You have been in my thoughts and every time I look for your address I find it has been steamed out. Why, Who I don't know. But today rummaging I found your address and Shiraz Ramji in Network of Phyllis's friends - you know the abortive trip to the states.

I read your obituary to Sandy - Jacobsen - I did not know her surname. A DIMUNITIVE LADY. I had not planned to say that in capital letters, but there it is - she was too. You said you were cousins. I hug you closely.

Thank you for your letter of the 27th October, reached me today. The 19th October is the 11th anniversary of Machel's murder, and the 14th anniversary of Maurice Bishop's assassination. My calenders are marked with the monthly anniversaries of both my sons.

Some of these, no all of them came from my friends Liz and Peter last week . I made copies and laminated them for you. I have some pictures of the school at which Ernesto was at but I will send that later.

I am not sure whose idea it was to send me Gramma all 4 copies of it. Thank you so much. It is my favorite read. But I know at what great cost it is produced. I think it should go to people who don't know about Cuba.

When you phoned me o n Friday 11 to say you were coming on the following Friday and that you wanted a fax number. The Party in Durban had just moved and their phones and Fax were not connected. I obtained Yugen's fax number 4019106 and you dispatched the petition on Friday.

I heard a little while ago that you were seriously ill. Then I saw and heard you with Cape Town bid. You were in Switzerland. Then I read in the Sowetan that you were ill again. Whatever is the matter?

Carole and Steve continue to live in Washington DC. I suspect that you mixed up their address with someone else. What you wrote on the envelope looks like a New York City street address (perhaps their old address when they were in graduate school at Columbia upon their return from Harare?).

I want to say a bit of thank you for all those lovely gifts you sent & that amazing tray. It's become a permanent decoration in my meal. When it was shown to the lady who helps with garden and wh has a wonderful way of converting odds and ends.