Friends

Sean had Bobby and Lisette stay at his house for a few days. They live in America and came over for the funeral of a close family friend. Bobby is half French and when we stayed with them in Viller sur Mer one year, we went to visit an English family who lived nearby. The lady of the house, who was nearly 90, had an adopted daughter. When the daughter visited America, she stayed with Bobby and Lisette, who like her a lot. They told us the most interesting story. The girl was Indian and had been rescued by Mother Teresa of Calcutta. After a time, through the offices of an Embassy, the girl was sent to Patsy who adopted her and brought her up in France. The girl herself married and had twin boys. The boys want to visit India to investigate their cultural roots, but their mother, oddly enough, has not felt that urge to go back. She is "completely French".

I admire Mother Teresa tremendously and I had been introduced to the girl when we were over there visiting Bobby and Lisette. It was a fleeting introduction so I don't remember much more but I was fascinated to hear her story when they told it on Saturday night.

Bobby was born in England because his father was English. He did not go to school for a long time because he was a child film star and was tutored at home. He went to school later, of course, and is a Chartered Accountant and a Deacon of the Catholic Church. Lisette is very interesting in her own right and she knows a great deal about astronomy. Apart from being interesting, she is a quietly competent woman.



If you look at this photo, you will see straight away that they and Sean are very good friends.



We all had a good time - even Brakkie, who went out to a pub dinner with us. He makes friends wherever he goes. The publican made a great fuss of him. Anselm had been out to a friend's Ordination and came home at about midnight. Brakkie barked at him but let him in. A bit cheeky really, as Anselm has lived in that house for decades.