After a soapy shower we headed to meet our friends at Las Cambritas for good Mexican food and great music (A Sunday tradition). Some of us danced and the company and conversation was good. One topic at a break in the music - Do children have an instinct about what they will do when they grow up? Interestingly the men seemed to know eg: David always knew he would be an engineer, Chris wanted to drive trains and he did, another knew that one day he would play in a group and our friend Fred who is a falconer (works with birds of prey to protect the vineyards) always was fascinated with birds and things that fly. The women's answers were different. Ruth wanted to be a native American and was told by a teacher that she couldn't be one. Lin said that she wanted to be a Queen and again a teacher explained to her she couldn't ever be one. Both these women still remember the disappointment they felt. They grew up to be great women anyway and I relish conversations with them. The conversation began because we had heard a great interview of John Lennon and he said that even though he was very shy from a very young age he looked for his name in the art and music reviews and he knew someday it would be there. Instinct or self fulfilling prophecy? Food for thought while you enjoy my pictures from today.
The engineer and "The Queen" dancing above and the train driver and Mike ordering from our favorite waitress below.
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