Hi, my dear friend xxx! Day by day I feel more need in getting your letter.
My mood has become better again when I have got your letter. I should say that
when I have good mood I hear gratitude from my patients much more often (smile).
Therefore, now the health of a Russian people depend on your letters (smile again).
To my regret I could not visit an exhibition. Last days was a lot of
work and I could not go to Penza. But it not death (smile). By the way, when I
came to work today, my mood was bad, because my friend Anna fell ill and now
she is in the hospital. The saddest thing is that she has birthday today. She
is 30 years old today. Unfortunately she will spend her birthday in the
hospital. But I have already talked with a doctor and I will be allowed to
spend evening in her chamber. In the evening I will bake a cake, I will buy
balloons and go to the hospital. I hope very much that she will have good mood
on her birthday. She is my best friend. By the way, she works with me in the
clinic. Anna the doctor the otolaryngologist in our clinic. As a matter of
fact I have only two real friends - Anna and Olga. Anna is a lady who is in
the hospital. Olga is our friend already for several years. Anna and I are
like sisters. We like to take a walk. Usually we walk in the park. But also we
like to spend time in Anna vegetable garden. She lives in an old wooden house.
I don't know if you have seen such houses. It is the houses which were built
before the Second World War, in the fortieth years. These are very old houses
which don't have bath and running water. So people have to take water outside
in the well. In modern world such conditions seem very terrible, but this is
really so. We like to spend time in Anna vegetable garden. There she grows the
potato, tomatoes and cucumbers not to buy them in the market. Every winter
Anna, Olga and I together build a big Snowman in her vegetable garden, using a
big snow spheres. We put carrot instead of nose, and potatoes instead of eyes.
It is very funny. All neighbor's children came to see it. By the way, if we
want to fool about, we put carrots not only instead of a nose but also
below..... (hint and smile) First time we made such Snowman 10 years ago. Since
that time we do it every year. It is a tradition for us. We poured it with
water to cover with ice. So it could stand for the whole winter. I like
Nadezhdino. Almost all people in our village know each other. Anna says that she
wants to live in a big city. I don't know where is better. Big city is a big
traffic, fast rhythm of life, garlands of fires, lightning's of shop windows,
high buildings, fountains, cinemas, parks, attractions, theatres. It is
wonderful, of course I like it. But our village is a fresh air, a lot of trees
and birds, silent and comfortable, cozy, quiet place, no hubris and vanity
inherent for big cities. We have a lot of small and large lakes and rivers. The
places are very beautiful. If there was no criminality, it would be paradise.
But alas, the criminal in small cities, as well as in the big cities is an
integral part our life. Unfortunately the crime in Russia is on a very high
level. But I don't want to tell about sad things. Several times, Anna, Olga
and I went to the festival of bard song. This is a place on the coast of the
river where a lot of people come from all country. At night the coast is
covered with thousand fires lights. The scene is a huge raft having the form of
a guitar and established right on water and everybody who wants to sing
together with famous bard singers, goes on this raft and starts to sing. And
all thousands people become silent and listen to this singer even if he is
absolutely unknown. It is the unique festival. I have to finish my letter. I
don't want but I have to do it. Today when I will come to Anna we will talk
about you. She likes to ask about you and I like to tell her. I wanted to ask
you what makes you happy xxx? What was the best gift from a woman you got?
Sincerely your, and with best wishes.