My mother visited me in Paris last weekend. It was wonderful to spend time with her here in my home away from home. We visited my great great uncle's grave at the Oise-Aisne cemetery west of Reims. He was blown apart in the last months of WWI in 1918. We were the first in the family to have paid hommage to him on this consecrated ground. We also visited the Jumièges Abbey, the Normand coast and Fontainebleau castle. Getting around the country recently became easier when I passed my French driver's license in April. Of course we spent some quality time with Francois and his mom Christiane too. All is well here otherwise, I'm looking forward to future family visits.