Sunday, March 17, 2013

Almost Iceland


Karin lives in my neighborhood but is actually from Sweden. We took a ceramics class together and shared a ride. That's how I found out about her plans to visit her aging aunt in Iceland. Below are some excerpts from her email.

"Here is the story of the magnets as I remember it. One was given to a woman with whom we shared a room in a hostel in Iceland. I think she was from Poland.
 
The second one was given to my now 98 year old cousin in Sweden. She was indeed a biker til she was 95, then she fell and broke her arm while mounting her bike in a bike stand. Not a good idea and, as is often is the case, that began her decline. I don't know what happened to the magnet when her house was emptied but I suspect it is still on someone's refrigerator somewhere in South Central Sweden. Nothing but nothing was not taken care of and given a home." 

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