Monday 14 .09 09 It has been a busy week. I was house sitting George and Laurene’s house from last Saturday until last Thursday when Jon and Barbara arrived here. The house sitting worked out well and it was quite a change living on top of the hill above Clermont. I did a 
painting from inside their house looking out on to the terrace. Sunday there was a fire in the bush so I had the excitement of a fire engine in the driveway and water and foam being dumped on to the property by a small single engine plane!!! It slowed down after then altho I managed to get started on monoprints of friends. Friday I was back at my place and Jon and I drove around the lake on the scooter and then went swimming at Celles. Saturday we all went to the Lodeve market and then on to the Viaduct de Millau. Yesterday we went to the flea market in Marseillan and then lunch in Sete. Today Jon and Barbara are in Montpellier and I am trying out some new drawing techniques inspired by some sketches that Jon has done.
