Elsie, this is a beautiful insight into frontier life from the Memsahib of a Bwana Karani. There were others too who must have been through the adventures of roughing it out with their husbands. I know from what you and Mervyn have told me that there are many stories still locked way that I hope you will slowly release as an important part of the Goan heritage in East Africa. I hope it inspires other Goan folks (throughout the diaspora) whose parents are still alive to capture similar stories and put them in writing. Hundreds of Civil servants had over the years worked in small townships and frontier towns to keep the administration of government functioning. Unless there is a concerted effort at this time, all this rich history will be lost forever. Braz Menezes //www.matatabooks.com
