Well , I came down to the kitchen way too early this morning,
owing to the pooch asking to go out. Since she is really a late sleeper.
I thought I would empty her, get myself a cup of tea and head back
to bed for a little read. More on my current book, later.

Somehow, owing to an email received during the night from France,
from one talented painter named Julian Merrow-Smith, (see his
site, shiftinglight.com) I got way off track on a tangent. The tangent
in question is the Blog.

Now, this is the 3rd live posting I have made to my fledging blog.
I am also a computer luddite, but today, this morning, I have
discovered a whole new world! And it may awaken a new passion for me
and my ordinateur (computer)

And that is a cyber world, filled with Francophiles! Francophiles
who post blogs, and good ones about their and my passion- la belle France.

Julien’s (the painter above, if you lost the thread) site lead me to his equally talented wife’s site (ruthphillips.com) which lead me to a list of French related blogs that kept begetting and begetting .

It became truly mindblogging.

But even though I had to stop my new obsession, my heart was warmed
to know that while I sit in (today) sunny New England, counting the days
until I can return to the Dorodgne, I can enjoy the musings of others also
in love with France. All the while having an armchair fix.

Now it is 10am and the pooch is once again angling this time for her true
walk, so I must be off.

The book that did not get read this morning is called Families of the Vine-
by Michael S. Sanders. Don’t miss it or his older one of the same region of
France- the Lot called From Here You Can’t See Paris. The particulars of
the newer book will soon be published under Selected Reading on my site.
He writes of an area just 40 minutes south of where our workshops take place.

Happy French blogging….. vive la france en cyberspace!