Our last day was a cold, rainy, drizzly day. The weather here is turning toward winter, as it already has at home. We took the metro to the Georges Pompidou Center to see a Lichtenstein exhibit, but the line to get in was about a block long, and with the baby, the rain, the umbrellas, the diaper bag and the cold, we decided to go to early lunch instead. Some times we're geniuses! When we arrived at Bob's Kitchen there was a table that looked like it had been reserved for us. (We're talking here about a vegetarian restaurant with four tables, each holding 6 to 8 people.) Famous for their veggie and fruit drinks and delectable desserts, we ordered soup, veggie stew, a nori wrap and a bagel sandwich plus some juice (and later, dessert). Delicious lunch, and though Tom and I were by far the oldest people in the restaurant, there was a sense of comaraderie with the other wet, frozen diners in out of the cold. Bob's is a very friendly, low-key place. It was our first time there but we were made to feel like regulars.
Back at the apartment everyone took extended naps; why do naps feel so great on cold, rainy days? We were all content to sleep, play with the kids and make and eat dinner to finish out our last day. Showers and baths in the evening, packing for Tom and me, bedtime stories, checking in with the airlines, early to bed except for James who is perhaps catching a cold, Juliet who wasn't tired because she had a long nap, and Grandma who also had a long nap and is excited about/dreading leaving tomorrow. At least tonight we talked about when I could come back in February or March to help out, when Juliet has vacation or when Matthew has heavy responsibilities at work. Planning the next visit helps take the sting out of leaving this time.
Goodbye, my sweet darlings! You will stay in my thoughts and in my heart until I see you again.
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