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After a busy week I left the US through the Bradley Airport in Hartford, Connecticut on Friday morning, May 30, at 7:00 am. I caught up with Linnea in the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City at midnight on Saturday.… Read the rest
By Lenore Grunko (also, President of the Connecticut Drama Association)
E. O. Smith High School
Storrs, CT
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I arrived here in Hue on August 5, 2007 to visit my husband, Patrick, who has been working on the Simmons College/Hue University library project with Terry Plum all summer.… Read the rest
This is the “shop” keeper who sold me 80 meters of silk. The stalls are about 5 feel wide and stacked, perhaps 15 feet high, with fabric.… Read the rest
The sisters are holding the finished skirt, 2 layers of flowing silk and the longs sashes that will become tie bows on the side.… Read the rest
This lovely lady made our kimonos cherrily. They were perfect. I’m pictured next to her wearing the first one. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m 5’2″. When shopping for some needed clothing, I had to buy XXXL.… Read the rest
This lady works as a cleaning person in a medical center and made our pants from a pattern. I had brought some patterns with me. She was willing to try working with a pattern, although she had never seen one before.… Read the rest
