A wonderful woman

In so many ways.

She could beat the Brit with her fast thinking humour.

This month I don’t rely just on my memory as I’m being constantly reminded by the smart phone photos of what happened five years ago when MAnjula had had enough.

This image (thanks for creating it Punith) popped up. As with everything, a story goes with it. …

Occasionally we’d have guests who’d arrive a bit fed-up. Maybe tired from the daily onslaught of travel or messed up by the consistent inconsistencies of this unpredictable land.

Manjula and I would realise (using secret signals) that we had someone who was ‘glass half full’ and then we’d turn up the jokey banter ‘smelling salts’ to help bring them round.

In due course when we were over full (when I’d lose my bedroom due to too many guests) it became known as ‘full full’. In time MAnjula used the term to reflect our happy life together.

It was ‘full full’ just too short.

A third friend.

Lucie and Billet-Doux have taken to walking with me in our park at ten each eve.

A new friend has appeared. After a few false starts and falling over I’ve now managed to photograph her.

She calls out. A sort of sophisticated cheeping sound and flits closeby seemingly sitting intentionally in locations on our route.

Or I’m assuming the best and maybe she wary of the ginger hunter by our side.

The metamorphosis begins…

Vasanth and Sowbaghya are helping liaise with Sam whose team have taken on the job.

He couldn’t quite understand why I wished to preserve the number plate, as it is.

Probably no one else did either.

It’s now a piece of artistic memory in the upstairs lounge.

Ok some might say it’s just extra tat but it is part of our story.

Guests become friends

We would often say how lucky we are to have found each other and shared our home with a constant stream of new friends arriving at our door.

We had visitors yesterday.

A lovely family who first came to stay with us ten years ago with their young daughters.

What a lovely surprise.


B C Shetty and Mamatha
Dhrithi and Diya

Dhrithi and Diya have now grown to be strong clever young women, a real credit to their parents and themselves. At ages 15 and 17 they’ve been home schooled.

Fantastic and a great example how the women in India are seriously getting their act together.

Wonderful positive shared memories of MAnjula and our friends

The family are from Karkala and work full time for their NGO Kadike Trust and promote udupisaree

In August 2013

Blah blah blah

Two more Godfather cards were given out.

Guests’ wishes and memories of MAnjula

Back from our weekend away

SB was all prepared for todays big puja.

Today!
I’m uncertain my T shirt was appropriate wear.

After our ‘family’ weekend, that’s Me with the girls…. Kaveri, her mum Chandrika, sister (aka auntie) Radikha together with Lucie at Chera Rocks in Kannur,

We introduced body boards to the beach, work and play. A fun weekend together.