DEAREST DAUGHTER, HELEN, HOPE THAT YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY. SINCE I DON'T HAVE OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONS BUT MY BLOG, I SEND TO YOU AND YOUR WONDERFUL MOTHER MY BEST WISHES. IT IS A PITY THAT YOU CONSIDER ME AN STRANGER. REALLY THE TRAGEDY OF MY LIFE BUT THEY ARE THINGS IN IT WE HAVE To SWALLOW AND DRINK THE CHALICE OF BITTERNESS