I've known my husband since 2005. Soon after we began dating, I had the pleasure of meeting the sweet old lady who was his grandmother. She startled me within hours of my first day in Kersava by asking me to 'Sit Down!' in English rather strictly. She had been asking me to sit down in French and with my thick head failing to understand, resorted to the language she had secretly learned during the German occupation days (hiding her books under a heavy milk pot in the corner of what was the kitchen). This calm and polite lady was a dear to behold.
