A Year Ago Today ...

A Year Ago Today, my dad turned 60 years old. Happy Birthday, Daddy! So glad to get to spend this year with you.

A Year Ago Today, we met Cindy Stew for the first time, joining her for a pampered tea party at the Oriental Hotel along the Chao Praya in Bangkok. We miss and love you, Cindy. How goes the continuing quest for self-awareness?

A Year Ago Tomorrow, we lost our roomate/friend Sheila at the Buddhist temple when a monk obsconded with her at Wat Mahathat in Bangkok. Dani, Cindy, and I attended a session on Understanding Buddhism. And we enjoyed the infamous Khao San street, ripe with tourists, touts, and trouble.

Today, I am happy to have the memories that I am blessed to carry. Happy Sunday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY! LOVE TO CINDY AND SHEILA!

M&D

Glorious Summer Time, 2008

Dear Family and Friends,

Hello to you all! We got another post up, from the second week in September 2007, when we were still in Laos:
Festival! Luang Prabang, Laos

All is well here in New Jersey. Martha has gone full-time at her job now. Dani is learning about her new HR Director. Our garden is flourishing. We've painted the bathroom, planted a pear tree, grape vines, and blackberries among our echinacea, dahlia, impatiens, snapdragons, peppers, tomatoes, basil, zucchini, cucumbers, beans, and lettuce. Willow seems to have somewhat adjusted to our return and daily routine on taking the train to and from Philly.

We took our first post-trip vacation over the 4th of July, and it was amazing. We headed out to Michigan for the Rothbury Festival, which I must say was wonderfully orchestrated, visually astounding, fun, original, an excellent collection of music on gorgeous grounds. We hope to go again sometime!

Hope your summers are going just as well. God bless you all!

In love and light,

Martha and Dani