Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 2:30pm
Alain officially became a US citizen today. The official ceremony was really quite dry and uninteresting. The music in the ceremony room was Michael Jackson. Strange. I thought about the official’s question to the immigrants about what it means to them to become American. Mostly, they answered freedom and safety. A man in his 80’s said, “a future”. We forget having lived here for so long that in many countries people fear for their safety and are not able to live freely. I just hope that with this new administration that the America that is projected to the outside world is one that is more tolerant and more respectful of others cultures. For what we promise to immigrants coming here is that they have freedom to be who they are and that their way of life will be respected. Why can’t we seem to do that abroad?
Anyway I am adding in a pretty picture of an all American summer meal from Maine.
All American Meal
Ceremony
I am an American.....
Friday, July 10, 2009 at 11:16am
I love this house
June was a very busy month. I had several portrait sessions and two weddings. Therefore, its been awhile since I could update the blog. We are now vacationing with my parents up in Maine. We went out to Great Cranberry Island yesterday and had a nice walk and a light lunch at Hitty’s cafe which is new to the island. It is part museum part cafe and part watercolor teaching space. We then took a walk through the woods and ended up at Mosquito Cove which did not lack mosquitoes that is for sure but was very beautiful. I love the houses on this island.
View of Mount Desert
lobster buoy
Captain Grandfather
Pretty Flowers
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 4:15pm
Jorge in Chapel Hill
Jorge in the empty pool
This was a great evening photo shoot and I love the way they came out. Jorge was a great model and very photogenic. His positive attitude in life is transmitted through the photos.
Monday, May 11, 2009 at 8:25am
me at the Beach taken by Alain
Ceci on the boardwalk
James and Alain
James
Alain
Very cool colors
Me
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Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 4:09pm
Ceci looking for four leaf clovers
Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 1:08pm
Vineyard at Alain's friend's house in Vallon Pont D'arc
Friday, April 10, 2009 at 2:59pm
Elodie and Benjamin
Elodie and her fiance
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 2:27pm
Two guys at a stoplight on Velib's
Nos Coiffeuses preferees a paris Avenue Suffren
Once we got to Paris the Pace got much quicker. As soon as we got in the taxi we rushed to the hair Salon to see if they could take Ceci and James for a haircut. I, as well got a shampoo and “brushing” or as we say here a blowout. We like the women that work at this place because they are so nice. I will include a shot of them in this post. The men on the bicycles amused me so I took a shot of them from the sidewalk. 
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 12:55pm
This series of photos is from Ardeche too. There was a fair on the main square in Les Vans and the other pictures are from a walk I mentioned in earlier post
Kids starting fire
Eva and Ceci at cafe
Grenadine and Vals water
Olivier and Alain at cafe in Les Vans
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 10:42am
Shot Taken From Car On First Day
Dominique, Alain and James near the abandoned house and church
Haven’t blogged lately as we were away in France for 10 days. It was quite a whirlwind and we manged to do so much in ten days. We first went to Les Vans which is in the Ardeche region of France. It is south of Lyon and North of Aix en Provence. The town is situated in a valley. Millions of years ago it was a seabed. One can notice the layers in the rock on the side of the mountains. The first weekend we were there we had a friend named Brice visit us with his wife and son from Marseille. We also caught up with the Roches, Olivier and Nathalie and their two kids who came up from Marseille as well. It was still cold and not quite spring out and we went up for a walk in the mountains but soon noticed we were under dressed and were very cold. We had a picnic anyway and then walked some more.
Following their visit we spent a day with Vincent and Violette who own a Olive mill and rent one of the shops under our house in town there. They sell olive oil, soaps, tapanades, all from the olives from the mill above town. We spent the day at their house and then walked. Ceci had come down with a fever and stayed with Violette and helped her package some of their soaps.
On subsequent days we enjoyed eating out, trying to clean the house out and even got to play tennis. We also spent a day with friends who have a vineyard and beautiful property in Vallon Pont D’arc. Their house was spectacular and we enjoyed one of the best home-made meals I have had in awhile.
Here are some of the photos
James trying out the tractor at Dominque's house
James and Alain
Walk on old road with abandoned church and house
Ceci tries the tractor
An abandoned house on our walk
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