January 31st, 2010
“Breathe. Be zen. Calm down,” I muttered pointlessly to myself this afternoon, when I discovered that my all-singing, all-dancing mobile had somehow re-set itself to its factory settings.
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Not a good afternoon. My language wasn’t very good either.
The rest of the day has been spent packing & tackling all the last minute Stuff that always seems to happen pre-departure. We leave tomorrow for a week in Dubai, and are no doubt seriously exhausting our stock of goodwill with the ever hospitable Kumud and Gautam. I am having my knees operated on the 3rd, by another of [...]
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January 30th, 2010
What a brilliant day this has been - and will no doubt continue to be. The latter statement is (a) because we are having dinner with dear friends, and (b) because of something special which is happening tonight :
Voila.
Lizzie stayed over last night, and we sat on the roof under what I thought was a full moon, but clearly wasn’t, and we drank white wine and chatted. Then this morning, we sat on the verandah in the sun and had coffee and chatted some more, before heading off to Shahpurjat to meet Sonam. I know I [...]
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January 29th, 2010
Well that’s it, then.
Winter is over.
Bring on the spring-like weather, which is a joy in Delhi, because before too long, it will be summer. But in that brief interval, between the chilly fog & the summer heat, Delhi’s weather is beautiful – mild and pleasantly sunny - and the city looks great. To celebrate, Lizzie (whenever she arrives) and yours truly are going to have a glass of wine on the roof terrace, under a full moon.
I left you yesterday en route to the dress rehearsal of Beating Retreat - and what an impressive spectacle it [...]
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January 28th, 2010
Yesterday was a delightfully indolent, admittedly self-indulgent day. Himmat and I went and did some essential shopping in Sunder Nagar – jewellery. Mock not. Presents for 2 new born baby girls.
Lunch at the Golf Club, where we bumped into Naina and Rashid, so we all had a big catch-up and a run through of our upcoming trip to Kaziranga in March - can’t wait. 2 days back in the city, and I am ready to head off to the jungle again.
Noni was there, plus friends from Shillong, and since it was pleasantly sunny, it felt like a [...]
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