We'd got up, as usual, a trifle after 5 AM. Mini had lit the lamp in the puja room by a quarter past 5, she wakes up early! We followed her soon after and got through the regular morning chores followed by the prayer and the piping hot morning cuppa at the dining table, laced with conversation. I'd opened up all the windows and the doors despite the fact that we would be leaving home soon after lunch.
Natural light had to stream into the house to enhance its overall aura.
George and Sindhu had come in after 8, to continue with their work. The compound has slowly started looking clean and a good number of the rubber trees have been cleared off the weeds that had crept on to most. It will take a few more days of the blazing sun's light and heat to wither it away completely to release the real profile of each tree. Sadly, one among them has withered away completely but the rest are looking healthy and robust!
Vishnu, from the JSS, Kollam, had come around a half past 11 with the papers for my perusal and signature. He was headed for an exam around 2 o'clock and I'd explained the short cut towards the venue. Wonder how these chaps drive their mobikes through the relentless heat?
Said my farewell to mom and dad just around the time Aji, with his auto rickshaw, had arrived at the gate. Meanwhile, Raj Nivas was systematically shut down and everything that had been pulled out of the shelves were put back into their stowage places after wash and wiping with dry cloth. Lekha and Mini were at it till all the three of us were satisfied with the end result. The wet and the dry waste were disposed off appropriately, soon after our lunch.
After handing over the keys to the caretaker, we'd set off for Lekha's sister's place at Kottarakkara where we dropped our luggage and proceeded to drop Mini at her mother-in-law's. Couldn't thinking of sending her all by herself with her problematic leg! It was a short journey to Ayoor and boy, wasn't Sanil's mom thrilled to see us? We sat with her, had tea and talked about a host of things. She's yet to get over her youngest son's passing away. After spending time with her, we'd returned to Kottarakkara for a quiet evening. However, the impromptu visits of many of Lekha's friends and relatives made the evening hectic and extended but, we did, indeed have a great time with the interactions.
Tailpiece.
1. The 'khich khich' in my throat has been nagging me for the last couple of days after reaching Raj Nivas. Have been able to control it to a great extent with frequent saline gargles but the irritation persists. Only hope that I don't pass it on to Lekha. And I must get back in shape to be part of the Foundation's relief operations in Wayanad, slated for next week.
2. Missed out the 'Atalji Smruthi' at the auditorium of the Foundation in Thiruvananthapuram. As someone seems to have said, "It's only the PN Panicker Foundation that could pull off a function like this where people from across the political spectrum had conglomerated to pay homage to a much respected and decent political leader!" I couldn't have made it on time after finishing my engagement at Thalavoor yesterday. Maman had given me a brief about the programme.
Natural light had to stream into the house to enhance its overall aura.
George and Sindhu had come in after 8, to continue with their work. The compound has slowly started looking clean and a good number of the rubber trees have been cleared off the weeds that had crept on to most. It will take a few more days of the blazing sun's light and heat to wither it away completely to release the real profile of each tree. Sadly, one among them has withered away completely but the rest are looking healthy and robust!
Vishnu, from the JSS, Kollam, had come around a half past 11 with the papers for my perusal and signature. He was headed for an exam around 2 o'clock and I'd explained the short cut towards the venue. Wonder how these chaps drive their mobikes through the relentless heat?
Said my farewell to mom and dad just around the time Aji, with his auto rickshaw, had arrived at the gate. Meanwhile, Raj Nivas was systematically shut down and everything that had been pulled out of the shelves were put back into their stowage places after wash and wiping with dry cloth. Lekha and Mini were at it till all the three of us were satisfied with the end result. The wet and the dry waste were disposed off appropriately, soon after our lunch.
After handing over the keys to the caretaker, we'd set off for Lekha's sister's place at Kottarakkara where we dropped our luggage and proceeded to drop Mini at her mother-in-law's. Couldn't thinking of sending her all by herself with her problematic leg! It was a short journey to Ayoor and boy, wasn't Sanil's mom thrilled to see us? We sat with her, had tea and talked about a host of things. She's yet to get over her youngest son's passing away. After spending time with her, we'd returned to Kottarakkara for a quiet evening. However, the impromptu visits of many of Lekha's friends and relatives made the evening hectic and extended but, we did, indeed have a great time with the interactions.
Tailpiece.
1. The 'khich khich' in my throat has been nagging me for the last couple of days after reaching Raj Nivas. Have been able to control it to a great extent with frequent saline gargles but the irritation persists. Only hope that I don't pass it on to Lekha. And I must get back in shape to be part of the Foundation's relief operations in Wayanad, slated for next week.
2. Missed out the 'Atalji Smruthi' at the auditorium of the Foundation in Thiruvananthapuram. As someone seems to have said, "It's only the PN Panicker Foundation that could pull off a function like this where people from across the political spectrum had conglomerated to pay homage to a much respected and decent political leader!" I couldn't have made it on time after finishing my engagement at Thalavoor yesterday. Maman had given me a brief about the programme.
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