Sunday, December 23, 2018

A late start!

Since we had slept late last night, Lekha did not have her alarm on saying that she wanted to sleep a bit more into a Sunday morning. Accordingly, we'd got up at a 20' past 6. We went through our chores and were ready, well, within our usual time listening to the strains of Rangoli after the 'Njaanappaana' and the 'Harinaama keerthanam'.

Preetha was in soon after, Lekha and she had left immediately for the Mammiyoor temple as it was 'Thiruvathira', a puja that was being organised had to be attended and a visit to the supermarket for sundries! Padmakumar didn't have to go to the office today as was told earlier - against an off for a hartal, in between. It will be after the Christmas holidays, now - and Achu was back from Perundurai, late last night.

Mini and family were expected for lunch and they planned to set off for Guruvayur around 1600 hrs. Around a half past 2, Tommy had arrived with our Grandmother clock. He got it going, took away the Grandfather clock that was with us for the last four years. The former is of German origin while the latter is of Chinese origin, the only difference being that the latter has more woodwork on its head!

Tommy and his team left an hour later.

Mini and gang fetched up by about 1900 hrs. It was a boisterous evening as we caught up with each other. They heft for the temple for an evening 'darshan' and returned by about 2200 hrs! A late dinner consequent to that!!


Tailpiece.

Mini told us a strange story. When all of them were here - at 'The Quarterdeck' - towards the last week of October, when my condition was getting worse she'd got up sometime past midnight to have a glass of water when she heard "Mom crying about my ill health". It used to be a fact that she was very worried whenever I used to fall sick and what Mini must have heard cannot be passed off as something that was out of her imagination?

Mom, I'm only too glad to know that you're monitoring me. I feel very nice!     

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