Happy New Year Everyone...

Family....

Isabella and Marina

Isabella and Marina on the beach at Westwinds.

Tropical Christmas..on the beach

The Puttalam skyline is changing... very fine restoration of a family home...

A really fine restoration of a family home in Puttalam...

1 Colombo Road, Puttalam. Just great street food.....

Just before you turn right for the Anuradhapura road, the Ashraf Hotel has the best egg hoppers, prawn curry,  samosas and a fine collection of 'chicken parts'....  Enjoy!

BAREFOOT in the South- Enjoy the holidays....

Decoration for a Catholic Feast. Dankotuwa.

Less is more...

Sophia.

Little Sophia, off to Australia. Exchanged her for a piece of paper at the airport last night! Thats what parents get when they send off an 'unaccompanied minor' - a receipt!

'O' levels begin today! Good luck Isaboo!

An early breakfast and last minute look at a text book then off to Ladies to be there by 7.30....

Exam starts at 8.30  Good luck to all the kids on the island.

Dr. R. L. Spittel was born Born in Tangalla on December 9, 1881

My Thanks to Chandana Dissanayake, Senior Lecturer at Sabaragamuwa University, for letting me know that Dr. R.L. Spittel's birthday is today. The picture is from an album of pictures dated 1939.

Chandana Dissanayake's article may be read here. 

Messenger Street, Colombo.