tuesdays are happy days

i went to my volunteer job today and met M, my new co-volunteer for Tuesday mornings. she's a lovely french woman, a perfect picture of one who has aged gracefully and beautifully. i'm looking forward for my french lessons (and french recipes!) in the coming weeks! we had a lovely day today talking about so many things that the hours flew so quickly. for someone who has been working from home for over two years already, it's a real treat to have some exciting girl talk from time to time. the icing on the cake is that she's really nice too.

in the afternoon, E, another volunteer from Uzbekistan arrives for the afternoon shift. he's been in dublin for three years already to learn English and he speaks both Uzbek and Russian.  we've been working together for about 2 years now.  i usually stall in the shop while i wait for my bus, so for about 30 minutes, i get free Russian lessons from him as well. can a girl get so lucky?

every tuesday, at about lunchtime, two seniors come to drop by the shop for a chat. john loves western movies and he's the only one i know who still buys VHS tapes. he hoards them. he comes with his friend joe. they're both septuagenarians, or so, i haven't really asked them their age. i think it'd be impolite as the two hold great pride in their strides. anyways, today i introduced them both to my new colleague, the french lady M. john always had loads of stories to tell, but today - among many things, he told M there's a magnetic force that draws them to the shop every tuesday. M exclaimed, i know!!! Odette!!! 

i mean, how sweet was that?! God bless their hearts. ♥♥

sometimes it tires me to tell stories about what happened to me regardless how funny or exciting were they. but today i thought i must get back to my daily or at least weekly ramblings. someday my memory might fail me, but i wouldn't want to forget the nice people i have met. here's hoping my blog will keep them all for me to later remind me of them.

have a lovely, happy week everyone! 

may you meet the nicest people in the world too. 

xx