Dads stories

Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2000 4:50 PM
Dear Harald,

We have nearly overcome it. Hedwig is coming home tomorrow and I am halfway through my antibiotics. And then we will probably sit around at home for a while until we have found our feet again. This was a close shave. Such a serious attack we have never had before, and then both of us at the same time. Thank God that I had Peter here. When it was bad, he worked from here. At the moment he is up to his ears in work with a new program which he has got himself involved in. And he looked after us well. Apart from Susie, the others are all away, Inge and Gerd and Robert in Sydney, Helga has gone to Perth for a funeral.

And how have you settled in at home?

I am also a teacher now. My granddaughter Naomi (Susies daugther) asked me if I could teach her friend some german. Sounded fun, so why not! So I have developed an email beginners course in German. Am interested to know what will become of it. And the little one seems quite sharp. In my first email I asked her to suggest a topic which we could then work on. Her topic: Germany is full of wonderful people and things! What can one say about all that in all humility? I assume she is 14 or 15. Via Susie I obtained her mothers permission. The mother of course didn’t have any idea!

So you can see, no time to be bored. But I am not capable of anything else other than sleeping! Please greet Anne. Tomorrow my better half is here again!

Greetings, Peter