Below are some photos of when we lived here before


Shaikh Isa bin Sulman Al Khalifa was then the ruling Amir
Now his son is, since Sheikh Isa's death last year.

His Highness Shaikh Hamad bin Isa bin Al Khalifa


Shawn with Hassan our friend the carpet man
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This is Mike with Hassan

mike_hassan_2-78.jpg (144150 bytes)In 1978 
And Now mike_hassan_hisson_incarpetstore-11-00.jpg (29352 bytes) I don't think Hassan has aged ~ haha

Here are some photos of Shawn when we lived in Bahrain
shawn_me_housegirlmaria_8-77.jpg (137410 bytes) Shawn with me and our house girl Maria
shawn_witherikamansfield-bahrain78.jpg (136822 bytes)Shawn with my friend Erika
And with my friend RossAnn shawn_withrossann_jan78-bahrain.jpg (129494 bytes)


This is Shawn's first visit with a camel
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shawn_daphnie_skipper_bahrain-78.jpg (138173 bytes) Shawn with Skipper and Daphnie Alvarado.  Their dad Skip worked with Mike at Brown & Root.  Their mom, Frances and I worked together for a local Dr. here, Abdulla Kamal who died of a heart attack 2 years ago.
This is Frances, my friend Pat and I with Dr. Kamal
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Pat now lives in England and we have remained friends this whole time.  They came to see us in the states and when we lived in England we lived fairly close to them and tried to see them as much as possible.  
Frances and I are also still friends and we had lunch a few days before we left to come to Bahrain.  This is a picture of her at our lunch at Carl's BBQ in Houston.
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We stayed in touch with Hassan all these years and he would send us a Christmas Card every year. This is one of the cards he sent.  hassan_showingcarpets.jpg (26711 bytes) One year he sent us a tourist magazine that featured him and his carpet shop.hassan-inmagazine.jpg (54414 bytes)
He has done well these last 20+ years.  He has 2 shops and is building a 5 story building across from his present shop.  He has been a great friend all these many years and has been a big help with our move here this time.
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This is Hassan's building ~  he is hoping it will be finished soon ~ Inshalla ~  
Hassan's Building in progress

 

Enough of the past now here are some of the more recent photos ~