MYSELF WITH CANDACE AND CHAYLA at the computer. No, they are not in Pa., and I’m not in Bangladesh. This was a photo taken before we left for the U.S.A.
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MYSELF SIPPING SOME GREAT Bengali tea. I sure do miss it, here in the U.S. A.
MOM AND I REUNITED AFTER three years. She arrived on the bus at Noon today!
ALICE AND I ARE CELEBRATING OUR 41st WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TODAY! Up at 4:30 AM for a 50 min walk and back by 5:30 AM. No sense wasting a good day by sleeping! 🙂
I had a great bean and cheese burrito for breakfast. We are trying to empty our freezer before we leave, and I think the last trip to the market I bought too many beans! If and when I run out of beans I’ll head for the local hotel (little local restaurant) for some dal, bhaji, and nan ruti!
We’re whacking away at our to-do lists in preparation for heading to America. We were hoping to be done yesterday but didn’t quite make it. Pulled out some cupboards, the fridge, etc. so Shaheen, our house helper could clean behind them. We want things “spic and span” when Lewis’ arrive. They will be staying in our apartment upon their return to Bangladesh, until they find a permanent place to locate. I just finished off some mango juice, which we will miss while in the U.S. After another bean & cheese burrito I think it may be nap time. I see Alice is on the couch fast asleep compensating for the early morning. This morning she had cooked up the rest of the veggies that were in the freezer into a nicy spicy veggie/potato mixture, which I will be enjoying for several days. It’s almost 4 am in the U.S. so I think I’ll post this since the 14th of June (our anniversary) has arrived in the U.S. as well!
This photo was taken last year as we celebrated with the Friday and Saturday morning footballers I play with. They gave us a beautiful red trimmed crystal vase.
MYSELF WITH AUSTIN’S FAMILY just before good-byes are said. They are leaving at 3 in the morning for the airport heading home to Canton, Ohio, U.S.A. It was nice to have them here the last 29 months. It will be different when we return in the fall and they won’t be here. Alice was the photographer so she couldn’t be in the photo. Alice had fixed a great breakfast casserole for our supper along with her special grape-nut pudding.
MYSELF CAUGHT in the eye of the lens by Pruitt, my 9 year old grandson.
I AM ENJOYING PAHELA BAISHAKH at Dhaka University with the TTL (Through the Lens) Bangladesh photo club members. We all wore these bandanas.
PAHELA BAISHAKH (Bengali New Year – 1417), ( was celebrated in Dhaka. The festivities started at sunrise. I first played a football match and then headed to Ramna Park, followed by Dhaka University. At Ramna Park this group of Drama Club members welcomed me into their tent, where I enjoyed Panta Bhat (rice soaked in water) with hilsha fry (national fish), and alu chop. They helped to make it a special day for me.
MY FRIEND GRABBED MY CAMERA and took a photo of me while in Kumarkhali.
INDEPENDENCE DAY in Bangladesh! This photo was actually taken by a Bengali journalist who is working in Japan and was visiting the Boi Mela on Ekushi Day.
PAINTERS AT WORK on the wall and on my face and hand! I attended the annual Boi Mela (Book Fair) organized by the Bangla Academy on the last day of the month long Mela. They had many painters who were ready to paint the national flag, map or minar. My hand was done free when I ran into the painter I had met earlier but didn’t ask to have any painting done. He insisted on doing my hand at no charge!
HERE I AM STANDING in the street with the mo mo steamer I purchased. With the obvious cold, I was wearing the Nepali style hat that I had purchased. It was knitted and very warm. Grab the braids and tie them under your chin and you’re even warmer. So with the bananas under my arm, and my camera on the ready I was ready to head for the hotel!
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