Seven years ago Jérôme and Isabel purchased their tiny cottage and the land that sits on after finding it for sale in a free paper and immediately calling the broker. It’s located about 35 miles outside of Paris along the Loing River. The cottage doesn’t have electricity, modern heating or plumbing and the toilet is

that is all.

Thiago agreed to let me change the privacy settings of our current album from friends to public. Yay! Now you can see them too without a facebook login. Newer pics coming soon 🙂

As is traditional in Brazil, everyone across the country will be dressed up very elegantly in white tonight to usher in the New Year. Of course I didn’t know this, so I will be wearing one of two very bright colorful dresses, the only things I have that I haven’t dripped olive oil or chocolate