"(Until her death in 2002)...she did not learn the local languages and retained a keen interest in Reader's Digest and The National Geographic."
From the wonderful article in The (London) Times about Lady Ruth Khama, the British wife of the first post-independence president of Botswana (in 1965), the chief of the Bamangwato tribe, Seretse Khama:
"(Until her death in 2002)...she did not learn the local languages and retained a keen interest in Reader's Digest and The National Geographic."
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"Never despise the day of small things."
-- Zechariah 4:10 T: I hope there's going to be Kartoffelsalat at the barbecue tonight.
Her Friend: Weisst du wie man 'Salat' auf Englisch sagt? T: Salad. HF: Wie sagt man 'Kartoffel'? T: Potato. HF: Warum sagst du denn nicht 'Potato Salad'? T: Weiss ich doch nicht. |