I have 10 different kinds of Mouraba (jams) in my kitchen right now. Cherry, Rasberry, Strawberry, Walnut, Pear and other jams. They are for winter of course. My friend Arthur Ispirian (a famous singer here) took Carol and I to his summer house in Garni village. It was great. We went to the amazing Monastary of Geghart and sang in the room with the great acoustics. After we went to his summer house and ate any fresh fruit that ripens this time of year. His aunt did an amazing spread of anything yummy and we ate fresh fruit and the Armenian fruit roll ups. I am looking at my Mouraba for the winter and smiling.

Tonight I went to Pablavok, the famous Jazz Bar/Outdoor Have for artists and those who love art. I was a regular there in 99 when I was here and it was great to be with the old gang of creative souls. All day I have been humming or outright singing hymns of old... and songs of new.

Tomorrow is a pretty big day at work. We are organizing Health Walk 2001, to raise awareness for Breast Cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Armenia and we are preparing for it. We will have a Health Walk which will culminate at the Opera Square with cultural performances dedicated to Women's Health. On any given day we see between 30 to 40 patients for Mammograms so it is quite difficult to work in the Center... but very exciting. I am learning so much through my work. It is 3 in the morning and I must be at work at 9:00 tomorrow so I leave you with a sweet Bari Geesher!!!