Saturday 25th January

We've decided that Yesu gets his luck on the Monopoly board from the green car, which he has bewitched with some mysterious Indian luck charm. He lands on all the best streets and never seems to run out of money. So next time we play, he's not being green! I won on Thursday (beautifully, if I do say so myself), but Yesu is the undisputed champion.

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I did 'I am a New Creation' with the choir this morning and then talked to the delightful Miss Shanti for an hour about African, Australian and American dress. She's organising the school's contribution to the Republic Day thing tomorrow and needs costumes.

So I suggested using hats for the Yanks and the Aussies, although it was very difficult trying to explain what corks are, They come from wine bottles... no, no it's a kind of wood. Because they are all girls it's difficult to suggest a National dress - it's just Western. Cowboy costumes are out of the question.

Africa's easy. Bright colours, long skirts, blouses, whatever.