Marie writes...Eh bien....Mario, Zoe and Adam did come for their annual visit, although shorter than usual, only from July 2nd at supper to July 5th after breakfast. Zoe, the nature lover and now 18, came equipped with her hammock-tent and quickly set it up in the woods next to the house. She used her hatchet to cut down one of the dead cherry trees and helped Uncle Gary start a fire. Unfortunately, due to lack of time, I did not get the usual chance to go for a hike with her this year and talk about plans and life in general: she is knowledgeable and quite attuned to the environment. She graduated from high school this year and his taking a year off before proceeding to College, where she has already been accepted. Adam, the game addict and 14 years old, spent most of his time connected to the wi-fi playing games; on July 5th we went for breakfast at Le Resto du Domaine, which reopened this year after a year of being unoccupied, and he opened up and talked to me the most since he had arrived: smart and bright 14 year old! And of course, my brother Mario, how I miss him!!! When we get together, I can really see we came from he same family: his mannerism, his expressions; I so enjoy my short time with him, talking about everything and nothing, his smile and his banter. He is very happy these days! He has a new girlfriend, Elizabeth, who is very outgoing, smart and no-nonsense type of person: exactly the type of person he needed in his life. He also has a new position as Senior Data Scientist at EMC Corporation, an international company, which he appears to be enjoying. Je t'aime beaucoup mon beau!!! gws
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| Gary relaxing with Zoe and talking about the various authors they both have read or are reading. |
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| Adam, me and Zoe. Zoe's bike at the back of Mario's car: Zoe had to go buy parts in Lac Mégantic to replace a tube and a tire that had totally disintegrated with much use. |
