I hopes you had nice Christmas in Sweden

26 Merryfields Avenue,
Crouch End
London N8
UK
Europe

7 January 2008

Hallo Sven

It is Monika. I hopes you had nice Christmas in Sweden and I has your right address. I having busy time here and is not having many moments to myself.

I hope you like your Christmas present. I tell you a secret: it come from Ikea in Neasden! You not know how much I like this store (we does not have in Estonia: they are not thinking we is sophisticated enough to have the Billy Bookcase). I not liking the other stores and this includes the Harrods where I cannot buy even egg cup without mortgage and assistant think I is Russian footballer’s wife from Chelsea who is is needing the emergency fashion advice. It is not like Ikea where you rest on Noresund bed (£110) and sits on Olarp armchair (£40) and they not mind, even if you only want Lykta table lamp (£3.99). In Crouch End they is all doing the Habitat and Conran Shop. They is believing the nineteen seventies design and horrid brown and orange so trendy, and I am thinking they should go and live with my relatives in Polva who still has original of these with sparkly things on top of TV and pictures of Julio Iglesias. If you not like your bathrobe we can take it back to Ikea together.

I hopes you like New Year’s card. It show dove of world peace by Picasso. We is all hoping. Please tell me address, If you has arranged your new English accommodation. I think there is still space in bender tent if you has not.

All of my love
Monika x