09-10-9

I attended a luncheon put on by my russian friend Galena. She became a US last July after being here five years. She has over 200 rose bushes in her yard and many other assorted beautiful plants. When we lived in Escondido we had ten rose bushes and that was alot of work. The lunch was wonderful.
I cannot imagine my grandma having a russion girlfriend. When I was growing up all we heard was about the terrible communists that were going to take us over. Well, needless to say it was alot of scary propaganda. Galena explained to us how they lived and the government had alot of control for awhile and then it lossened up in later years. The had alot of starving people probably like the depression rationing here in the 40's.

It was a delightful lunch and so wonderful to think that one can have a friend all the way from Russia.