It has been a little sad in Bilaspur after out fun trip to Bombay with our American friends. Dolly has been travelling for the past week, and after being home for two days is about to leave again for a week, so I am mostly alone in the apartment.

The bright spot is that the weather has been absolutely gorgeous. This is the nicest "winter" I have ever experienced, and that includes four years in Southern California. The evenings are chilly, but a pair of socks and a blanket is enough to keep warm, and the days are all 72 and sunny. The Bilaspurians think its cold, and often wear hats and sweater vests. Everybody has sweater vests.

I don't know if its coincidence or a seaonal thing as well, but it appears to be the time of year for baby animals. There are a couple of puppies occasionally running around campus, and a couple of kittens hanging around the canteen. The small cows we used to see on the side of the road are now joined by even smaller cows, the size of medium-sized dogs