Great Work Week!

We have had a great week, getting many books done- having Wednesday being a 100 book day! As this day we really got a lot of books done, there are other days where have to spend more time researching new subjects that we come across, these days are long. We work 7 days a week and put in at least 6 hours a day. The current total books we have completed is estimated to be around 1800, and while the original books quoted was 4000, we are constantly finding more and more books that were never entered into the database having the library be possibly closer to 4,500 books! And while the work is still being tedious, we both feel like we are getting better at our tasks and becoming more accustomed to the work. We do not want to feel overly confident, but we see that there is a possibility that we can complete this library before we leave, which would be absolutely amazing for the both of us. Mary, the librarian that trained us informed us that we will grow ‘quite fond of the library and you will call it your own.’ At the time we never thought we could have feelings for such thing as a library, but as the days pass we are learning this to be quite true! We have invested so much time and energy into this library that we would not only like it to be competed but be effective for the people that will be using it, as well as having the

capability to grow.

Pictures of La Rotonde (left) and a fountain on Cour Mirabea (below)- which are both located in the main area of town. There are many fountains everywhere!

When we are not working we are having a great time using our kitchen! It is so nice eating all the fresh food. Everything seems to just taste so much better out here. Kathryn especially likes beets, and is happy you can buy them already cooked in a package. We did have a very unusual experience with some sausage. It was called ‘andoulle sausage’ and Deb knows that she has purchased something with a similar name at Costco. Well, as it looked like sausage, this was nothing like any sausage we’ve ever had before. While cooking it to accompany our spaghetti sauce the smell of liver filled the air, which does not really go with tomato sauce nor a good smell if you are not expecting it! We did eat it, but will not go into detail on the looks……..But with both of us being pretty adventurous with food and having three more fat links left we had our own little Iron Chef Competition. We both made a dish using the sausage. It was a good idea, and we think we each actually made something very tasty. Deb made like a cassoulet, and Kathryn made a type of stir-fry with apples and raisins.
We are now planning our second excursion to Paris, which is taking much longer than expected and we have had to hurdle some challenges, but we both know that it will be all worth it in the end.

Next blog will be a bit tardy due to our trip, but looking forward to sharing our adventures when we return!

Au revour~