Guests Galore and Lots of Travel

Yes, we are alive and well!! The past two months have been busy and full for both of us. In February I met two midwife friends in Goa on the west coast where we stayed in a lovely guesthouse on a quiet lane in picturesque Panaji, the former Portuguese capital of Old Goa, located at the mouth of the Mandovi River. We visited the many Roman Catholic churches and cathedrals in Old Goa, drove past vast rice paddy fields and toured an organic spice plantation where it is the custom to cool off the visitors with a ladle of cold water poured down the back at the end of the tour!

Where Did February Go??!!

February brought my 57th birthday on the 19th and Shannon's 14th on the 27th. I expected my birthday to pass quietly without fanfare. Much to my surprise Hilda, our able creche manager, arrived on my doorstep at 8 a.m. with her family and two lovely bouquets of flowers. At 9 a.m. she returned with several creche teachers and gifts of a sari and a salwar kameez and an invitation to her home for supper. Later that morning a friend dropped by for coffee and a motorcycle ride around the lake. All in all it was a wonderful day.
Shannon was treated to a buffet dinner at a local hotel and several new manga books on her special day. She is planning a sleepover with several dormmates in the near future to continue the celebration.