Home is Where the Heart Is

We thought it would be fun to show our neighborhood some national pride on the 4th of July

Several people wished us well on our national holiday, and one neighbor came over with a bottle du vin as a gift.

Another evening we were relaxing, and suddenly we heard commotion right out front of our door.  Lo and behold, a renaissance parade marched right past our door, which you can see is about 6 inches from the street.  The parade was almost in our living room.

A band was included in the festivities

Ron found a project down in our basement to fill in some cracks.  Observe the beams which are a few hundred years old.

Then he took on a new project.  Helping Lotte and Alexis renovate an actual cave for a home.  There are thousands of "troglodyte" homes in the Loire Valley.  Here are pictures before their work began.

Then the work commenced and is still in process.  Someday we will show the finished project.