Dear Janet,
Welcome back so good seeing you again, I have missed you. HAPPY NEW YEAR
Sonia

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> Fra: PEwaschuk <[log in to unmask]>
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> Emne: it lives, it breathes, it writes
> Dato: 31. december 1997 01:12
>
> happy holidays cyber-siblings
>
> i tap at you from the heights of almonte, ontario, canada
> soon [as of jan 1st] to be known as mississippi mills. ontario, canada
> [i'll bet you suthern americans
> had no idea the great mississipp wandered this way]
>
> my transatlantic move has [finally] taken place
> apparently satisfactorily
> five suitcases and four cat carriers landed at the ottawa airport
> with some trauma but no permanent damage
>
> the balance of my 'stuff' accumulated during 16 years in bermuda
> has survived the sea voyage to montreal
> and is wending its containerized way
> to me now, even as i tap
>
> i'm waiting for culture shock to set in
> but haven't seen any hint of it yet
> [but i am looking at
> the land of my birth and first 36 years of life
> with fresh eyes]
>
> this northern landscape is beautiful in its own way
> the view from my window is no longer a pastel vision
> a monochromatic grey/white/black line drawing
> which has its own unique appeal
>
> i've been busy getting re-aquainted with my sister and her daughter
> [i have only seen my niece a few times during the past ten years]
> we've been having fun, putting up christmas lights
> running errands, cooking some good meals,
> getting generally goofy,
> in essence,
> absorbing 'family'
> in an in-your-face three-dee manner
> which up to now has been quite limited to this [now ex-] hermit
>
> during the past two years,
> 'you lot' have been my main source of 'family atmosphere'
> and now i find myself telling stories about you to this 'new' family
> [i hope your collective ears have been burning!]
>
> even though we haven't met in three-dee
> you are all just as real as could be to me
>
> and now i get to share the laughter and the tears from 'the list'
> with another 'layer' of dear family members
> it adds a sweetness and depth
> that i didn't expect
>
> i haven't written up to now
> since whatever 'routine' i had
> has gone out the window into the snow
> and i have also been struggling with learning aol's quirks [!]
> using my sister's compaq
>
> i feel like the other half of my brain
> is in that container packed in a box labelled 'computer'
> is that a bad sign?
> of computer/internet addiction?
> or simply a sign of these amazing times?
>
> my best wishes to all of you and yours
> from all of me and mine
>
> janet