Friday, June 18,
1982
Found a funny
5-leaf clover.
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| Funny 5-leaf clover |
Today I went to
the bank to take out all my money and change it to seven different currencies!
Jong-Soon came
for her weekly English lesson.
Saturday, June
19, 1982
I went downtown
to buy my train tickets for Florence and London. I tried to get a seat
reservation for the train to London, but I can’t do that in Switzerland. I did
some book shopping, and noticed an unshaven man was following me down
Bahnhofstrasse. I stopped, he would stop. I went into a grocery store and he
followed me in, but I turned right around and left and he looked surprised. I
hurried to the train station to lose myself in the crowd. Caught the 12:23
train to Zürich, arriving at 13:50. I did more book shopping and bought some
Sprüngli truffles as a hospitality gift. I was to try and meet an acquaintance
of Kathy C in Zug. Took the 15:00 train to Zug, arriving at 15:25, and
tried calling this guy, Lewis M. No answer. I bought a Kirschtorte for Jan
& Kirby and did more book shopping. Tried calling again at 16:15, still no
answer. Well, I made the attempt in the time frame requested, but no luck. So I
caught the 16:24 train to Zürich, changing to the 17:04 to Biel.
Sunday, June 20,
1982
Trying to wrap
things up before my two-month leave of absence. Went to sit in the sun while
doing paperwork.
Found a 4-leaf clover.
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| 4-leeaf clover |
Monday, June 21,
1982
Stir-fry of beef
and zucchini with Jong-Soon and Christel with a conversation about Jesus and
men.
Tuesday, June 22,
1982
Met Kirby after
work to see the movie “Absence Without Malice.”
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| Movie ticket |
Afterwards we had pizza and
salad at Pinocchio’s.
Wednesday, June
23, 1982
Hans-Rüdi picked
me up as usual. Saw that the kids eat American-type breakfast cereal for
dinner, and they were sent to bed. Tonight I made dinner with chicken curry on
rice, with cucumbers marinated in vinegar and sugar. Dessert was watermelon.
Friday, June 25,
1982
Elisabeth and I
left work at 16:00 to go toy shopping. We admired the window of the old town
toy shop, but did not go in. We went to Schoeni to buy a Velcro game, and to
Franz Carl Weber to buy a frog bubble blower. Since we still had time before our
dinner date with the J family, we had iced tea at the Bielstübe. We
caught the 17:40 funicular to Leubringen, but discovered we had left the Velcro
game at the lower station. So we had to go back down, then return back up to
Leubringen, missing the 18:00 “Funi" (a travel agency) bus to Orvin (ticket 1.40
CHF/70 cents). Fortunately, Frau J was also late in meeting us and was
there to meet the 18:20 bus with Phillipe. She took us to the house they built
themselves where Herr Jeanneret and Marcel were waiting. While the kids opened
their toys, Herr J lit a fire in the “Franklin stove.” (Why in the middle of the summer?!) We had
dinner, starting with a green salad and tomato slices, and then Herr J went to that stove to make raclette! They offered the option of sprinkling rye
seed, paprika, and/or herbs on the cheese to eat it with the boiled potato,
tomato wedges, gherkins, and pickled onions. Then it was time for music with
Frau J playing piano while Herr J and Phillipe sang. Marcel, who is in our therapy
group, sat in the background. After the kids were put to bed, it was decided
the adults would go for a walk. We were gone for an hour, leaving the kids
alone! We walked through fields and woods, and a nature preserve where horses
are pastured. It was 22:15 when we returned to the house for dessert of
strawberries, apricots, and peaches as a storm came up. At 23:00, they locked
the kids in and drove me to the hospital and Elisabeth to the Biel train
station!
Saturday, June
26, 1982
Day of the
Braderie Fest, kind of a city-wide street market with carnival rides, a parade,
music, and food stalls. I needed to buy a few things and ended up in the crowds
downtown where it seemed every shop had a tent with sale items. Because of the
tents, the rain did not stop the shopping and eating of sausages, French fries,
hamburgers, etc.
I had to make
sure my room was clean and all my stuff stored away.
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