Kala's house has been tastefully built on the sprawling land in front of the ancestral house. It has an idyllic setting with abundant greenery all around so much so that the interiors remain cool despite the prevalent weather outside!
The land on which the house stands used to be cultivable land - once upon a time - where paddy was grown and the whole area used to get waterlogged during monsoons. The foundation, thus required piling efforts to acquire the firmness that it has acquired today. The house has a touch of tradition coupled with modernity. Natural lighting streams in unhindered and the breeze flows through unfettered. Its entrance - though in the process of completion - has the touch of the grandiose ones of the old 'nair tharavadu'.
But what appealed to me the most was the continuous marbled veranda all around the house, which gives it a stately appearance. And as of now, it's uncluttered with just the right amount of furniture and showpieces. It's my fond hope that it continues to remain so and have also conveyed this wish of mine to the family.
And may all good things happen in that house. Leela kunjamma must be mighty pleased to see it from up there! Without her, Kurup kochachan though happy, looks lost!!
Tailpiece.
I've already made up my mind to go and spend a weekend out there. And one of the things that I look forward to do then is to settle down with a book, on the rocking chair perched in the outer veranda. And probably, watch the rains pitter-patter!
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