Ramblings of a nonagenerian (vintage 1923). Grew up in Lambeth in the 20s and 30s. Lived and worked in London during World War II. I have been attempting to do the Telegraph Cryptic Crossword since 1939! (My daughter says I *have* to write this, but I am troubled as it sounds so conceited.) I bought my first computer aged 85 and am continually frustrated by the vagaries of the technological age.
Saturday, 30 July 2011
A polyglot lot
This has been a very busy house for the past week. Longstanding friends, a family of five ,visited us from the USA.Their beautiful eldest daughter had her 18th birthday on Thursday. At the celebratory dinner, prepared by Amanda, we drank a toast to her and she, being trilingual, replied in English, German and Japanese. Another guest then spoke in English, French and Vietnamese. A truly global event! The day was declared such a success that the other two daughters, aged 15 and 11, have booked the same venue for their eighteenth birthdays.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.