Postscript Living with Changes Everywhere

 "The secret of freedom lies in education people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant." Maximilian Robespierre.                         At present it is very hot, but temperatures are similar to those in Europe, feels different, though, with high humidity in the air. Sugar, rice and cheap oil are difficult to obtain, other items also, not just food, like e. g. some medications and cosmetics etc. No sugar available is quite a problem in a country that loves lots of it, not just with coffee and tea, fruit juices, cereals, etc. are often too sweet for my taste and of course not good for all those who suffer from diabetes. - A man who has been vaccinated 4 times in Germany caught Corona here. Strange, I read Germany doesn't acknowledge the vaccination in Tunisia if it's from China. Folks are slowly starting to wear face masks again, not easy during this hot season. - Of the 5 a few weeks old kittens that a woman brought approx. 4 weeks ago (2 disappeared outside without a trace, 3 I took indoors) there is only 1 survivor. All were very skinny, Chiquita still is, not too well. I hope my sweet little Babe will be okay, on vet's advice I give her 1/8th of Doxy, vitamins and Mamy milk, etc. She seems to be happy to have me as her vice mama. She sleeps a lot, but actually just about all my little treasures are flat on the floor where they find a little shadow. Some manage to have a running nose in spite of the heat. It is bad enough in winter. Fleur, one of my regular visitors to my Cats' Table, allows me to clean her blocked nose, she even speaks to me, seems she wants to say "thank you". She loves cuddling, can't get enough of it. The little darling looks as if she had blond streaks made. In the past she used to arrive with her mother, who looked just like her, but one day disappeared, sadly most probably dead, "passed over the rainbow." - Japan donated 1 Million dollars for 3 historical towns in Tunisia, Kairouan, Kasserine and Siliana. France suffers a shortage of staff, in particular in the hotel and restaurant trade. They offer to Tunisians 4000 jobs for 5 months. The payment is the same as for other citizens in that country, 1472 Euro per months, with a 39 hrs week. It seems a lot, but prices are high, in particular in Paris. Still, it's a chance for many, we have well educated French speaking folks with appropriate experience. Should be a win-win situation.