There’s already too much screen time
Who knows what ….. if it wasn’t restricted!!
Summer Camp 2024 three.
Author: SF
A YIndian, Yorkshire by birth and Indian by marriage. Originally from the UK, I've now lived in Mysore, South India for over ten years with my beautiful wife Manjula. MeandMycycle is about the ups, downs and ups of our life in Mysore and our creations: Mysore Bed and Breakfast and MyCycle Tours.
Summer Camp 2024 two
Our fun activities since returning to Mysore include:
Skating
Kaveri has progressed to new skates and uniform, again with the Elite Roller Skating Academy
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Swimming
classes again at our local pool.
and a local dance centre has organised their very own summer camp.
With a day out
Metamorphosis footnote
In India nothing ever seems to go to plan.
Delivered yesterday, there’s one or two places that need attention: bodywork, internals, indicators etc. but it’s over 89% there which is good.
So …. Sowbaghya, Antoinette and I went to the Lalith Mahal for a little celebration …
Samuella whose team did the work seems quite busy renovating other ambassadors.
He’s been working in them all his life.
Sowbaghya, with the support of Vasanth and Satish was leading from our end, the problem solving project manager.
Next morning Sowbaghya had arranged for us to take the car for Ganesh puja and the nearby Temple.
Unfortunately the battery was flat. As I said, nothing quite goes to plan.
So, a day later, the deed was done.
Metamorphosis Seven
The beauty arrives
Manjula’s Car rises again.
I bought it for her ten years ago.
Satish and I had searched Karnataka and eventually found it in Mandya District (near Srirangapatnam).
We needed it, as due to her health Manjula couldn’t safely and comfortably continue to ride pillion on my two wheelers.
We joked that not unlike the Bollywood movie — ‘Driving Miss Daisy” there was a chauffeur ( in our case a white old, not a black guy) and not an aged white woman as passenger but a brown ageless Indian beauty — my MAnjula.
It’s arrived at our house now….
Who’d have believed it…
Four years ago, Lucie is scrounging. Nowadays her access to street food is severely restricted as she’s getting on and sometimes had digestive issues. But this is the beginning of another story.
It was to be another two years before I met another light in my life.
Metamorphosis six
Let’s not talk about when it was supposed to be finished.
The cost is greater than expected but then I did add more to the list of jobs.
Still waiting
Summer Camp 2024 – one
It’s the third year since meeting Kaveri.
School holiday is a great opportunity to spend wonderful adventures together.
In our first week, this year we’ve visited Kodagu, Kannur and Wayanad. A great mix of countryside, sea and sand.
Kodagu in the western ghats is a couple of hours west of Mysore.
I’ve been many time to Kannur, further west in Kerala, and taken quite a few friends. Radhika Kaveri’s sister (auntie) couldn’t join us as her mother had an accident and needed support. Lucie a French workawayer helped out at the school and stepped into the breach. A great help.
Finally Shabaz our wonderful friend from Kannur dropped is Wayanad for a final night before returning to Mysore.
Metamorphosis 5
We’re getting there.
One more week to go
Hang on a minute there’s… . Another beaut…
No no no we stick with radical red…
Five years ago
A light wavered.
It didn’t go out as she’s very much with me.
Today on the fifth anniversary of losing her —- physically yes —- but not in any other way.
We remember Manjula
A meal is prepared including all her favourite things.
We offer it to her and by praying to her God we help her spirit find her way to the next incarnation.
You know who you are.
Friends, Romans, Countrymen .
No it’s not another posting about Shakespeare or Caesar —- it’s about a different inspiration —-
Manjula
As we approach the anniversary of Manjula’s partial departure five years ago (she is of course very much with us) I want to remember her beautiful wonderfulness and recall the good we’ve done together, in her name.
And so it’s also about you: ‘Manjula’s Kind’ friends who have given cash or help-in-kind or moral support to help me through the grief gravy and to take action.
Amongst these are (please follow the links for more information):
– granite benches and garden in our nearby park in Siddarthanagar in partnership with the MCC
-creativity days for 40 visually impaired young women,
– five events/workshops at Kaliyuvamane, (a ‘free/alternative school) for 100 children, there’s many mentions on our sites, here’s two … 1 and 2
– sponsoring a young girl who now attends Kaliyuvamane. The famous Kaveri who’s peppered throughout our sites and dominates my life.
– donating cycles
And many more actions
Thank you so much
Stephen
With Manjula
Me and MYCycle 