At Kochi.

Had got up around 6, the chores and The Quarterdeck was shut down systematically. There was a poignant moment as I went around closing the windows from outside the house to make it easier for me. Kittu was watching me rather intently as he realised that we were off on yet another jaunt. I told him that we'd to go meet up with Lekha's doctor and would be back on the 29th. Wonder whether he has registered my conversation. He had his morning food prepared by Lekha and was not seen around even as we were leaving.

Ramakrishnan, the newspaper boy had to be told about holding back our newspapers of the next two days and recommence dropping the newspapers from Thursday onward. He was late, this morning and had fetched up finally, around 8.

Breakfast was around a half past 9 and we finished up the packing subsequently. The maid had left by about 12 o'clock and we'd our lunch soon after. By the time we had kicked off on our journey, it was 1. Our first stop was at the Rajah Petrol Pump nearby, where I'd the tyre pressure checked. Realised that it was good that Id checked it because the pressure was less in all of them.

And we, then, took off towards Kunnamkulam as the route to Thrissur, these days, has been diverted because of the commencement of work on the new flyover at the kizhakkenada! The drive to Kochi was okay but the traffic was heavy, wonder why? After telling my cousin, I'd driven the Chevy straight to Gandhi Nagar and parked it there in a vacant slot. 

The time was 4 PM. Caught an auto rickshaw from there to the Kadavanthra Metro station, bought our tickets to Pettah and was at Rema's house before 5. She's recouping after the cataract surgery, Padmakumar was away on an errand and Karthika was busy with her 'work at home', after having joined Ernest and Young last week. Padmakumar had returned soon after.

We left Rema's by a quarter past 7, caught an Uber and had reached my cousin's place half an hour later!

And then, it was yakkittiyak all the way, as we caught up from where we had left last. We're here for the first time after Ramakrishnan's passing away. Missed him!

Tailpiece.

Tomorrow is the meeting with the doctors. Hope everything goes smooth.