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industry has brought us a Judy Toner Reid, and Emily to meet. on the beach. Mid-afternoon
very long way with respect Suitter Reece. Our accommodation was a Renate went swimming and
to accessibility of commercial so-called luxury room, which we would follow that with a
office automation technology, meant a good size bed with walk on the beach. We either
in the corporate world blind a good quality mattress, a had dinner on the beach or in
and low vision employees are hot shower, AC on demand one of the backstreets. It was
confronted with many IT infra- and a kettle. Ok, so there cheap!
structure accessibility barriers. were no mugs or cups, one We took a Tuk-tuk to the
I am currently writing a book of the wardrobe doors was next town with an ATM, but
on approaches for removing hanging off, the safe lock was it didn’t work out as I got
those types of barriers. non-functional, and we had confused with the 0s and was
I am also an active member no fridge; the landlord said asking for $5000 instead of
of the Foundation Fighting The 70’s Chicks met at we could give fridge stuff $500. It wouldn’t have worked
Blindness, a foundation for Brookside Inn on April 4, 2023, to him, but he was hardly anyway, as they only dispense
funding research into retinal for lunch. A fun time was had around, so we would have a maximum of $100 and
degenerative disorders and by all. So good to see those no access. Since he had no charge 10% for that. Thus, we
for developing treatments for who could attend. Those screwdriver to try and repair did it the easy way and got
those disorders. attending were Judy Toner the wardrobe or safe, he money out with the guy in the
Reid, Sherri Jones Nelson, offered us a different room, village who only charges 4%.
I still get up to Houlton three Susan Thompson Gravel,
or four times a year to visit my Paula Woodworth, Emily but we were at the end of We loved being in India! Once
mom who is now 101 years Suitter Reece, Cindy Hag- the row with more privacy, we were there, we felt we’d
old and lives in the Lee Court erman Milton, and Rhonda and we valued that more. The missed the country, even
apartments. Dickison Shaw. We will be first night we heard lovely though we hadn’t at all the
Indian devotional singing.
I also do some traveling to planning more lunches so it The second night was noisy last 14 years away from Moth-
places like Hawaii, Germany, would be great if more of our with barking and howling er India. We loved the hustle
Australia, etc., just for plea- 70’s Chicks could attend. You dogs, many freight trains and and bustle, crazy taxi drivers,
sure. Most of those kinds of will not be disappointed!!!! fireworks. Some nights it was pretty little cows, feral dogs
travels have been on hold for Cynthia Milton, ’70 Class completely quiet. and cats everywhere, happy
a bit due to the pandemic but Rep Indians and international
are about to resume. Renate went to a 9 am yoga tourists, though a lot seemed
Spring 2023 – The Continuing class taught by a nice young to be British. There were quite
Gary R. Day Saga of Billy Tardy ’70… Austrian lady. There were a few Israeli families there and
quite a few more Yoga schools many young people. Renate
…No Luck with House Hunt- on the beach and she tried loved listening to the Hebrew,
ing, So Let’s Take a Trip
out a few of them. I pursued too.
Dear Friends, early morning relaxation and It was just a 2 min walk to the
Well, no luck with the house reading. We followed that beach and 6 min to the ‘shops’
The 70’s Chicks met at hunting, so we decided to with brunch at one of the nice from our abode with tourist
beach restaurants where they
Brookside Inn on December head to India for two months. serve all sorts of local and in- clothing and trinket shops,
4, 2022, for lunch. Lots of We spent part of the months ternational meals catering for 1 tiny fresh fruit stall, some
chatting, laughter and en- of January, February, and the variety of tourists. We had Indian grocery stores with
joying delicious food! Those March in beautiful Goa with a good size brunch to last us, their dusty wares. However,
attending were Molly Swett, its glorious warmth, the right so in the afternoon we only since we only ate out, that
Rhonda Dickison Shaw, Dar- amount of sun and breeze, had fresh coconut to drink. was OK. We had no kitchen,
lene London, Debbie Ellis, lovely swimming in the Following brunch, we would just a kettle, but there wasn’t
Cindy Hagerman Milton, Arabian Sea and fun people have our long morning walk much useful food to be had in
the Indian stores; you’d have

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