Here's the opening photo of our latest blog addition. I'm running a few days behind because my hard disk had a problem and would not start up the computer. It has been repaired and all my files recovered, so we're back in business.

One day I thought I heard bagpipe music, and went out and found this group practicing in the parking lot just a hundred yards away. They were on their way to perform at a music festival two streets from us. They sounded great!

Elders Volpe and Scordari, the Italian team in La Rochelle. They were only together for 6 weeks, and Elder Volpe has moved on to another city further north. We always feed the elders something when they come by for a visit or to get the car key.

Our mission president, President Don Staheli, and Sister Staheli along with us at the time of our regular interviews in Angers, a city about 120 miles from here. We travel there once or twice a month for meetings. They are great people, and we enjoy being able to visit with them.

Liz and the flower garden on the side of the chapel in Angers, the city we go to for missionary zone conferences and interviews. The roses were magnificent.

Closeup of some of the flowers around the Stake Center in Angers. We just visited there last week, and they are still blooming a month later.