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I have a cousin who sends cards for every special occasion. She never forgets The Kid Brother, either. When San Geraldo opened the most recent card, he pulled it out of the envelope upside down and thought it was a Chanukah card from the half-Jewish family. He thought, ‘Well that’s a Hebrew word I’ve never seen before (he only recognizes the holiday words). I wonder what it means.’ Then he turned the card around.
The Glaswegian’s flowers continue to make us smile, especially since the lilies opened. I wanted to get a photo of the private hospital I went to for my lab work. It’s a cool building. I wanted a more complete shot, but the taxi arrived too quickly.
We’ve noticed there are 100s (maybe thousands, I’m not sure) of white pigeons in Córdoba. You can call them doves if it makes you feel better. Besides, they’re likely rock doves (what we regularly call pigeons).
We continue to hang art around the apartment. There’s not much left to be hung. Olivia de Lopez went up in the entry (foyer) yesterday (above). Click here to learn about Olivia. She’s a sure sign that we’re home.
Tengo una prima que me envía tarjetas para cada ocasión especial. Tampoco se olvida nunca de El Hermanito. Cuando San Geraldo abrió la tarjeta más reciente, la sacó del sobre al revés y pensó que era una tarjeta de Janucá de la familia mitad judía. Pensó: “Esa es una palabra hebrea que nunca había visto antes (solo reconoce las palabras de la festividad). Me pregunto qué significa”. Luego dio vuelta la tarjeta.
Las flores de los glasgowianos siguen haciéndonos sonreír, especialmente desde que se abrieron los lirios. Quería sacar una foto del hospital privado al que fui para mis análisis de laboratorio. Es un edificio genial. Quería una foto más completa, pero el taxi llegó demasiado rápido.
Hemos notado que hay cientos (tal vez miles, no estoy segura) de palomas blancas en Córdoba. Seguimos colgando arte por todo el apartamento. No queda mucho por colgar. Olivia de López subió ayer a la entrada (vestíbulo) (arriba). Haz clic aquí para obtener más información sobre Olivia. Ella es una señal inequívoca de que estamos en casa.
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Oh, man. That card. Thanks for laugh. I really needed it. SG you are the best at seeing the world upside down. May you find much “hor” in your life. You, too, Mitchell. X
Mary:
Hor to the world!
I know someone who would be baffled by the upside down card. I can see myself being the old man in the park feeding those birds. Someday when I get old..
David:
I can’t stop looking at the card upside down now.
Fondest memories
Jssw:
And so many of them. Thank you.
SG is too much! I once played a sheet of Xeroxed music upside down, because the title and footer were cut off. It sounded oddly familiar..
You have the greatest buildings for your medical visits. I go to concrete blocks with swooping drives.
Boud:
Victor Borga did that in some performances. Sheer genius.
Olivia is delightful
I’d love to own her
finlaygray:
Olivia is classy.
Great photos and I’m not sure I’ve seen white pigeons/dove like those before. I’m used to seeing (and hearing) Mourning Dove.
Kelly:
I’ve seen random white pigeons where we’ve lived but never such a huge population. Someone’s been busy.
Olivia’s home! (Although I’m pretty sure “she” is probably a “Green Man”… Jx
PS Fab Hebrew card 🙂
Jon:
Olivia is so much more elegant than that Green Man.
Oh, those gorgeous pink lilies! And I had a good laugh at the new Hebrew word!
Debra:
The flowers peaked and are now ready for the trash. Ah well.
That’s a hospital? Nice! The all white rock doves certainly elevate the good old pigeon. It cracks me up that that is the original Olivia. Olivia
Olivia:
I of course love the name, especially thanks to our Olivia. But aren’t YOU the original? Although maybe you’re younger than our Olivia …in Olivia years.
SG is the best!!! Bless his heart … and I don’t mean that in the bad South Carolina way!
Olivia certainly livens up a space!
Bob:
I love “faces” and Olivia is my favorite of our wall art.
Oh, that’s another good chuckle under my belt, thanks to you and Jerry 🙂
And…what a building! And… what gorgeous flowers!
Judy C:
I’m grateful to SG for letting me share everything. The medical centre is gorgeous inside, too.
Even Olivia seems to be thinking “Oy vey!”…. SG is such a card, LOL!
Tundra Bunny:
Yes, Olivia’s expression is a constant state of Oy Vey!
I laughed at the upside down card story! Oh, SG! 🙂
Those lilies are so gorgeous, and I really like all those white doves. I’ll bet they’re messy, though.
Jennifer Barlow:
Oh, yeah, everyone cautiously checks the trees above their heads before selecting a table outside.
May the season bring you much hor.
Walt the Fourth:
Wishing you the same!
Lovely flowers; nice birds. (That all rather sounds like a movie title, doesn’t it?)
wickedhamster:
It does. All that’s left is the script.
I can see myself doing the same thing with the card! Thanks for the smile on an early Saturday morning!
Michael:
I like the way you guys look at things.
Hola Olivia! It’s funny that your sightings of the white pigeons (doves?) triggered “White Bird” for you. My first thought was “Una Paloma Blanca.”
Steve:
The first time I saw all the white pigeons, Una Paloma Blanca immediately came to mind. At the time of writing the post it didn’t even occur to me. Odd that!
“He thought, ‘Well that’s a Hebrew word I’ve never seen before (he only recognizes the holiday words). I wonder what it means.’ Then he turned the card around.”
I read that and wondered, “Isn’t he going to tell us what the card says? Maybe it will be in the photos.” It WAS in the photos, and good, hearty laugh for the day.
Kirk:
I debated explaining first but figured most everyone would catch on when they saw the image. I’m sure someone thought “Well, if that’s not Hebrew, what language IS it?”
But what does it sound like when they cry? (IYKYK)
Sassybear:
What if iDONTknow? You lost me…
You know, I must have gotten distracted when I was reading this because I remember the part about the upside down card but then…
Oh well. I just have to tell you that one year when I was a counselor-in-training (read: free labor) at a girls’ camp in North Carolina, a tent mate played that damn song over and over on her portable record player and I was JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT a few days ago.
Moon…Sigh
Ms. Moonsigh:
I know the feeling of getting distracted during a blog and forgetting to comment on the first things that hit me. I worked at a summer camp that year, too. But I was called “counselor” and got paid $100!
We all need more jor in our lives. The flowers are gorgeous, as is Connor. I’m still waiting for you to send him to me.
Love,
Janie
janiejunebug:
There’s a long waiting list for Connor (no surprise) but, sadly, it’s discriminatory. Men only.