Duck!

Dear Daughter,

Papa is back in Belgium again after being in New Mexico and Texas for a while, so I am happy to be spending time with you again.

We looked through some of the pictures today and you recognized this little fellow right away from the Taos toy store that you played at with Ford last summer. We will go there soon again for your Spring Break, but it was fun to see your reaction to him.

Remember how Papa told you about the Blue Roofs in India when he flew into Mumbai? Well, in New Mexico, it is an old tradition to paint the doorways this beautiful blue color for appeasing the Spirits. Papa tried to find its origin and some people say that it even came from India originally through the Spanish! But, Papa is not sure and will continue to look into this. For now, do you think that the little Duck is related to Ganesha, the Elephant-boy who guards the doorways in India?

I Love You,

Papa

Little Blue Houses

Dear Daughter,
Namaste from Mumbai, India. Papa made it to the Hotel after a taxi cab ride that was nothing like he can even begin to describe. Flying into Mumbai, what Papa noticed first were that so many of the tops of the roofs are blue! Blue is the color of Krishna, a very important deity in India, so many things are blue, including some of the scaffolding and taxis! So, not like the orange rooftops in Belgium any longer. Many stories to come.
Papa