Too long between posts. Computer in the office. TV in the office. Husband watching TV. Noise of hoops game. Channel surfing. Quiet living room calling. No laptop. Explanation? Excuse? No matter.

In brief. My India trip is approaching and my baby sister Suzy, whom I was to visit before the winter was over, sent me this card after I backed out of the visit.

"Happy Birthday and Bon Voyage" was the message in gold-pen calligraphy. I don't know if she drew it, or where she found the stamp. I love the creativity of the card. That's Suzy. So sweet and so creative.

I had asked my mother earlier about shots... she wasn't able to respond immediately but today I got a lovely belated birthday letter from her that included my long ago record of vaccines. It was a long letter and her handwriting got a bit crabbed toward the end. Signed, "Love Your Momma." Thank you, Mom (79 years in June). And I love you.

About the immunization records, though I haven't done the research, it appears I could have skipped the typhoid  vaccine, since I had it more than 40 years ago. We were in France then, and of course, times were different, but I wonder why I needed a typhoid vaccine in Europe at age 9. More questions for my mother.

A shot of my vaccine record. I had three oral doses of polio. Thank goodness. Kept my shoulders free and ripe for all the shots I've had in the past couple weeks!