Saturday night Sumi and I were invited to join Christian's family just outside of Blois to celebrate his cousin and her daughter's birthdays. This meant a lot to us. What a beautiful family his cousin has. She and her husband are nurses in a small village of about 8,000 and I understand that they go to see people who can't make it to see them. They have two wonderful children, ages 13 and 9. We loved their beautiful home that they had been restoring themselves. The living room had beautiful provencial style with an immense wooden beam in the ceiling. Their cats were beautiful and contented too. However, one cat attacked Christian, or played too rough with him, and we think it is because of his beard. Left to right: The son, Sumi, Christian, Christian's mom, the cousin and her daughter.