Week 51

28 July

When we arrived home from India, we were eager to see our grandchildren again. Cayelle is showing off on Maya’s slide (and seems to have sprouted feather ears).

29 July

I wasn’t sure I would see my parents alive again, so I was glad to see both of them.

30 July

These tickets represent 14 flights, 4 train rides, 3 guides, 13 temples, half a dozen drivers, and countless beggars. We saw 5 temples in Osian, Rajasthan; the exquisitely carved Dilwara Jain temples in Mount Abu; the Mukhalingam temple in Orissa; the Brahmeshwara and Parasurameshwara temples in Bhubaneshwar; and the sun temple at Konark.

31 July

During our absence, we grew a great crop of weeds.

1 August

Ed and Eileen, our neighbors, relatives, and friends, were at a Maxwell Institute barbecue at the Hoskisson home.

2 August

Our youngest, Jonathan, and Tine are now the proud parents of Liam Benjamin. That makes 8 grandsons and 3 granddaughters for us.

3 August

Junola and Dad make quite a pair as they depart our home after dinner.