Visit with S. and her husband, S., an American couple living outside Exideuiel. Locals say that gypsies once lived in their home, used the first floor as a dog kennel, let their children play on the roof. We work the overgrown garden and limbs of plastic dolls come up in the dirt. As I’m digging, Katie shears a bay leaf hedge and the air smells like crème.
When the work is finished, we head inside to share a delicious meal, discuss American writers and the dangers of French real estate. I’ve forgotten how valuable it is to sit down with others at the dinner table. Such a satisfying form of communication.
When the work is finished, we head inside to share a delicious meal, discuss American writers and the dangers of French real estate. I’ve forgotten how valuable it is to sit down with others at the dinner table. Such a satisfying form of communication.
