I didn’t want her to go through the trouble of making a whole meal, which she certainly would have done if I told her ahead of time that we were coming. She is in her mid-90s now and has a full-time helper to assist her with things she cannot do alone anymore. Hence, I called...
you can send it to the washerwoman and have the bamboo scaped out of your best cotton top with a rock at the side of the river, but other than that, best to have a nice big supply of clothes. Or at least bring enough money to buy new ones once you are here. What I could nev...