ATHENS, 23 NOVEMBER 2013 Dear Margarita, 40 years have passed since I first met you, but you still remain a young and beloved child in my eyes. Last week I was in Paris and one night, all my biologist friends and I got together: Eric came from Greenland, where he had gone with Tara for a new trip to the North Pole, Moise, Danielle and Vladimir, Philip came from Norway, Bertrand from Madrid, Catherine from Brittany, Chantal and Monique … and many others, and all of them –literally all of them– wanted to hear your news ... and suddenly, the time when we used to go to Brittany… and eat borscht, seemed like yesterday… I wish you to always be the loving person I met back then… HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Laokratia _________________________________________________________________________ ATHENS, 1 JANUARY 2014 Let’s keep in our hearts only the best of the past I don’t want you to cry Laughter suits you so well Your spirit is a fighter It sees defeat as a challenge Your talents Are a colourful bouquet When you fall, you get back up even stronger You are light in the darkness of life Your heart is an oasis of kindness Marie-Christine Bossis |