Lucie Calling

In May, the French don't really work, at least not for the first 10 days of the month, what with Labor day on May 1st and VE day on 8th May, it's a regular bonanza of days off.

So we were off to London to visit Morgane, Greg's sister, and Lucie's favorite (and only) aunt. Lucie took the tube, of course.
She lunched by the Tate.

She learned how to use chopsticks.
We all went to Hamsted Heath (which Lucie clearly loved).
Spinach is delicious!
Getting a haircut? not really, just getting ready to eat...
Clearly, it's a full-body exercise for aunt Morgane as well...

Your drink or mine?
Who cares!?

I love sitting with Papa and Mom.

On Saturday, we all went to Kew Gardens for a picnic and a walk.Disclaimer: Lucie was not part of the food for the picnic.
On Saturday night, Lucie's very responsible parents took her out to party, and she really enjoyed herself.

She learned how to drink margaritas in the street.
On the last day, everyone had lunch al fresco in Notting Hill.
Look kids, Big Ben! (in the middle of the Eye, for the blind ones).

Off-roading with the buggy.

Among our various fun activities, we went walking in the muddy woods.

Michele thought that Lucie's stroller didn't need to be dipped in the stream, but Greg thought it was a great way to rinse off the mud.

There were plenty of obstacles to overcome, but the whole family made it home safely...

More pictures of Burgundy

Lucie, Michele, and great-grand mother Nathalie.
Will she fall in???
Cousin Hugo took a special liking to Lucie.
Some of the places that we walked were really nice and beautiful...


Lucie sitting in the same wooden high chair her father sat in all those years ago: no 5-point strapping, no padding, no safety nets, no brain damage (at least not in Lucie).
Michele made some new friends, whom we later had over for dinner.
Lucie and Michele shared a buttercup in the field.

Lucie goes to Bourgogne

Greeting Fans, I am glad to be back home after a wonderful weekend at my great-grandmother's house where I turned 7 months...
Lucie got to meet her cousin Camille, she's the daughter of Charles and Sara, who are Greg's first cousin and his soon-to-be wife.Lucie was a bit miffed that Camille got to eat while she had to watch.
Lucie developed a killer sucker look. It's the look to launch a thousand ships.

The family took lots of walk in the woods, which was a nice change from walking around Paris. Lucie got carried around like royalty. This is a great place to sit and pull Mom's hair as well.
She got pushed around in her great stroller.
Camille joined in the fun.
Lucie went to sit in the green field, and got cut in half by a blade of grass.
Thankfully, the cut was only temporary Dad wanted to kiss her, but she was too busy laughing her little head off.
She took a small flight with Dad at the helm.
Such a big field for such a little girl...
Sitting on Dad's shoulders is such great fun....

That's all folks! Sorry to have to go...

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Our dog, Brodie had a stroke on late-Sunday morning and we had her put down this evening. We don't know where Brodie started her life or what she did her first few years, but we know that she had a big heart and while she was with us she was a very happy, well-traveled little dog. She lived in Austin, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Washington DC, Paris, and Quiberon. She traveled by train, plane, boat, and car. She ate everything, particularly broccoli stalks, and loved to play fetch with tennis balls and rocks on the beach. We will miss her very much.








She traveled further and wider than most people ever have a chance to in their lives. Two continents, at least 3 countries (she even had her own passport!), and countless cities and places - Boston, Lancaster, PA, Brussels, the Loire Valley, and who knows where else now?

Toothless Lu

Nope she still doesn't have any teeth, but she sure is good at sitting!

Lucie goes fishing.


Playing.

All Lucie, all the time.

That's right folks, it's time for more Lucie!

In today's installment, we find out that Lucie has joined the raw foods movement, is an overspoiled brat, and that she likes to sleep with strange unshaved men. In other words, we're expecting that she'll make a great Hollywood starlet in due time.

Perhaps it's the i'll-put-anything-in-my-mouth movement.

For those who wonder how much Lucie has grown, just look back to November 8th.
It's been rumored that Lucie's got too many toys.
And it's true!