May 16, a.m.

For some reason, Eunice and I were both really tired yesterday afternoon, so we came home and took a nap after a nice lunch down at the corner at the Danton Cafe and walking over to the Isle Saint Louis to get Eunice's debit card from my friend Cathy, who just came in from Wichita. It could be that we drank a picher (pitcher) of red wine with our delicious lunch. Well we woke up about 7:30--after the market was closed--so we had to go to Monoprix (France's answer to Target) and arrived about 30 minutes before they closed. We got a baguette, some brie, some chevre, some of the most beautiful strawberries you've ever seen, and some eggs. For our dinner, we had an omelette with the bread, cheese, and strawberries--and some more red wine, of course.
This morning, we're going to join Cathy and her husband Pete to go to a museum where they have a display of netsukes, which are tiny little sculptures (with big prices). Eunice had read a book about them last year, and Cathy is aware of them. These little sculptures are from 2 to 15 cintimeters in height and were originally decorations for belts on kimonos. Some are made of ivory, some of wood, some of metal. A silk cord can be passed through two holes of these little netsukes. This may be as much as most people want to know, but if I find some information that seems interesting, I will include it in this afternoon's blog.
If you can't wait, Google "netsukes." BTW, some are erotic!