PINK

It has been raining for weeks now. The rain reminds me of the umbrella I got as a child. It was pink and had colored dots, I loved it. I was still using it as an adult, because the pink made me smile on a grey and rainy day. I forgot my umbrella in Vienna, where I used to live for quite a while, and when I came back to pick up a few things, it was gone. Maybe I should buy a new umbrella that makes me smile on a rainy day like today.

LOVESICK

Last Sunday my friend M. from H. visited me. Once again she`s lovesick. Her boyfriend seems to be a very strange man, but she doesn`t want to be alone either. Should she leave him or keep him? That`s the question. I don`t know the answer. But I made a cake to comfort her. We went for a walk in the park. The sun was shining, it was a very lovely afternoon.

SWITZERLAND

A drunken man entered the laundromat and sat down on the window sill. He started talking to a young couple.

He was from  Switzerland, looking forward to his trip to Italy.

I can`t talk to you that much, the young man said. I have to help my wife with the laundry, or she will be angry with me.

That`s all right, the drunken man answered. As long as you have a wife, you should do what she tells you to do. I don`t have a wife anymore, she`s dead. And my child is dead, too. Everybody is dead but me, I am the only one who is still alive.

He seemed to be very surprised about the fact that he was still alive. He looked so sad, I thought my heart would break into pieces.

PLANTS

When I was sitting in the bus, looking out of the window, I saw a shopping cart standing on a crosswalk. It was full of plants and had a sign that said: Take me to the place where I am needed the most. It made me smile.