Lieber ... ,
Heute Morgen habe ich mich mit der Englischen Sprache herumgeplagt. Die Grammatik beherrsche ich so eingermassen aber diese Sprache ist ja viel mehr als so. Es war mein Lieblingsfach im Gymnasium und eigentlich hätte ich es dann an der Uni studieren wollen.. aber Frankreich kam dazwischen. :-)
Ich schicke dir eine Kopie von meinen Bemühungen, damit dir nichts von meinem "inhaltreichen" Alltag entgeht. ;-))
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Dear Lou,
I have read your letter again, this time carefully using my wordbook
and I realize that your operation must have been a very tough
experience. I once had a little operation made with only local
anaesthesia and the worst thing about it was that I could hear the
comments of the physicians, when they discovered that the case was not
as easy as they had assumed. The feeling that they were insecure was
frightening.
Yesterday you went to a control again and I hope that now everything
is as it should be. Have you been able to take care of the girls
lately, or have you been forced to stay home all this time?
And Aki? Are you allowed to "lo prendere in braccio" again. Poor little fellow.
Aki
Sometimes I waken at five o'clock in the morning, and then my first
thought always is: "Now Lou gets up". I myself realize that I
have to change my diurnal rhythm. I go to bed much too late, often
after midnight, and then of course I sleep until 9 o'clock in the
morning (sometimes later). But you see, very often the most
interesting TV-programs are late in the evening. Sometimes I just see
the beginning of them and then I record the rest on video.
This week I have recorded 3 documentaries. One about Gorbatjov (a man
I always have admired) one about Botswana guided by Alexander Mc Call
Smith who is showing places and people who have inspired him to his
"Ladies' Detective Agency" and the third one was about Doris Lessing (Nobel price winner in
literature) and her life. Today there will be a new episode
of "Solens mat" which I have told you about, and I look forward to see
it.
"Bo Hagström, a Swedish journalist, is travelling through unknown
Italian villages, from Campania in the south to Piemonte in the North,
looking for the "unknown heroines of the kitchen", women of different
ages and with different social backgrounds - but all with a burning
passion for good food".
But still more interesting than the food are the people who live in
that beautiful landscape. And all is accompanied by beautiful Italiansongs which remind me of my youth when Italy was the country of my
dreams.
Of course I can understand that you are suffering from all the
changes. Especially in a city like Rome life must have changed
strikingly (con forza). But the old buildings remain and still give
fuel to our imagination.
Sweden really is a very Americanized country. (The most Americanized
country in the world. On the second place comes the USA ;-)
We always know what is going on "over there", but we seldom hear
things about Europe. But now there is a little program called "Zapp
Europa", unfortunately only 30 minutes, which brings us reports from
different TV-stations on our own continent. And last week I could see
what happened in Rome after the murder recently.
If you still believe that we have a beautiful winter landscape here, I
must disappoint you. When I look out of the window now, I almost get the impression that spring has come.
Today we have +8° . The only difference is that the days are very
short now. You can take a look at our web cam to see it.
Well, I've written enough for this time.. maybe even too much. Also
for me it is a useful exercise of the English language.
I wish you a wonderful time and please give my kind regards also to N.
Love
Marlena




