Friday 7th March

Woke up late - not really surprising - and worked on sewing the sea again - only a quarter to go! Grace phoned and invited us round for supper tonight, so thats something to look forward to. At 2pm I decided to go into art school to see if anyone was about. Not many. Began sewing the sea while sitting there and then I lost the only needle I’d bought in with me - damn. By this time it was nearly 4.30 and we were meant to be going to a private view at 5.00 so I just hung around listening to my i-pod. At 5 I got a phone call from Liz saying they were at the internet cafe and wouldn’t be able to make the private view. So on my way out of the art school I had a quick peek but didn’t stay. I think they are photographs and look amazing. Will have a proper look on Monday. On my way home I finally got round to buying some croissants - I haven’t had one at all in Rouen - and stopped at Monoprix to pick up some fruit and a rose wine to take tonight. Walked to Grace’s a different way to usual and found a post office, a large bookshop which I think sells english books and the museum of fine art. There was also a sign for a library which I think I’ll check out next week. When I finally got to Grace’s I reached for the bell and realised that I didn’t know which name she was under, so I had to ring her instead. Prevost - I have to remember that. The other girls were already there, and we had a chat and played the guitar. Then Grace made a delicious meal, of sticky garlic rice and stir-fried veg in a chilli sauce on some seaweed sheets. I was so good to taste something different to tomatoes! She also turned some of the fruit and the wine into a punch type drink. And then, while Liz, Mary and I spent 15 minutes discussing gold fish and hamsters, Grace made a pudding consisting of a rice cake covered in chocolate spread, fruit, squirty cream and marshmallows. It was delicious, but I was glad I had a walk home followed by 63 stairs to climb! After supper we watched ‘Ghost’, which I’d never seen all the way through before. It was very good. I loved the Woopi Goldberg character, very funny. It also reminded me of not sleeping last night with ‘Unchained Melody’ being played several times! At least it was better than the off-key singing of the party people.