It was beautiful but chilly yesterday, so it was a surprise to wake up this morning to see a wet snow falling. The flakes were small, and part of the time seemed to be falling sideways because of the wind. Nothing stuck because it alternated snowing and rain and then stopped around 1. The weather made me scrap my plan to go out to Hyper Maxima to get some things I needed from the you name it, we probably have it side of the store. It really makes no sense, because I then proceeded to walk to the Old Market, which is less than a block from the bus stop. I needed to buy some chicken and some bacon. I buy a couple of slices very couple of weeks. The man just shakes his head and starts slicing when I walk up.
I also stopped by the Humana (Goodwill) where I found a tote made of strips cut from coffee bags. It is rather like the ones people make from the juice drink bags. I can't remember the name. Those who know me well know that I never met a basket or a tote I didn't like/want to own.
I also stopped by the stall run by the suspender man and woman. Del needed a pair of boot laces, and I remembered that they had some. Their stall is right by the sidewalk to the food building, so I always wave when I go past, and they nod. Today the lady came over from her part of the stall when I started gesturing and sticking my foot up in the air to show that I wanted to buy laces. I had known she had a at least some English because she had said "Why you want take?" when I asked with camera in hand if I could take the man's picture.Today, however, she came over and started talking to me about color and length of laces in quite good English. I commented about how well she spoke, English and she said she had been an English teacher in the high school. She came to work at the stall 16 years ago. I assume when she retired, but I don't know. We had a nice chat, and she asked all sorts of questions about us and why we were here and for how long. I guess she decided she couldn't get rid of me, so she might as well talk to me.
I stopped at another stall to buy a pair of hand knit socks. I had been meaning to do that, but today the woman at the stall was knitting, and I stopped to admire her work. They use a short piece of the yarn to tie the socks together, which makes sense, and she took out a lighter and lit the end of the yarn and put it up to my nose, after it stopped burning, for me to smell. I think that was to prove it was pure wool, or at least she said wool several times. I turned down her offer to buy dog hair socks, and thank goodness she didn't burn the end of that yarn for me. Burning dog hair sounds almost as bad as wet dog to me. It was the first time I had known what they were. Del was disappointed that I didn't bring him a pair, but I would not want to deny him the honor of picking out his own dog --hair socks, that is. If any of you want me to, I will buy you some and send them right off to you. Jerry, the man whom we met last summer, went home with 25 pair. I hope he hasn't gotten fleas, ticks, distemper or the mange.
Our landlord brought us the things we had asked for: a bigger frying pan, towels, a baking dish, silverware and bowls. I had asked for soup bowls, but these may double as serving bowls. Better to have bowls that are too big than bowls that are too small, or no bowls at all, so I am happy. It would give new meaning to the phrase "a bowl of ice cream." We never have any, though.
QUESTION FOR COMPUTER GENIUSES: We had a Lituanian speaker ask Rimas what we should do if our computer goes out again and no one is available to let us into the apartment where the router lives. He said, and showed me how to do it, that if I go down and turn off the electricity in that apartment and then turn it back on, it will reset the router. Is that true? We've only had trouble one day, but for most of the last two months we are here, we may be the lone residents of 11- 1 Kepeju Gatve, and Mr.and Mrs. Rimas live in Kaunas, except at rent time. Can two people be lone residents?
Rimas was very nice about getting us the things we asked for, and we were able to tll him the dates we will need to have their apartment when we have our much looked forward to company.
Lithuanian class tomorrow. Oh, boy.
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