GUMBO FOR ARATY & VIDYA / radiant reunion in lajolla

+SYNCHRONISTICALLY+

>the louisiana "river road" cook book i selected<

>to prepare turkey gumbo lunch for sdsu alum<

>araty rangswamy & husband vidya i treasure.<

+(HILARY & TONETTE DUCHEIN+

+NOLA-TULANE FRIENDS, 1969)+ 

>the recipe i used was by friend hilary duchein<

>whose sister tonette was a tulane friend 1969< !  

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+ARATY & VIDYA RANGSWAMY CAME+

+TO OUR HOME IN LAJOLLA AND JOY+

>(another synchronism is that the<

>french< rose' wine was a perrin<

>vineyard, (related to our gruy))<

+MADE OUR GUMBO VERY SPECIAL+ !

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 >i selected several books and papers to share<
>w/ araty & vidya that i felt they would like /<
>#1 a small spiritual india book i had since<
+(SPIRITUAL INDIA+
+GIFT FOR ARATY)+
>1974 i gave to araty, #2 "god smiles for me"<
>by lsu alum ray burroughs, #3 corbu book<
>#4, kon tiki book, #5 tom davis research<
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+"GOD SMILES FOR ME"+
>book written by ray burroughs, architect /<
+(6 WEEKS TO LIVE)+
>(google my lsu alum's profound history)<
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 >marianne helped me prepare our gumbo<
>lunch and worked hard to create festive<
+(WE WORK EVERY DAY+
+TOGETHER @ DINNER)+
>dining & living room >christmas decor<
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 >marianne inherited beautiful dining room chairs<
>and buffet and acquired a matching dining table<
+(MARIANNE HAD A+
+CRAFTED DOWRY)+
>that has a magnificent polished wood quality<
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 >in the living room marianne has created a<
>table top installation reflecting her love<
+(CHRISTMAS IS A VITAL+
+>TIME FOR US BOTH)+ !
>for the memory of her birth in >detroit<
>(she lived in los angeles from age 5)<
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 >francois verloin degruy my great great grand<
>father of nola gruy family history graces our<
+VAUDECHAMP PORTRAIT+
+(FRENCH - NOLA ARTIST)+
>living room in a portrait by >vaudechamp<
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>marianne enjoys sala decor as we wait<
>for araty & vidya to arrive on a bright<
+(NAUTILUS SHELL+
+/ VERY SPECIAL)+
>and beautiful >lajolla saturday morn<
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 >marianne had some fun in our dining room<
>placing christmas wreaths on the cranes on<
+(GRUYERE=CRANES /+
+ANCIENT DNA LINK)+
>our buffet / (cranes synchronistically gruy)<
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 >araty and vidya rangswamy arrived bearing<
>a beautiful basket for marianne & i w/ many<
+(ARATY & VIDYA CAME+
+BEARING KIND GIFTS)+
>thoughtful gifts including tasty goodies, a<
>bottle of zinfandel & a fan for marianne<
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>thanks to the "river road" recipe of old friend<
>hilary duchein all loved our >turkey gumbo<
+(ARATY & VIDYA ARE+
+VITAL, FUN, ACTIVE)+
>we enjoyed hearing vidya's life in electrical<
>engineering & araty' as a busy >architect< !
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>to our relief , araty and vidya enjoyed our<
>turkey gumbo accompanied w/ a broccoli<
+(PERRIN ROSE' WINE+
+FROM>PROVENCE)<+
>salad, corn bread (and pie w/ icecream)<
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+WE SHARED THE FACT THAT /+
+DEREK & JIM, OUR SONS HAD+
>(google :> derek ray / reader /<
>taj mahal, for derek's article)<
+SPECIAL VISITS TO INDIA &+
+OUR OWN FOND MEMOIRS+
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>note : we think of many other alumni<
+(EACH PRECIOUS DAY+
+IS HARDER FOR US)+ !
>who we would like to invite to lunch<
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+THIS LUNCH IS FOR YOU TOO+
>(so many of you /<
>dear to our heart)<
+IN SPIRIT, IF NOT ACTUALITY+ !
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu