Highlights of the week

*catching a gecko (small lizard, they love to sun themselves on walls or sidewalks) by the tail (and then letting him go)
*eating a HUGE banana split for my birthday
*going to English church, always a treat to worship in English
*coffee ice-cream, with real coffee beans
*celebrating my birthday with new friends
*finishing off 2 very busy weeks of meetings at the office, whew
*going out for lunch with girlfriends
*smell of fresh lillies
*painting santons (clay figurines)
*shopping in the Sunday evening market in Aix-en-Provence
*cheering on the Edmonton Oilers hockey team, from afar, even if it means getting up earlier to check the score