Good Morning!

[avant-garde]

@AuntGlow 

I've been listening to war stories because they seem to settle me in the evening as I fall asleep. 

This one is called "the girl from the train" by Irma Joubert

It's about a German Jewish orphan girl with her sister travelling by train that gets destroyed by the resistance and Gretl is the only survivor after her older sister Elsa dies from a head injury. 

One of the resistance ends up being delegated the responsibility of taking care of her so 21 year old Jakob takes her back to his family while waiting for the convent to be able to take her. 

Right now Jakob has just gotten back injured from a resistance effort and little Gretl has been helping children learn to read (she's only 6 years old) but has learned about the Auschwitz camp from school and what the mean little girls are learning from their dads regarding her and this camp, so Gretl is asking Jakob questions.

[Appleblossom]

@Dreamy hoping you are alright 🥀

@avant-garde 💐its interesting how reading about other people’s struggles can be grounding. Good luck with packing and the move. It’s huge. I am avoiding it if possible. Done it many times. 

@Cuddlebear @rav3n @AuntGlow @PeppyPatti 

[PeppyPatti]

Dear @Cuddlebear same here. 

Also it's cold and we can't afford to get a heater until the weekend. 

 @Appleblossom @avant-garde @AuntGlow @rav3n 

[tyme]

Hey @avant-garde , how are you?

[Cuddlebear]

@PeppyPatti Good morning how are you? I can’t access posts you sent here yesterday the page won’t load up. The most current page on this thread doesn’t load. 

[Appleblossom]

@Cuddlebear @AuntGlow @tyme @PeppyPatti I am winding down for sleep. 

[Appleblossom]

@AuntGlow @tyme 

@Dreamy hope you are alright. Sending hugs 🦋🦉🌹🥰

[PeppyPatti]

Dear @avant-garde 

This sounds right up my alley @avant-garde can I tell you what audible I'm listening to ? Oh..... Can you tell me name of audible ? 

Thanks. 

Anyway, oh I forgot what I was going to say, oh that's right. The audible I'm listening to is called wool and it's exciting for me to listen to. My brother N recommended it to me. And my brother is actually a very cool person unlike me ....

In a good way.....

@Appleblossom @Cuddlebear @tyme @AuntGlow 

[avant-garde]

@rav3n 

It feels like the forums are dying 

They're normally a flurry of activity at this time

I'm sick of the glitches and phantom pages too 

[rav3n]

i hear you @avant-garde i know it's been a tough few weeks, i really wish there was more we could do to fix up all the glitches and phantom pages. the only thing i can say is, the phantom pages and glitches won't last forever - they will get fixed up, the team will find a way... but i just can't give anyone a timeline unfortunately. 

i also admit that i haven't been as present on the forums today, i've been working on the community newsletter behind the scenes.

speaking of activities... did you have an activity in mind? perhaps we can start a new one up to liven up the forums?