September 6th, 2010
There is one thing to be said about life here - there is never, ever anything such as a routine, dull day in India.
Well, not for people as privileged as we are, obviously. If you have to eke out a living it must be appalling here. But you know what I mean.
Take today for instance.
A rainy Monday. (And boy, did it rain. Someone clearly isn’t listening to Sheila-ji’s prayers)
I went for my last physio session before my African trip, at Back 2 Fitness in Malviya Nagar. And look what I spied, just before I turned [...]
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September 5th, 2010
In keeping with the grey, damp weather, it has been a rather sad weekend of farewells, never the nicest of things at the best of times.
On Friday we said a last farewell to our New Zealand friends Kerry Greig and David Hair, who are heading back to Wellington. Thank goodness it’s not to Christchurch, after the earthquake.
And then yesterday, it was time to say goodbye to one of my dearest friends in Delhi, Eden, though her party was such huge fun there wasn’t time to feel melancholy for a moment. Great Moroccan food, fabulous music, and everyone [...]
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August 30th, 2010
Daughter dearest and I came up with a great way to start the week.
Banish those irritating Monday morning blues by going jewellery shopping. Highly recommendable.
Off we went to Sunder Nagar, just as our favourite shop Navrattan was opening, and happily shopped away. If the truth be known, we mainly shopped for presents for other people, but there’s nothing like looking at beautiful stones and old silver bracelets and gorgeous antique jewellery to start the week on a truly positive note.
Minds you, I think we deserved our retail therapy after driving around this fair capital city this [...]
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July 29th, 2010
Another day has dawned, and it is far too hot and sunny for the time of year. Where is all our much needed rain, for goodness sake ? Alison and I sat on the terrace for our first coffee of the morning, then beat a retreat indoors, as it was already too hot and sticky at 7.15.
We had a lovely evening last night, welcoming a group of Alison’s friends home. Since most of the guests are also our friends, it was a lovely, relaxed, happy evening. Great wine.
The ayurvedic-termite-exterminator-wala is due here about 10 o’clock, so let’s [...]
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