As our Monday bike group was out cycling in the village of Plougoumelen (don't ask me how you pronounce it) I was thrilled to get to see a thatched roof being put on. The women I ride with told me if a house has an existing thatched roof you must replace it with a thatch. This is like our historical districts back in the U.S. It is very costly to replace and I imagine the labor must be the biggest expense. I wonder how long it takes to put down a thatched roof and how many layers they have to use. Anyone know?
My new French friends are always willing to stop for a group photo. They are a lot of fun and try to help me with my French. Luckily, they are very patient with my limited vocabulary! They had a discussion about which house they wanted their picture taken in front of. I agreed with their choice.
Just thought this house was pretty(joli) with it's courtyard, gardens and Brittany blue windows. 
Alex and I are the only two that wore helmets. I am the only one that wears clip in bike shoes but luckily no one makes fun of me for my shoes or helmet. Riding some new trails that were single track at times and quite bumpy made for a great day of cycling. It was overcast all morning and looked like rain but the rain held off until later afternoon. Meghan got caught in the rain as she walked home from school.Speaking of Meghan, she is learning more French each week. She now receives four hours of tutoring classes, two at school and two at home. It still takes her a long time to do her homework because she has to translate it from French into English on the computer to find out what they are even asking, type her answer in English and then translate it back to French and then write the answer in French. Wow, that wore me out just typing the explanation!
We keep telling her if she can go to an all French speaking school at 12 she can do anything in life.
What an incredible opportunity she is getting living in France, but she doesn't always see that at her age. Would I have at 12???
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Generally people don't even realize at 21 the advantages they have, much less at 12! But most all of us realize what great events we experienced when we were young after we are 40. Of course, I didn't even know what I wanted to be when I grew up until I was over 40! But then why grow up?
The Shoe Queen
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