Dear Julio and Flo,

I was beginning to think that you had gone to Kashmir too! It was nice to receive some news. How was the train journey?
Give my regards to everyone at Antoinette’s (I am the one who spend one afternoon gutting small fishes with them)
Have you seen any kingfishers yet? They sit on the line by the side of the road on the way to the beach.
Daddy made a strong stew yesterday and instead of putting in the recommended five cloves, he threw in vaguely a dozen and acted in the same willy-nilly manner with the cinnamon, allspices, cumin etc…with the result that he nearly blew our heads off. We are not going to have any colds this year or the next, I reckon, thanks to this medicinal concoction!

Enjoy your walks and bike rides around.

Love Mama.