Tomorrow Mum and I fly home... it's been another full day. Right now Mum is cleaning the fridge... We started the day by saying goodbye to "all my ladies," including Thanusha, Auntie Saroj, and Christine. Later, we had lunch & a lively discussion with Pat Poovalingam and his wife Shakuntala. And in the evening, we had dinner with Julienne and some of her family. She has 9 children, a whole bunch of grandchildren, and one great grandchild, and she's younger than my mum! She told us the story about Auntie Sylvie's death in Sri Lanka: what an ordeal! Julienne went to accompany Auntie Sylvie to Uncle Claude's Diamond Jubilee in Sri Lanka - he had spent 60 years as a priest. Soon after, she died of a heart attack in Candy. We got a group photo in front of Auntie Sylvie's old piano to remember her. You can see all the photos here.
Mum and I visit South Africa in 2007 and 2012 to learn about the life and times of my great grandfather, Vincent Lawrence (1872-1965). Lawrence worked with Gandhi when the Mahatma was in South Africa, got involved in the struggle against apartheid, and helped found St. Anthony's Church in Durban.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Last Full Day...
Tomorrow Mum and I fly home... it's been another full day. Right now Mum is cleaning the fridge... We started the day by saying goodbye to "all my ladies," including Thanusha, Auntie Saroj, and Christine. Later, we had lunch & a lively discussion with Pat Poovalingam and his wife Shakuntala. And in the evening, we had dinner with Julienne and some of her family. She has 9 children, a whole bunch of grandchildren, and one great grandchild, and she's younger than my mum! She told us the story about Auntie Sylvie's death in Sri Lanka: what an ordeal! Julienne went to accompany Auntie Sylvie to Uncle Claude's Diamond Jubilee in Sri Lanka - he had spent 60 years as a priest. Soon after, she died of a heart attack in Candy. We got a group photo in front of Auntie Sylvie's old piano to remember her. You can see all the photos here.
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