Sunday, March 23, 2008

Our Gang

Pat Sutton
Judy Thompson and Wayne Thompson
Karin Schneider
Myra Kennedy
Susan and Ronald Maffett
Ingrid Solesvik
Brit Norheim-Larsen
Patricia Van Wagner
Beverly Wood
Jamie Kemp
Linda Kemp

Southern France Civilized Painting Adventure

Welcome to our very own painting adventure blog! Jamie and I thought it would be a great way for us all to keep in touch and post information about our trip.

The plan is to keep a trip diary of our daily travels so be sure to pass along the url www.francepaintingadventure.blogspot.com to your friends and family.

This is my first attempt at setting up a blog, so there is sure to be some trial and error.
You will find a directory of related web sites and archived posts on the right. If you have a web site of your own, please send it to me and I will add it to the list.


This is your blog too, so feel free to post your questions, comments or just say hello! You can do this by clicking just below on "comment".

For your information - some of the stuff you might be wondering about.

Meeting and getting to Le Monastere
Our gang will all meet at the Toulouse Airport on Saturday May 17, by noon. Le Monastère will be providing our transportation from the airport to our home base. Once you have your luggage you will locate Chris (our host) who will have a sign "Le Monastere Adventures".


Meals
All our meals are provided, with the exception of one dinner per week and all of our lunches. In the past the group contributed to a lunch fund and we shared in picnic delights.


Painting equipment
I will be posting a list of recommended art supplies. Le Monastere will provide us with stools or folding chairs, easels, and jugs of water.


Internet
There is a computer with Internet available for you to use to check daily emails and keep in touch with home.

Special days
Wednesday is usually our day off (we do our own thing for dinner). This is the perfect time for taking a side trip to Carcassonne by train.
Friday is market day in the village!
By special request - Jamie and Myra - we will visit the caves to see 15,000 yr old cave paintings!