I called Gary in Hong Kong last night at 8:12 pm! Robin was mentioning yesterday that she had not heard from him so I said I would send him an e-mail. I sent the message and told him I would call him in the evening, which would be morning for him.

So I called my cell phone service provider and added international calling, then I called him. He was on his way to work out, but he was pleased that I called. He sent me an e-mail saying that the call lifted his spirits. He was feeling down because his daughter and wife left the day before coming back here. Sabine has one more year of high school and school starts next week. I think that after I finish the wedding dress I will take Sabine and Mandy out to dinner.

I will try to call Gary once or twice a week to help him stay focused on getting his business back on track and so that he won’t be so lonely. He really is talented. This is his blog site: http://orientalbridal.blogspot.com/