Tuesday, July 27, 2021

(Other) French apartment renovations, Day 218: Chateau and goodbyes

11,431 steps

Zari and Dio left early this morning for their youth camp (well, it's not really camping but I don't know what else to call it!). Eric picked up 3 kids from Corsica who were flying unaccompanied and needed a ride to the camp.

I took Ivy and Inga to the chateau because we got a message that one of her friends would be there with her dad. And then I got another message from a mom of Ivy's friend asking if we could take her daughter. Sure! So both girls had someone to play with. I spent 2 hours talking pedagogy and philophy with the dad. He's a former univeristy history professor whose full-time profession is now homeschooling his daughter and "working as little as possible and living as much as possible."

I haven't taken a morning off at a park for a long time. Because Eric didn't get back until mid-day, we only did some small things on our apartments. I added another coat of mud on our walls, and Eric primed more drywall. We'll be ready to hang wallpaper tomorrow.

After lunch, Inga's friend came over for the afternoon. She helped me make a tian for dinner (thinly sliced eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, onions, & bell peppers with herbes de Provence & olive oil, baked until it's well browned and starting to caramelize).

The house is so quiet minus Zari and Dio. And our evenings are nice and long!

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