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Ah, it warms my heart to know that our cyber-sybling is cacooned in the warmth of her family's arms. Happy new YearS, my dear, and know we all are smiling. One of your cyber-sibs Elizabeth [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: PEwaschuk <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: 30. prosince 1997 19:18 Subject: it lives, it breathes, it writes >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 >