I shall soon leave this landscape behind and enter another. this time has been some of the happiest during these travels, as it was spent with family. I look forward to the chapter of friends which shall continue in the months ahead. Tonight I board a train enroute to Berlin…
One of the many delicious meals cooked by my aunt Gosia. The Polish kitchen is one of my favorites!
My mom creating a masterpiece…
Sooji and I spend an evening with Tomek, Aga and her boyfriend Peter.
Piotrek and his wife Kasia stop by with little Zosia.
Tomek and Ania walking down the aisle on September 8th, a grand wedding and family affair!
Tomek, Aga, Michał, Ewa and Julia (Magda was dearly missed!)
Aunt Zosia and Uncle Marek, mother and father of the groom
Uncle Eligiusz, Aunt Marysia, Aunt Aleksandra, my mom, Aunt Gosia and Uncle Grzesio
The Michniowski cousin clan (missing are Magda, Basia, Kordian, Stefan and Bogdan)
A happy family: Basia, Maciek, Bernard, Julia and baby Alicja
Back to my beloved Krakow where I met with Jimena from Buenos Aires. Naturally, a tango was in order! Jimena is on a journey of her own, and most serendipitously our paths crossed. Together with Ola we shared many memorable moments, soon joined by Sooji…
My mom joined us in this city where she spent her university years.
A party with Malgosia and Matylda, friends of mine and my mom’s for many years.
Drinks with Marta and Piotrek as Jimena bids us farewell…
A final night of cocktails with Magda, a dear friend of Ola’s. And mine now too.
The day began in the manner that all days should begin, with a massage. (Dream or reality?) My body was then ready for a little yoga on the terrace, as the sun welcomed me with it’s late summer glow. For breakfast my mom and I filled our palates with raspberries in the garden. Yes, life is good! Nature was beckoning and along with Dagmara we took a long walk into the woods. We reached a grand rock upon which my grandparents inscribed their initials so many years ago. The peace in the woods is truly immeasurable. For lunch we had a date with my eldest aunt Aleksandra who prepared quite a feast.
After lunch we headed to Sanok for a little shopping and preparation for a visit from my mom’s friend of long ago Elizabeth and her brother, a respected and accomplished composer and poet, Wojchiech Rybicki. It was a full and rousing day. And now for a moment I shall sit beneath a sky illuminated by stars, in gratitude of the wonder and warmth surrounding me. As tomorrow I temporarily part with these woody paths for the cobblestones of Krakow…
My dear cousin Tomek and his fiance Ania whom I adore! They are to be married on September 8th. A grand family event!
My cousin Basia just gave birth to her second daughter Alicja a week ago.
I am already in love with her, as I am with little Julia.
My aunt Aleksandra recently turned 70 and looks as glamourous as ever!