THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008

Carl and Janet went off to spend the day at the Louvre. We did some mundane chores like shopping and cooking. Later in the afternoon, we went to the Café Européen for some coffee and some people watching. We had invited Carl and Janet over for a simple dinner and they arrived about 6:30. After a glass of Pommeau Breton for an apéritif we sat down to a lovely dinner that Alexandria had worked on in the afternoon. She had made an excellent lasagna to be used as a main course. Along with it we had a salad of broccoli and fennel. We obviously had cheese, and finally a dessert of macarons that we had purchased from a local bakery. We had a wonderful evening with dinner, conversation and plans for the following day. Our guests left about 10:00 all being surprised at the late hour. After finishing up the dishes, we went to bed very tired from all of the activity.