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Nearly going home time

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November 17th 2008
The last time we posted an entry we said that we were getting close to going home time. We are now surrounded by Going Home Day Flowers blooming all over the estate. This is the name given by the children to the poinsettias which grow as trees here and are laden with lovely big bright red flowers. They get the name because their arrival indicates that the time for going home for the holidays is ap ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more