Today was another day of trying to get ready to leave on Sat. I stuffed stuff in suitcases and continued to put things from the cupboards into bags to give to Audrone or Christine upstairs. Del helped a poor postal worker earn her salary for the day as they negotiated the purchase of a box to send home some books. He had had no trouble at all at the main post office, but I had noticed a small one a couple of streets over, and since it was raining, he decided to try it. The lack of verbal communication was a problem, but he managed to use gestures to get the box, packed it full of books and took it back where the same poor woman had to help him through the customs forms in his choice of French or Lithuanian. Bet it was the high point of her day. Anyhow, they managed and the package is on its way. I can only hope that the international postal service treats that small box with tender care. Anything that costs that much deserves first class with free drinks and a good steak.
I did go out to see my felting teacher and give her the beaded spoon I had decorated for her. I found supplies here and made them for my nearest and dearest. She seemed pleased that I had come by to see her.
We went out for an early dinner and then went to the library to meet Joris and family. We listened to p;art of an outdoor concert and then walked to a neat little pub owned by a friend ofVladas. It is an art gallery upstairs, but there is no exhibit right now, and a cozy little pub downstairs. The pub is decorated with some of owner's art. I was particularly taken with a piece made from old clear plastic disposable lighters. It was mounted in a rectangular frame and had a thin streak of light mounted behind it to shine through. The pub was quite quuiet until Joris and his crowd started to play table soccor, or football, in the outer room It was so funny to hear that boy shouting all the English phrases he had picked up from us, and in the appropriate places. "Oh man, oh my gosh, come on, way to go, oh no, yes, yes, alright, okay, okay , way to go." Del and his dad were not exactly quiet either.
After a few games, who knows who actually won, especially since I had no notion of which direction I was supposed to go, we went outside with our drinks. Audrone was so cute. She said they had been wondering if professors in the United States were more formal on the street than in Lithuania. Vladis, in particuar, because he has not been around Del so much, was surprised that he enjoyed going to the bubble blowing nights and all that. I said that Del was perhaps more casual that some, but that generally, professors went to whatever activities they enjoyed. I wonder if we have laid the ground work for Dr. Adrone to be less formal. Hope it doesn't get her into trouble with the powers whoever they be. Joris had a good time eating kepta duona with garlic and cheese with Del and playing with two little girls.
We got home about 9:30 and worked some more and then Del headed for bed. I stayed up to blog, but he came out to check on me about 2:30 and found me lying on the sofa with my fingers on the keyboard, fast asleep. That would expain why there was no posting last night.
I did go out to see my felting teacher and give her the beaded spoon I had decorated for her. I found supplies here and made them for my nearest and dearest. She seemed pleased that I had come by to see her.
We went out for an early dinner and then went to the library to meet Joris and family. We listened to p;art of an outdoor concert and then walked to a neat little pub owned by a friend ofVladas. It is an art gallery upstairs, but there is no exhibit right now, and a cozy little pub downstairs. The pub is decorated with some of owner's art. I was particularly taken with a piece made from old clear plastic disposable lighters. It was mounted in a rectangular frame and had a thin streak of light mounted behind it to shine through. The pub was quite quuiet until Joris and his crowd started to play table soccor, or football, in the outer room It was so funny to hear that boy shouting all the English phrases he had picked up from us, and in the appropriate places. "Oh man, oh my gosh, come on, way to go, oh no, yes, yes, alright, okay, okay , way to go." Del and his dad were not exactly quiet either.
After a few games, who knows who actually won, especially since I had no notion of which direction I was supposed to go, we went outside with our drinks. Audrone was so cute. She said they had been wondering if professors in the United States were more formal on the street than in Lithuania. Vladis, in particuar, because he has not been around Del so much, was surprised that he enjoyed going to the bubble blowing nights and all that. I said that Del was perhaps more casual that some, but that generally, professors went to whatever activities they enjoyed. I wonder if we have laid the ground work for Dr. Adrone to be less formal. Hope it doesn't get her into trouble with the powers whoever they be. Joris had a good time eating kepta duona with garlic and cheese with Del and playing with two little girls.
We got home about 9:30 and worked some more and then Del headed for bed. I stayed up to blog, but he came out to check on me about 2:30 and found me lying on the sofa with my fingers on the keyboard, fast asleep. That would expain why there was no posting last night.
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