We managed to fit in homework of Maths and Hindi (I was delegated to doing some illustration), skating, shopping for Rakhi
and a new comb (my morning duties include hair combing, so the comb has suffered), supper and we fitted in a the angry birds movie. Lots.
I think I spotted real blissful looks from Kav at some sloppy bits.
Night time story this week has been.
Incredible insights into slavery, disability and a woman pharoah. The last, nicely timed to follow a discussion on the pyramids.
Already and it’s only Tuesday
This week we start a new arrangement.
Kaveri is now staying alternate weeks between the home MAnjula created and home with her mum Chandrika
That’s after ..
.. a Great weekend together
It’s involved buying new shoes, maths, animals, angles, English, Hindi (I was not involved with that one), breakfast, more and more.
It’s exhausting.
I’m feeling it but also realising how Sowbaghya is stepping up by preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner and finishing my pathetic attempts to comb Kaveri’s hair.
It reminds me of … what a challenge it is and my own long hair in the 70s.
and another thing … the curriculum, text books, homework have made mistakes about turtles and tortoises. It’s sort of understandable but can’t correct it for Kaveri as she’d then answer it wrong in her homework or test. . Now there’s a lesson, of sorts.
A tortoise might be a type of ‘turtle’ and a reptile but it doesn’t live in water but on land!!
Here’s thanks from AI searching the net.
Yes, all tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. Tortoises are a type of turtle that are specifically adapted to live on land, while the term “turtle” generally refers to reptiles with shells that can live in both aquatic and terrestrial environments.
Here’s a more detailed explanation:
The homework had got tortoises going in the water.
In August Manjula would have been 52.
We have traditions in the U.K. to commemorate and recognise significant people’s contribution by installing a blue plaque on the house where they lived
Like this one ….
So we just had to get one for MAnjula
MAnjula remains in our home in Mysore in so many ways, this seemed like a fitting tribute to our precious …
We love and miss you MAnjula. You’re here in our hearts and guide us in everything we do.
Manjula was our sunshine and a …
We’ll do more to remember her on her happy birthday.
… about my purpose.
It was pretty clear this weekend.
I’ve adopted an extra grand daughter and this was our first weekend together since my return from holiday
Thank you Kaveri.
You are IT
I’m adjusting to the time difference (this weeks excuse for inability),
But it’s not easy ..
It’s the second morning I managed to drag myself up early for yoga, I’m waiting for the teacher at the gym with three other women when another male student walks in to speak to the women in Kannada. The local language.
Our gentle giant then leaves.
After a few minutes they get up to leave, and when I ask they tell me it’s cancelled.
I was obviously too pale and linguistically ignorant for him to tell me.
Later that morning is my next challenge.
Billet-Doux clambered through the hall (lounge) window, jumps down and drops the rat which scurries away. A gift?
Sowbaghya shrieks so she doesn’t like the surprise.
I tolerate the louder and louder squeaks coming from under the divan.
I have to take action with the help of a lathe stick .
…
But then Facebook brightens my day. The Donald —whilst destroying the US fabric — entertains.
PS in the middle of the night Bullet-Doux who’s supposed to be sleeping but she’s faffing around. Next I hear squeals and investigate under the bed.
The queen is eating a bat!
I can’t imagine what might happen next.
Me and MYCycle 