In Memory

I heard this morning that a dear fried had passed away. He travelled widely in India, Afghanistan and Nepal and was the best informed and most knowledgable person I have ever known on the history and culture of this part of the world. Sadly he lost one of his legs earlier this year, but despite this he retained a dignity, optimism and evenness of temperament that few could emulate. My blip is a wall-hanging that he brought back and gave as a gift. Words cannot express how much he will be missed.