apartment her first fall in Dakar, 2010. Lucette loves to travel and came to visit Kim in Senegal for two weeks before Christmas, 2010 and stayed in the apartment.  She is delightfully adventurous with an optimistic sunny disposition.  She invited me to visit.  Towards the end of the week I spent at their place, Kim's stepmother and twin 5 year old boys arrived for a summer visit.  Here we are at the shady table--breakfast was always at the sunny table on the other side trees.

Imagine my surprise and delight to find they had a pool in their front yard. 

Their place is close to the Pont du Gard, a roman bridge and aquaduct.  There are several  rental places up river--the signs say canoes but they kyakes.

Olive tree, over 1000 years old and me, a mere 68.

At the Saturday market in Uzes. 

Passed this field of sunflowers to and from the market in Uzes. 

Swimming beach on Mediterrerean with Lucette, Serge and the twin grandsons visiting from  the  US.