The New Maid or ... It is difficult to get good help these days!

     I've noticed that Fate usually seems to ignore our very existence until a moment arises when it sees the chance to pass close by and very casually toss a banana peel right in front of our beautiful shoe. And, somehow, it always lands just under our graceful high heel.  This brings me to the story of my new ladies maid.  

    Dear friend Trixie sent The Maid to Eze before my arrival to put my new house in order.  What a treasure!  She had everything set up so beautifully for me.  I was amazed that she had managed to place items just where I would have placed them myself.  



    I knew I would have to let her return to Trixie (or wreck our friendship completely!), but I dreaded the day.  When I had to make a business trip to Vietnam to do some work on the script that my dear friend Trinh was shooting, I knew it was time.  Darling Maid helped me pack and saw me on my way. She then closed the house and bid farewell to the South of France as she headed back to Trixie.


    As Fate (stepping in again) would have it, Trinh suggested as my new maid a young Vietnamese woman who very much wanted to live in France.  A delightful girl, we hit it off right away and I hired her on the spot! 
    
    Her name is Tien Hà-Sen and her dream is to one day work in cinema in France.  She was a sparkling companion on the trip home.  We discussed her duties and she was so sweet when she asked what sort of formal uniform I'd like her to wear.  Shrugging my shoulders I said (Fate must have enjoyed this...), "Oh, Sen, pick whatever you'd like.  Anything that you will be comfortable wearing, I'm sure will be fine."  I thought no more about it.   

    Nor did it occur to me to ask to see the uniform before the small dinner party I gave upon my return to Eze.  Fate was probably bent double with laughter by this point. 


    I really could not say anything.  She was so pleased with herself! I'm going to have to consider this a "work in progress" I think.  There's no question that the gentlemen will highly approve her choice.  



    The party went off well, Hà-Sen did a flawless job of serving, and the gentlemen were highly appreciative of her efforts.  To quote the Bard, "All's well that ends well".  I do think we're going to have to work on that uniform though.  



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