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dear Robert,Always good to hear from my friend!I found really good people in prisons,and therefore I am truly thankful!Out of prison I have female friends,but only one man:Robert,Reda. I met him when I was in an hotel in the Ardennes.He is from Algeria and he is poor, without the necessary papers.:(. But such a kind soul.All my'male' friends are pen pals in prisons. Strong men,because you have to be tough! They became very dear to me,Robert.I was so happy to hear from Donald after 4 yrs!; he had me on his blog, could even email me, and,... suddenly I don't hear a word from him! I feel something is very wrong! He told me he got my letter;it dates from May, 16.I will write him soon yet another letter!So sad to hear about your mom. And the rupture with your brother. I sent him 20 dollars though. Could I ask him to return me this?Honesty above all.:o Your daughter will eventually take up contact, you'll see. have patience.Robert,working outside would be something George would love to do!Accept it, even no having to eat the vegetables,it is good for your mind and body.:)George sees no nature at all. The food is ugly and he writes about it, but to no avail.:(Henry, in NY sees a lot of animals outside- he loves them!- as there are no walls he wrote me. That's the only plus side of this prison, he tells me... but SO much abuse and corruption!... We are part of nature and it soothes our soul. Remember that.I will do a course in September: Nature as our personnel coach.Ilse was on another painting course in the past too.We go towards trees that attract us, and they give us an answer on an issue in our life.We can get answers, the others help and Ilse fills in even more.The camp takes 5 days. We sleep there and get bio food.It's in Orval,in the woods,in the Ardennes again.I registered myself yesterday.Later on, I will visit Leslie in CA and then fly to George.(IL)You heard about all the bad luck we had... hopefully it will be a 'normal' visit this time!He is so very soothed with his MP3 player,as he is so fond of music !!His only joys in life are music and me.He meets people liking music this way. To me this partly saved his life, Robert.Sports as well.50 yrs in prisons!:o.Lately he turned 68 and I sent him a marvelous card, plus a lovely drawing in it.:)I just sent him two interesting books:'On writing'- he adores to write! and 'Evicted'(he knows what it means to be poor; he saw it with his own eyes..., plus a chess magazine as well. Now I sustain him as best I can; we're there for one another.:)When you find that soul, you know it is a huge present in life!I found out that Swedish is the closest language with our own: Dutch!It's amazing to me!I will notify Marcus about it.:)Ah, he became another NEW male friend,yes.I met him lately on a platform, prior to babysit at Elke's.I helped him with the ticket.Helping people opens doors. I've seen it so many times.;)You don't do with that purpose, yet you are rewarded with small deeds.Be good to people.x Rita

Hey Reck! I'm still kicking around. Was on tour with the Mentors for a while, recovering, we go back in October. I miss your calls for really weird reasons, once I even answered, accepted and then got disconnected. That one really made me feel horrible. I guess I've been busy and have more to say than the usual bitching about the mundane so I better get to work on your next letter. Hope you get it before reading this. Miss you. Take care! xoxo

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hi dear Kelly,

Is 24/7 a date? Can't get out in daytime?By now you could be out?Too bad you couldn't be with that other guy.I hope you get along with the Puerto Rican.:o Time will show.
I hope you are well, Kelly.And didn't loose too many items.Get your job back. George was knocked a tooth out!; he told me when I was visiting.He's okay now.He had his birthday and celebrated it alone. They had for so long lock down! :( He wrote a few long letters to me. I made a beautiful drawing (two frogs kissing on a waterlily flower) in his nice birthday card (a hamster with a lollypop in the shape of a heart).
He wrote this for you: "Tell Kelly i said to stay strong even in the darkest of times.You never know when that special someone will enter your life. It might be a love, or it might be a friend. It's so easy to give up in here- and difficult to fight back through loneliness.Keep up the struggle- stay strong, and keep an eye out for anyone else who's in the same boat". Lovely words from him... :)

I believe in you, Kelly. Have faith, always.And be a good person to others.

xxx from Rita!

correction: My letter leaves on Saturday,July 15th.So, count 12 days more and you'll get it around July 26... when I take my modern dance.The blog itself leaves on July, 17th, plus one week more to reach you.

hello George,

I will write a letter tonight,July 14th. It leaves on Monday,17th and you get it to my knowledge, a week later.
I never heard from Donald anymore...Wonder why?! He said he could reach me on the blog; but nothing ever came.Feel something is wrong. :(
I've a lot of news! You will get two packages as well. :))Keep an eye on it! And naughty you are.:)
We had a big feast in Dworp, in a kind of castle/hotel. We were invited with our whole family.Even Willem, Joke's son and his family were there. They live in NY.I write more on this in my letter.A lot of mom's great grandchildren were present! We had a very sunny day and enjoyed the big space.
Adric and Claire got very good results in 2nd grade and K3.They don't need to follow a course of special English.Many children in their classes do.They have so many races in them!:)

Stay healthy, and take very well care of yourself, George. Wish you all the best!
xxx from Rita!

Ps. I study and practice 3 languages on a site on internet: Italian, Russian and Swedish. One hears the sound as well. It seems like a mixture between Dutch and English.How convenient!;))