Life: Idiotropic

Tears and laughter.  That's been the last 24 hours.  Tears of joy when the plane landed here in Germany.  Happy tears and laughter at my girls old school where they had lunch with friends and visited old teachers.  Where I saw so many friends I missed so much.  Hugs.  Real tight sincere hugs.  Coffee at the cafe that I called my second home - the place where they knew me - my meeting place.  Time with friends Italian, Turkish, Hungarian, and American.  More hugs.  Kisses.  More laughter. Lots of laughter.  4.5 hours of absolutely priceless time with Tinny on her birthday.  Cake and coffee first.  Bread and wurst after.  That's how it should be.  Tea and games.  Talk and tears.  Happy tears 'cause I'm here.  Sad tears because I can't stay forever.  Tinny took a birthday call.  I soaked a napkin in salt water and mascara.  But it was perfect.  The girls loved the time.  We walked next door to see Kurt and his miniature pony and goat.  He was just as warm and sweet.  Hugged us tightly too. 

An absolutely perfect day.  Ice cold, but sunny and blue.  I'd forgotten how beautiful it is here.  The land and the people.  So good to be "home."

Back in the guesthouse to a nice email.  My seventh TBR article is online!  Fun for me since the TBR wasn't online when the previous 6 were written.  Available in a PDF version too now which is a nice way for me to keep it.  If you'd like to read this little article (written the night before it was due, so don't judge it too harshly), you can find it here:  http://www.triborderreporter.com/.  Look for the beach photo near the top... the link to the Granada article is below.  :)