Home again. We've been home already a week, and it really seems like we were in Oaxaca for more than a week. But we sure hit reality at Newark Airport at 2:00 in the morning. Minus something and minus something or other with windchill. But the car started the next day.
It sounds so boring when I sum up our activities – eating, walking, shopping, chatting, museum-exploring, and sleeping. Repeat. But what we like about travel is figuring a place out, going from being intimidated to owning it. Time to move on. On our last day, I said to Mary how much I appreciate Mexico each time I visit. We have many photos, but I'll just include one, a sample of the colors.
Since there are so many more important events. Joe and family are in Cape Town. What a setting. It's school break, and they have long planned to visit a friend of Leonor's who lives there. Her house is in the photo of Thomas below.
Daniel has left London, having finished his four-month course successfully. He's off on a European tour with friends from Chicago. His final project looked pretty awesomely complicated. Bill and Jen were supposed to go to London, but canceled, perhaps because his work trip fell through. They were busy with Theo's birthday party. He must be four? Wow.
Anyone else have a birthday? Hope I'm not forgetting anyone.
Annie also traveled, to Jaipur, a city that is known for its textiles and international book fair. Also temples and palaces and elephants and camels.
Margaret didn't travel but is starting to feel contractions. The doctors moved up her due date to mid-March.
Janet also traveled, up to Hershey PA with a group of students from PDS on their winter project.
The weather continued to dominate our respective abodes. Peter said his driveway is still full of ice, and he had to get a plow in so the oil tank could be filled. The snow is piled high up in Fairport, and David shovels a little every day, because it snows a little (a lot?) every day. Andrew and Lur promised to send their warming temps our way, and it seems to be working. Thank you.
I saw our first bird in the window feeder today. We have seen evidence of dwindling stocks but this was our first actual bird. So, I decided to re-fill the feeder today which meant venturing over in the snow. Up to my knees.
So much more has happened – from Bad Bunny to spring training, from Valentine's Day to this long weekend.
Oh, now I remember. I had a birthday. Thanks for all your cards, calls and wishes.
Love from up here.
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