Olympics pool
I finally got around to giving Danielle her wedding present. This is not how I visualised it. I can still remember the excitement of buying it and looking forward to Continue Reading →
Category: Family & Friends
Swan lake and the Bolshoi ballet
This summer we had three productions of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake to chose from. The English National Ballet version, an Australian version and the Bolshoi Academy’s one. I chose the third Continue Reading →
Pop concerts
When Kavitha was at junior school her favourite pop group was the ‘Back street boys’. She collected every single thing she could about the band short of putting up posters Continue Reading →
Woodford
Yesterday we rounded up the evening by going to the only Michelin starred restaurant in Woodford. It is a new place and has been given rave reviews. There is normally Continue Reading →
Achan
I just wanted to say thank you once again to all my friends and family. When Amma rang Asha in the middle of the night with the news, we were Continue Reading →
Lake Vyrnwy and the wedding
Last year this time we were getting ready for Kavitha’s Indian wedding. The Saturday before was the English ( or rather Welsh) wedding which was held at Lake Vyrnwy. Kavitha Continue Reading →
Horror films and Kavitha
When Kavitha was at junior school, she invited her friends to come around and play with her one Saturday. By lunchtime she asked me if she could get some videos Continue Reading →
Neighbours and Hilda
I took Kavitha to visit our previous neighbours today. They are all in their nineties and have been asking to see the baby. Hilda lived across the road from us. Continue Reading →
St Jude school and headstands
Roshini, my friend from school, wanted me to write something about my St Jude school days. St Jude was one of the best schools in the Kollam district in my Continue Reading →
Lakshmi and her wardrobe
Since her birth, many of our friends and family have been wanting to come and visit little Lakshmi. Kavitha wasn’t ready and no one knew her new address. So last Continue Reading →
