Brittany, the part of France where Yann is from, literally the opposite of where we live now. We have a very good friend Francoise who also is from Brittany, and at one time long ago she lived in San Francisco. When Yann went to California he met her and because of their meeting I met Yann. Francoise was at our wedding in California thirty years ago, and she will be at Chelsea's and Martin's wedding next month.
Years ago back in San Francisco Francoise would make clothes without a pattern, or I should say she would make a pattern from seeing something she liked. She amazed me with her creativity and talent. As you know I have a backup dress plan for the wedding if I do not find anything I like, but stewing in the back of my mind I had this blouse that I loved so I called Francoise and shared my crazy thought and asked if she could make me a dress and she said why not. So I bought some fabric and went to Brittany these last few days to see if Francoise could make a pattern from the blouse and then lengthen it into a dress.
My mother would say, "Are you nuts! As if you have all the time in the world to be traipsing to Brittany to have a dress made."
Francoise's mother would say, "Are you nuts! You haven't made a pattern for years and now you are going to make the mother of the bride's dress?"
And Francoise and I would say, "Why not."
If it works it works, and if it doesn't it doesn't, and if it does and I decide not to wear it that is okay too.
The sewing adventure began.
But first we talked and had lunch, and then I took a nap.
And then we walked around her utterly charming village and went to a Rose garden show where I collected a big bag full of rose petals, and then we went for a walk in the countryside.
And then started to sew.
Francoise's home.
Oh, then we talked about organizing a week-long tour in Brittany, where we would take a small group around visiting antique shops, castles, gardens, visit Saint Malo, eat galettes and crepes, and take a sculpting lesson in her studio (Francoise is a sculptor I am a dreamer.) We were on a roll dreaming up ideas and having fun.
I am seriously planning a tour are you interested?
Oh, we or I should say Francoise made me a dress. It is lovely, more about that tomorrow.
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One week from today my nieces arrive.
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Remember:
We are going to try to live stream Chelsea and Martin's wedding on my Facebook so if you are a Friend of mine on Facebook I hope you will tune in, mark the date July 6th at 4:00 in the afternoon French Time.
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