Yesterday I looked at my Facebook page (which I seldom do, as it only confuses me) and exchanged comments with Tarja, a Finnish woman I knew about a hundred years ago. She and her Australian husband-to-be were in a TAFE French class I was teaching in a country town. They later married and moved to the family farm in Finland, from where Christmas cards announced a new birth every year for about the next five - then I lost count! Must have had something to do with the cold weather, I thought...I was absolutely delighted when Tarja wrote on Facebook that one of these babies has grown up and is coming to Australia next month and would I like to meet her! Of course I would! - that goes without saying.
This morning I found an email from Marj, in England, in reply to a snailmail letter I sent her recently. Years ago, when we first 'met' online, I was also emailing Elke, from Germany. Both women lost their husbands about the same time, so I put them in touch with each other. It was Elke who let me know Marj has been diagnosed with a serious illness, and that prompted my letter (as I no longer had her email address). It's wonderful we're all back in touch again.
Today's pic is an invitation to any of you who'd like to pay me a visit and sit here with me in my kitchen having a cup of coffee/tea! Since the previous photo of the kitchen, Philip has done the tiling. As a matter of interest (?) the size of the tiles is 60cm x 30cm. This is the latest fashion. One thing I love looking at in 'Escape to the Country' is the colourful tiles in English kitchens - so different from here.
Frank, I must be a great disappointment to you, having no interest in sport, except tennis (when it's too hot to do anything but watch). But I am very pleased for you that England has gone to the top of the ranking!
Must get ready now and find another suburb to explore.
This morning I found an email from Marj, in England, in reply to a snailmail letter I sent her recently. Years ago, when we first 'met' online, I was also emailing Elke, from Germany. Both women lost their husbands about the same time, so I put them in touch with each other. It was Elke who let me know Marj has been diagnosed with a serious illness, and that prompted my letter (as I no longer had her email address). It's wonderful we're all back in touch again.
Today's pic is an invitation to any of you who'd like to pay me a visit and sit here with me in my kitchen having a cup of coffee/tea! Since the previous photo of the kitchen, Philip has done the tiling. As a matter of interest (?) the size of the tiles is 60cm x 30cm. This is the latest fashion. One thing I love looking at in 'Escape to the Country' is the colourful tiles in English kitchens - so different from here.
Frank, I must be a great disappointment to you, having no interest in sport, except tennis (when it's too hot to do anything but watch). But I am very pleased for you that England has gone to the top of the ranking!
Must get ready now and find another suburb to explore.
2 comments:
I'm a bit ashamed to see such a pristine kitchen as mine has the'lived in' look that some people might find a little untidy.
How lovely to hear of you keeping in touch with all your many friends I'm proud of you I am not half so good. x
Nice kitchen Diane and I do like that painting on the wall
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