More Pongal!
January 14th, 2008
Morning remnants of the Pongal ritual of Bogi, the burning of the old to start anew.
The children at St. Joseph’s School this morning, waiting for Pongal festivities to begin.
The children perform a traditional dance for the celebration.
Man, great pictures, great writing, great experiences. How on earth will we keep this woman happy in Hartford? Pongals here, I guess.
Good job by you, Ms K
posted by Denis (01/14/08 7:13 pm)Hi aunt joann. Hope you are having fun on your trip. I am having so much fun loking at you pictures and imagining what is going on.
-Love Chris
posted by Chris Klimkiewicz (01/14/08 10:15 pm)Joann: We’ve just had the most beautiful snowfall: great, soft cottonball flakes that are clinging to every branch and twig, making trees look like Italian pastries and whitening the bushes so that you’d think you’re looking at the wigs in the checkroom at the Constitutional Convention of something. It is so lovely. The kids outside have made snowmen on so many lawns, one across the way looking a little tipsy but so expressive a face, perfect carrot nose and all with a striped scarf and sticks for arms under a tree branch that looks like a snake in pajamas. The temprature’s nice, in the low 30’s which follows what you will agree is simply preposterous temperatures in the 40s and even a day in the 50s — in January! But it was bitter cold before that, though, down in the single digits. Much like there, I’d guess. The sun is coming up to shine on all this and it is all so clean and bright and sparkly. Dazzling and magical.
posted by Denis (01/15/08 8:18 am)We so hope you’re well.
denis
Dear Joann,
We miss you and we love you!
good luck
Love your sister in law karen
posted by Karen Klimkiewicz (01/15/08 5:28 pm)Geez - how easy it is to get addicted to a blog. I’m going through withdrawal! Missing your daily stories and can’t wait to hear more…
posted by donna (01/16/08 9:06 am)