Dear brothers and sisters,

Next door to my home was a famous journalist and his wife. His wife was 60 years old with the gentle face.

The first time we talked to each other, it was in the evening, when I was watering the plants on my balcony and she was watering the plants on her balcony. These two balconies – one high and one low, and they were also a bit far apart. We stood leaning against the railings of each home to talk. We talked for an hour. Cool wind, and the moon above our heads was bright.

During my two and a half years there, she treated me very well. Sometimes she watered my garden of nearly 30 pots. She made bánh xèo and gave me a few. During the Covid time, she gave me a lot of fish and vegetables. Before I left that home, she held a small farewell party…

She touched me.

Share with you.

Have a nice day.

Phạm Thu Hương