I slowly settle in...

The plaza near our houseTwo weeks have passed since I first came here and I have slowly settled in. I still bump into walls in the middle of the night and the space just doesn't feel right yet. All that will come in time though. I am slowly finding a place for everything and relaxing enough to enjoy this beautiful place.Taken from the tram in GrenobleBoth weekends we have ventured into town and I...

Pics!

I have been promising you pictures for awhile and I finally got them uploaded to my computer. So here you go...a little taste of the move!This is the last picture I took in Talence, the night before I moved, out the livingroom window.The weather was interesting to say the least on our way to Grenoble, here are a few shots of the clouds.I thought they were amazing. Especially the alien ship one!I...

New velvets and new work!

I know I said I would post pics of the new place and I promise I will soon. I just had to write to you today about my new addition to my shop though. Finally after much work and waiting I have listed silk velvets on my cymberfloss shop! I love each and every one of them and truthfully would just prefer to keep them all for myself *hehe*I have also started on a new velvet bag. This one based on my...

Hello from Grenoble

Sorry for the long silence. I had expected it to be longer though. France is notorious for being slow with hooking up your internet service. There is an internet company here that has an option for you to share your connection. If you enable this connection other people can sign on to the network as long as they have a working pass. The bandwidth is small but adequate for email, etc. Fortunately for...

A Small Hiccup or Two

So the house is packed...or most of it at least. D arrived back home yesterday, sick. He did all his house searching and contract signing with a fever. Poor guy. He found us the perfect apartment. An extra room for my studio. A small garden area (although its shared) a balcony, newish appliances and dishwasher, a bathtub (a must!) but now the managers are dragging their feet with the gaurantee...