When Paris meets Sandpoint...

... this is a sample of what we get:

In a big city or a small town, foreigners tend to gravitate towards each other (at least, that's my experience after living in the US for 18 years). Sandpoint is no exception, so it didn't take me long to find Fabrice (or, to be more accurate, for Fabrice to find me). However, I'm not the kind of person who will be friends with a fellow citizen just because we share the same country of birth. However, it may be that Sandpoint is an unsual magnet, or it may be fate, but after already finding a sister in Catherine Earle (if you've never heard or her, she is an amazing watercolor painter; check out her website: www.CatherineEarle.com), I feel that my French family is expanding with Fabrice Plantard. He is the new owner of Sandpoint Interiors (www.SandpointInteriors.com). If your read his bio, you'll wonder how and why he ended up in Sandpoint (and what a blessing for us!), but you'll just have to ask him. And the guy can swing, so I may end up putting my dancing shoes again after all...