I spoke to Jim today. He now has electricity, the result of finally buying a lantern, and the fridge works as well as every light in the place. He got two mattresses, one for him and one for Gregor and he bought a little gas grill that fits on the little balcony off the kitchen. He was going to cook his own dinner tonight.

He was in Salmona Italy today. It is a town not far from our town. The funny thing is I was painting at Morse Farm on Sunday and I met a man from Salmona. He lives in Boston now, but I got to practice my Italian. He pleasantly corrected every thing I said. Gregor will be arriving on Sunday and then Jim hopes to do some vacation sort of stuff. He hasn't been much in the mood to do a lot of exploring and since even a trip to the gas station is new and exciting why go looking for more adventures? He is keeping a diary and taking pictures so once he is back there will be new pictures of our house. We will be booking reservations for next summer so don't wait too long!!