Letters from Mim in France
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mousmeI know people enjoy these, so I shall play a bit of catch-up with them.
Angel, well here we are ensconced in the country... We are leaving in the morning for points west and the sea. When we are minimally installed and got the ordi & phone working properly, I will reconnect in an articulate manner.
Just wanted to say how sweet it was of you to drive me to the airport - where the usual chaos reigned: screaming tadpoles, a team of basketball players with giant backpacks ... and even a hound. A miracle I survived. Pap sends his absolute best & will write anon.
With hugest love, Mim
Later the same day:
Angel, finally managed to get my e-mail working ! Got your splendid missive... NOTA BENE: we are arriving ONLY THE COMING MONDAY at Fouesnant.
(Name of our non-village).
Guten Abend.
Mim with abundant hugs
June 5th
Angel. Yes, there is a plot afoot. The cell phone shut itself off, the ordi won't send my e-mails and the stove cannot be turned on.
June 6th
Angel, I am sending this via Pap's e-mail since mine is blocked, kaput. Nothing coming in or going out. I doubt my Skype will work. Phone is also blocked from inside the house - we suspect the walls are too thick (built in 1820). If you wish to communicate with me, try Pap's mail at [redacted].
Gloriously beautiful garden, rose bushes climbing on the walls of the house; carpets of palest pink rose petals everywhere. A bit difficult to take photos in the rain but never mind, it will happen. Miss you.
Mim with hugest love, thinking of your roses in Perrotland.
And June 7th
Angel, perfect for Friday noon, your time. Still raining buckets here. Forgot the umbrella somewhere, couldn't find the car on exiting a shopping centre.
This might sound odd but this shopping center was artfully designed to bemuse & confuse - a kind of trompe l'oeil. Three identically designed facades. Now imagine this cube with the main entrance on each side - each having a parking lot facing it. The shop names are duplicated and set in the same position on each of the sides. A cunning affair. Add to this the fact we had arrived there for the first time and that the parking spaces were all taken and, - pouf! Car vanishes in a sea of cars.
More tomorrow. Much love.
Mim
We also figured out Skype yesterday. Well, my parents did, I already knew how it worked. They are thrilled, and the garden is beautiful and indeed filled with roses.
Angel, well here we are ensconced in the country... We are leaving in the morning for points west and the sea. When we are minimally installed and got the ordi & phone working properly, I will reconnect in an articulate manner.
Just wanted to say how sweet it was of you to drive me to the airport - where the usual chaos reigned: screaming tadpoles, a team of basketball players with giant backpacks ... and even a hound. A miracle I survived. Pap sends his absolute best & will write anon.
With hugest love, Mim
Later the same day:
Angel, finally managed to get my e-mail working ! Got your splendid missive... NOTA BENE: we are arriving ONLY THE COMING MONDAY at Fouesnant.
(Name of our non-village).
Guten Abend.
Mim with abundant hugs
June 5th
Angel. Yes, there is a plot afoot. The cell phone shut itself off, the ordi won't send my e-mails and the stove cannot be turned on.
June 6th
Angel, I am sending this via Pap's e-mail since mine is blocked, kaput. Nothing coming in or going out. I doubt my Skype will work. Phone is also blocked from inside the house - we suspect the walls are too thick (built in 1820). If you wish to communicate with me, try Pap's mail at [redacted].
Gloriously beautiful garden, rose bushes climbing on the walls of the house; carpets of palest pink rose petals everywhere. A bit difficult to take photos in the rain but never mind, it will happen. Miss you.
Mim with hugest love, thinking of your roses in Perrotland.
And June 7th
Angel, perfect for Friday noon, your time. Still raining buckets here. Forgot the umbrella somewhere, couldn't find the car on exiting a shopping centre.
This might sound odd but this shopping center was artfully designed to bemuse & confuse - a kind of trompe l'oeil. Three identically designed facades. Now imagine this cube with the main entrance on each side - each having a parking lot facing it. The shop names are duplicated and set in the same position on each of the sides. A cunning affair. Add to this the fact we had arrived there for the first time and that the parking spaces were all taken and, - pouf! Car vanishes in a sea of cars.
More tomorrow. Much love.
Mim
We also figured out Skype yesterday. Well, my parents did, I already knew how it worked. They are thrilled, and the garden is beautiful and indeed filled with roses.
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Date: 2012-06-10 11:37 am (UTC)I love her letters. I think they should be complied into a book, so much fun to read. Nice to hear they are having a good time despite the rain, and plots that are afoot.
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