[Oe List ...] twins

[A.M. Noel]

Dear Dhondiram & Shanker,

Wishing you both the best from Linda and myself 

A. M. Noel

 

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From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf
Of Nancy Lanphear
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 8:43 PM
To: OE Community
Subject: [Oe List ...] twins

 

Dear Dhondiram and Shankar,

 

I remember the evening when the Wiegel boys were out late one evening at the
RLC. I can't remember whether they showed up for dinner or not, but my
intuition is that they were there, and then quickly disappeared. We searched
for them when it became dark and found them in the chicken house. They
decided our 25 chickens and 1 rooster needed names so we could track their
activities. They came up with names for each,  put the names on a chart and
then banded each chicken's leg with masking tape on which they wrote its
name. The rooster was named Brian and the mythology around him continues to
this day at Songaia. The ladies, or hens, had such names as Lucy, Bertha,
and other feminine names, without any attempt to copy the names of those of
us living at the RLC, which was smart.  The most interesting part of this
exercise to me was that they remembered these "ladies" by name.  What
kids!!!

 

 

What they didn't realize, or maybe they did, is that you don't name farm
animals that you intend to kill some day. When it came time for the chickens
to be slaughtered, there was no interest in doing the deed, so our neighbor
said she would take them, and so she did. 

 

Fred

 

I have many memories of you as you were growing up.  The first took place at
Kemper building.  I suppose you were returning to Chicago after being in
Kenya, but I am not sure.  What I remember was that I was standing in the
Guild Hall in the back of the ground floor.  I truly felt/heard a rumble and
racket out in the front hall.  And can you guess what was happening?  It was
the Wiegle twins arriving in the front door. Their energy and exuberance was
an awesome sight and experience!   Little did I know that I would have the
amazing privilege of living with those same twins for 2 years at the RLC
(Residential Learning Center - the new student house) in Bother, WA many
years later!

 

Another:  Both of the boys, but particularly Dhondi would become nasally
congested when he drank milk and he drank milk regularly.  We had him come
to the Acupuncture clinic to have some treatments for the congestion.  One
day, I spotted him coming our of the treatment room holding a bunch of
toilet paper to his nose and exclaiming loudly - "they gave me a needle in
my head and now my nose will not stop running". It did temporarily help the
congestion!

 

Yet another:  I remember the night of Shakar's first concert at school when
he was playing the cello. He came upstairs dressed to the "9s" in a royal
blue jacket and black slacks!  His hair was slicked back and he really
looked like a star!

 

There are many more encounters and tales to be told, but for now this is the
end. Have a great 30th celebration.  You guys are dearly loved,

 

Nancy

 


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