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  The woman who was one of the first female US spies in partnership with her husband, of course!\ highlight and click. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct4nzc

  THE BEGINNING AND THE END FOR THE GOANS OF EAST AFRICA   I found this scrap of paper, obviously from a longer document. I thought you would find it interesting. I am indebted to the writer, most probably a Goan Zanzibari. It should not be overlooked that before they brought their families, they initiated as to what to expect in East Africa. We should find some consolation that our ancestors and parents did agree, after listening to the tales of their husbands, to take their chances in the new country. The arrival of the families meant that the number of the community had increased considerably. Our Goans are noted to be good organisers and, as there appeared a requisite need to find a meeting place for the families to gossip and share their ideas, joys and sorrows, they formed small clubs and institutes. In Zanzibar, we had the Goan Institute, and on special occasions and feast days, the Goans gathered in a rented place to dance, eat, and drink to the melodies of a Goan band...

  Why we love children   A nursery school pupil told his teacher he'd found a cat, but it was dead. 'How do you know that the cat was dead?' she asked her pupil. 'Because I pissed in its ear and it didn't move,' answered the child innocently. 'You did WHAT?' the teacher exclaimed in surprise. 'You know,'  explained the boy, 'I leaned over and went 'Pssst' and it didn't move. A small boy is sent to bed by his father. Five minutes later.....'Da-ad....' 'What?' 'I'm thirsty. Can you bring a drink of  water?' 'No, You had your chance. Lights out.' Five minutes later:  'Da-aaaad.....' 'WHAT?' 'I'm THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of  water??' ' I told you  NO! If you ask again, I'll have to smack you!!' Five minutes later......'Daaaa-aaaad.....' 'WHAT!' 'When you come in to smack me, can you  bring a drink of water?' A...

(Indebted to National Geographic and the snappers named below) Arleen Wiess Casey Allen Chris Charles Daniel Kandie David Cashbaugh David Heiling George Brits Geranimo Geranimo Geranimo Geranimo Geranimo Gwen Westink Harshil Gudka Harshil Gudka Jean Wimerllin John Macarthur Jordi Fernandez Kenny Murgor Nadi Hemani Ray Hennessy Richard Lee Robert Hemmel Scott Carol and the next three photos courtesy of Pixabay BELOW  a whole bunch of pix by David Clode!  

  At the risk of being accused of blowing the family trumpet, am circulating this article on our grandson’s first trip to Goa, not his first to India though as he’d been on a school trip to India and later won the Prime Minister’s Fellowship to China  where he was offered a teaching job! Jordan is a Warwick University graduate. Enjoy! Mervyn Move the grey bar at the bottom of pic to read the whole story!

  You can still read the stories mentioned in the comments below: www :headlinesofmylife.today I have had 10 followers ... and hundreds of readers. Need a few more followers!!! Old photos of life in Kenya: Wonderful photos bringing back so many memories. Used to go to the Swiss Grill and have veal cordon bleu and a bottle of Mateus Rose with my then-boyfriend. We used to think we were "the bee's knees"! Mount Kenya Safari Club Loved the old Mawingo and the beautiful rose gardens it had in the 1950s.   White women who wrote their history in Kenya: A wonderfully written historical summary. A great number of times the great contributions of women are never acknowledged.     Blaise da Cunha Loved this, remember Blaise and all SVIG players. I used to watch them and at tee time my dad would take me inside for that cake! Memories     "WHY KENYA ASIANS COULD NOT LIVE IN KENYA" Very interesting and informative to me, but also educational, ...