Gila at Arundel hotel

Gila at Arundel hotel
Visit with Mercedes

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Quiet time

My dear Friends

It has been quite a hectic year. Some major things have been accomplished; I got another newsletter to The Friends of The Little Sisters of Joy out and 700 letters went out to 23 countries. The Royal mail in the UK had just been privatised, but let's hope that most of them got to their destination, and i certainly got some good feedback from some of you, who enjoyed my tale of my time in Toronto. Another trip is planned for September 2015!

This time a friend wants to come with me and I may be going for a special event-will tell you all in due course. but how I long to return although i guess it's getting cold out there by now.

I am spending Christams day very quietly with an old friend I met at a local church lunch. Her name is Mary and she lived in China as a teacher for over thirty years. She has a lovely engaging personality and I look forward to being with her on that special day. Neither of us cooks very well so there will be no turkey, just cold chicken and all the trimmings, with of course mince pies to follow.

Speaking of turkey, we used to have that on Christmas day in my childhood. Nothing unusual you may say, but if you remember we were a Jewish family who don't normally celebrate the birth of Christ. However, my parents were married on Christmas Day in 1929 and so we used to have the turkey to celebrate their anniversary.

My mother used to say that there was a lot of snow on her wedding day and that she had to be carried into the Synagogue. Garnethill Synagogue, which my great grandfatther helped to found, is a listed building and used for services in the Glasgow Jewish community to this day.I visited it exactly a year ago when you may remember that I went to Glasgow to see my family and friends.

Will finish now, keep well and warm and enjoy your quiet days, as i will

Shalom, peace and Blessing
Gila
 

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