Well another week at school has gone.  They interviewed a fellow today for the position of "official" or certified Librarian.  If he comes, which I think he will, it probably wouldn't be till next fall.  I wonder if I'll be needed?!  I hope so, for apart from the money, I love being around kids and I like to know what's going on in the school and there is no way better than being in it all day.  Plus the lunches are very good.  Tomorrow we have another wine-tasting tour to do.  A German couple, parents of one of Grace's classmates, are new to the area and we are showing them the wine buying ropes.  She's very nice in that hippy/German way.  She has a rat-tail haircut, big baggy all natural fibers clothing and Burks.  He seems much more conservative as is an executive with one of the car companies.  But if you look closely he does have a pierced ear.  He comes across as very stiff but hopefully after we get a couple of glasses in him he'll relax.  Grace is going to their house where she and their daughter will make German Christmas cookies and babysit their younger son.  Poor kid
It has finally gotten cold enough to start thinking about warm clothing.  I pulled out our bag of gloves and hats the other day and it is still sitting where I dropped it.  This apartment living means serious organizational and storage skills.  I have been looking for storage options but haven't found what I want yet.  Every inch of space has to be utilized to the max, every piece of furniture has to be necessary and preferably have drawers.  Is this what New Yorkers feel like?  Oh what I wouldn't give for a nice big hall closet.  But I digress so back to the weather.  Yesterday after a couple days of rain here, the clouds faded and the mountains popped out covered in white.  They are quite spectacular.  We still haven't gone into the higher Alps and I would love to do so before Christmas.  We have our snowshoes here so we need to use them!  Well no snowshoeing tomorrow, but hopefully a good day amongst the vineyards!  xxoo me