The Plein Air Affair

“Now is the time to start making arrangements for Vivian to get to France, the town of Giverny.” she thought to herself. Vivian Bray had the most annoying habit of referring to herself in the third person. It was Monday morning and Vivian was excited to call the travel agency. In her mind she had been planning this trip for the last six months. Vivian was an artist who spent most of her creative time in the great outdoors. She hated the idea of being locked up in the studio, even during the winter months she’d wrap herself in bundles of clothes and would go out and paint even during a hard snowfall. Vivian now had the chance of a lifetime to go and paint in Monet’s garden a dream that had hauntingly, started years earlier.

A gentleman answered the phone at Poe Travel in Little Rock, Arkansas, “We will get you anywhere in the world safely and on time. This is Brad, how may I help you?”

“Vivian needs to go to Giverny, France and be there by April 20, and booked into a room.”

Brad responded, “Should not be a problem at all, April is a lovely time to be in France. May I ask where Vivian will be traveling from, and will she be traveling with a companion.”

“Vivian will be traveling by herself, and she will be joining a group of fellow artists for plein air painting at Monet’s Gardens.” At this point Brad was getting a little confused…