it’s 12:17 a.m. and i’m still full from dinner— we got home at 11 after 2 courses for me, 3 for uncle D and aunt R, 4! for cousin C and dad. their’s included a cheese plate which was to die for, esp. the roquefort, which no one but me liked. the waiter started making eyes at me toward the end of the evening and told me just how charming i was … too bad he had about 5 gold chain necklaces on … i was flattered nonetheless.
the light is gorgeous here, the way it slants over the yard and olive trees at dawn and dusk. the tilt of the world right now is just so: yellow light casting long shadows. just gorgeous. today we went to aix-en-provence which was lively and lovely; tomorrow we go to arles. i’ve been before, 6 years ago, and enjoyed it very much. we hope to catch the saturday morning produce/stuff market and will walk van gogh’s steps from when he lived and painted there.