Pictures and more pictures

http://picasaweb.google.com/matthuffster/Fabric?authkey=taiEhPOG6Yo
http://picasaweb.google.com/matthuffster/ChinaSep2007?authkey=DTRYEz6DnrY
http://picasaweb.google.com/matthuffster/MoscowAug07?authkey=qCjYrC_gHbc
http://picasaweb.google.com/matthuffster/France2007?authkey=vwZ1BO1XMzo

I decided to take Laura's advice and just post these links rather than try to post "Our Newest Photos," which appears to be beyond my blogabilities.

First is the silk fabric I bought in the Islamic market in Xian China for you girls - red for Liz, gold for Laura, and blue for Karen. Maybe you can make some clothes from these fabrics when everyone's here next summer (hint). The album also includes a butterfly from Commerce, not Xian, for no apparent reason.

Second is China -- many of the shots, like the Tai Chi and Songbirds in the morning, are in the company town of Jianling (the company is Xian Aircraft Company); most of the others are in downtown Xian, including a 13th century drum tower and the fabric store where I found the silk.

Third is Moscow -- One photo is of Catherine the Great's summer palace which was near my hotel. You may recognize John Porwol (a missionary whose inlaws lived across the street from us in Westacres). One picture shows me signing a contract with Russia's Top Gun, Vladimir Barsuk (What a country!), and Andrei the Giant who is CEO of Siberian Airlines and probably a gangster.

Fourth is southern France near the Pyrenees (Tour de France country!). The castle-y pictures are of Carcasonne, the church-y pictures are of Lourdes where Bernadette (not that Bernadette, Saint Bernadette), started a miraculous healing jag in 1845, and the home-y pictures are of the vintage 1610 house I stayed in. Bon apetit!