Tassara e-zine

Newsletter #5

Robin and Sophie Oliver
Hand Across the Oceans
It's really good to be in touch and I know Sophie is really looking forward to seeing you and our other family when she goes over later this year. It's ages since I was last there-I can't remember exactly the year, but you and Phrine were still at home. My!! what a lot has happened since then.
It was great seeing your M &D and Uncle and Aunt last year, albeit very briefly.
Sophie is working very hard in the City, tho' she doesn't really like it very much. I can't say I blame her; she is naturally a creative and artistic kind of person and marine cargo insurance is hardly the most inspiring subject to have to get your teeth into every day. She also has to sit in a cold and draughty (and unreliable) train for two or more hours a day, and until I got a motor last year, had to deal with a 2 mile walk in the early morning dark, cold and wet, to the station and back in the evening. She was and is a real heroine and you can't imagine how proud I am of her and how much I love her.
We live quite close to A..Julia and Uncle Tommy and their families, but as usual in such circs. We hardly ever see each other-silly isn't it?
I'm looking forward to my wife and little daughter, Jessica , joining us soon from the good ol' Philippines. It's a smashing place, but like most ex-Spanish colonies the economy is totally in the hands of just a few families who seem to delight in keeping the masses as poor as they can, ending up with an economy where ordinary folk are living on the edge the whole time and have no extra cash to spend on the kind of stuff which makes economies dynamic. So its impossible to make a decent living there, and the Philippines major export is now PEOPLE !! You mention you have some working with you. It's such a shame.
One thing Sophie didn't mention to you is that she is a beauty Queen title holder and a very good singer. She came first in the local Colchester karaoke competition last year.
Anyway, better close now. Please give my love to your Mum and Dad and to Phrine and family and to you too
Take care
P.S. I've tried to attach a recent photo of Sophie in the cockpit of an SE5a of World War I vintage. It's the only flying one left in the world and normal people are usually not allowed anywhere near it. All of the US ace fighter pilots of WWI flew in this kind of aircraft.
To see the photo Click Here

Rita Melson
Hi You Guys,
How are you doin? Hope Penny had a fab time in Ohio and spent some quality time with the children. I expect Tito found a few things to do whilst you were away!!!
Listen, I spoke to Julia last night on the phone. What's all this about you guys coming over here with Eric and Bridget?
Its great news but you've picked the very time that Tom and I will be away in Italy. We fly on out 1st June for 2 weeks. Does it have to be at that particular time. We will be so upset it we can't spend some time with you all.
I know you are planning to stay with Julia but please remember you will all be very welcome to stay at our house. We'd like to repay your brilliant hospitality. We often speak about our smashing holiday with you last year. Anyway please rethink your schedule because we can't "unbook" our trip as we've already paid for it.
We love Marco's website and I'm positively hooked on logging on. Looking
forward to hearing from you.