When I opened Jean-Luc's email yesterday, wonderful memories poured forth. My love for the Lot Valley was born in just this spot in Tour de Faure. I made my first trip to see Wendy in '96. By fall '97 she'd made me an offer. The following year, I was spending 5 weeks at her home from August into September and then a few weeks in a Paris apartment. Seeing it in print, feels like a whirlwind.
All it took was a few mornings on Wendy's terrace, watching the morning mist unveil St. Cirq Lapopie across the valley; for me to know I had to try to find a way to come. Wendy's offer changed my life. Special thanks to Jean-Luc for shaking the memories loose again. I have to remind myself, step by step, Laury. It seems the closer I get to departure the more I miss the Lot, St. Cirq Lapopie, and home in Cadrieu. And, it's still a few months away.
(The first and third photos are Jean-Luc's. The middle one is a favorite of mine.)
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