La poterie

Of course, not a day has gone by without the children spending hours with Michel and Marite - and now Mamie Suzanne (Marite's 88 year old mum) who watches loads of game shows and most of the World Cup.

Sophie is starting to make things with odd bits of clay. Her first official piece will be a pendant with an "S" to give from SSSS Sophie to SSSS Suzanne. You can see how chuffed and yet serious she is at being able to paint her item at Marite's workstation.

Sebastian meanwhile is honing his skills at pottery and still doing the odd bit of translation/English tour guide. He has made a name plate for his sister. His new money-making scheme - given that he has realised/accepted that being over age 4 and non-musical will not lead to a brilliant busking career - is to make clay baskets in which are presented the best of Marite's necklaces. If they sell, he gets a 2 Euro cut of the profit! Plus, if he monitors the jewelry table on a market day, Marite gives him 1 Euro 60. Not as lucrative as his old busking days - but what do you know, that's just enough for 2 packs of World Cup stickers!