What a difference ...

Lieber ...,

Dieser Tag hat gut begonnen. D.h. mit einem Mail von dir in der Inbox. Besser kann ein Tag nicht beginnen.

Ich habe gerade ein längeres Mail an Lou geschrieben und weil ich dir gewisse Dinge darin auch erzählen möchte, mache ich es mir leicht und schicke euch beiden dasselbe. Nein, ich bin nicht faul und ich will dir gern auch persönlich schreiben.. tue ich ja gerade. 

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Today we have had our social gathering with old people again and it was very nice. We were 9 persons and this time everybody took part at the conversation. They all suffer from dementia and don't have any short-time-memory left. But we found lots of funny things to talk about and when we decided to sing some songs together, I noticed that most of them still knew all the texts by heart. It gives me a lot of pleasure to make them feel happy and alive.

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Ja, es war heute besonders schön bei den Alten. Es tut gut, wenn man sie lachen und lächeln sieht. Und nachher bedanken sie sich für die "Einladung" und eine sagt, dass sie uns demnächst zu sich einladen möchte. Mit der Zeit lerne ich, wie man am besten auf so was reagieren kann.

Ach ..., hättest du vor einem Jahr gedacht, dass ich dir von solchen Dingen berichten würde? Das Leben ist komisch, aber ich finde es gibt nichts Menschliches, was nicht ein paar Zeilen in einem Mail wert ist, sogar wenn das Mail an einen geliebten Mausfreund addressiert ist. ;-)

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On my way home from that meeting, my car suddenly stopped. Fortunately I managed to start it again. And when K and I opened the bonnet to check the oil-level, a mouse jumped out. I hope it has not gnawed at some important tubes. :-)

Did you have a nice time at the "Mostra del gatto"? I remember once when, in my youth, I visited one in Stockholm. We always had cats at home and I could imitate their different sounds very well. And that's what I did among those cats at the exhibition. They all went mad and tried to get out oft their cages. And I still wonder, what I had said to them. :-)

Talking of languages. No, I don't speak many of them. Just German and French. But of course I can also understand Danish and Norwegian, because they are very similar to Swedish. Yes, I will continue to write to you in English, because it gives me necessary exercise.. Well, necessary for what..? ;-)

Have I already asked you if you have read a book by Alexander McCall Smith?I am just now reading his "Tears of the Giraffe" one of the books of "Ladies' Detective Agency". It gives you a warm and lovely feeling.. like a nice cup of tea in front of the fireplace. ;-)

The days get shorter and shorter. It's already absolutely dark outside. What a difference compared to our lovely light summer nights.

So, jetzt lasse ich dich wieder an diesem dunklen Abend.
Alles liebe und Gute dir
mit Gs und Ks
Malou