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vkioulaphides
Aug-11-2004, 5:20pm
Ahhhhh... back from vacation. Now, let me REST a bit! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
My dear mother-in-law used to play the mandolin up until she was 18; then came one of those nasty little revolutions, coups d'etat, civil wars, etc. that rock oh so many Latin American countries from time to time. The mandolin was lost, stolen, abandoned, sold to buy daily necessities... who remembers now?
She turned 80 this past spring. Sooooooooo...
vkioulaphides
Aug-11-2004, 5:44pm
One inexpensive, all-mahogany ( ! ) bowlback...
vkioulaphides
Aug-11-2004, 5:46pm
... one happy lady!
Man, that's sweet! I'd say you made one lady very happy.
Eugene
Aug-11-2004, 7:47pm
Groovy...and welcome home.
pklima
Aug-12-2004, 9:23am
Welcome back, Victor. You have done a good thing.
Let me add I know what it's like to come back from a vacation and need rest... I spent three and a half weeks in Poland after being away for over two years, and was nearly torn apart by wild relatives. My family are great people, but there are far too many of them to see in that short a space in time, especially for someone used to the peace and quiet of rural Texas.
vkioulaphides
Aug-12-2004, 9:33am
Ay, ay, ay...
My wife has 32 first cousins, as her father had 8 siblings; her mother comes from the ENORMOUS Redondo clan of southern Spain (as in numerous localities in the Americas), with ramifications throughout the the Iberian fatherland, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the U.S. Southwest... need I say more? Lovely, lovely people but... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
To paraphrase the famous line from La Traviata, the "populous desert we call New York" seems wonderfully restful and relaxing right now! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
billkilpatrick
Aug-13-2004, 10:14am
dear victor -
that's a wonderful thing you did for your mother-in-law. i read your posting last night and i'm still smiling about it.
maybe you're going to heaven afterall...
did she not play at all during the time she spent without an instrument?
sincerely - bill
vkioulaphides
Aug-13-2004, 10:58am
Thank you, Bill — and thank you all for your welcome back wishes!
No, she did not. A remarkable thing, though, the mandolin: A good 62 years later and she just picked it up and started picking away, with that great smile you see on the picture.
As for heaven... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif
Jonathan
Aug-13-2004, 9:46pm
What a sweet story and picture. That lady must love you to death! May she enjoy many more years of happy picking.
guitharsis
Sep-28-2004, 8:35am
Very nice. Thanks, Victor. Your mother-in-law looks very happy to have such a thoughtful gift.
Sellars
Sep-28-2004, 12:08pm
Hey victor! That's awfully nice of you! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
Now you'll have to write a duet for you and your mother in law http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif