or what does it say on the cake?
For our other member of the family
And again two days later.
Happy Birthday
Tag: birthday
Girls are back in town
Radhika was 17 this week so with Kaveri back for a skating race we made Sunday into an extra celebration.
Happy Birthday
Radhika B Radical
Kaveri grows fast.
Birthday happening
Well if ‘last’ years birthday is anything to go by I’ve fully localised.
31st December can seem a weird day for a birthday. Or maybe not.
Endings and beginnings
There’s always multiple celebrations
It was wonderful.
A steady stream of lovely friends making it a day to remember.
Plus my girls were here (kaveri and Radhika) having missed Christmas together, we shifted Christmas to the morning and began my birthday at noon 12.35 sharp 🤭
and Rinkal and Sheetal are seriously becoming an integral part of the team. Welcome to you.
Next morning
Happy New Year.
Let them eat cake
The third cake saw the gang celebrating Manjula’s birthday at a Mysore micro brewery.
Maria can’t believe we’ve devoured so much cake.
We continue to celebrate Manjula’s birthday for a whole week and onwards.
and recognise our support for our Tibetan friends through decorating our house
Bring on the Cake.
Not forgetting Lucie being spoilt by Ina.
And then again, not satisfied with one we had to have another.
This time following the theme of the radiant sun that Manjula brought into our lives and still appears exactly when it’s needed.
Gathered today on Manjula’s bench, next to Manjula’s garden, eating Manjula’s radiantness cake and celebrating her wonderfulness on her 51st birthday celebrations that have already gone on for a week. we have Kaveri, Radhika, Maria, John, Ina, Lucie and Stephen.
Please note Ina is naughty, bribing Lucie for affections with cake.
That’s after Mr No experience was coerced into decorating Kaveri’s palm
Next day
SB couldn’t miss out and had to have more cake….
Yes that’s two pieces. One was supposed to be for her son Naveen.
Celebrating Manjula
We begin remembering Manjula on what would have been her 51st birthday.
Here are our current guests Ina— the stalwart— who has visited us at Mysore Bed and Breakfast, almost every year for at least a month (with a break during the pandemic) and John, also a ‘glutton for punishment’ as he’s a returner —who we haven’t yet scared away — Settling in and helping us plan our rememberances.
Vasanth, Sowbaghya and I visited the nursery to get birthday flowers for Manjula’s garden. Unfortunately I didn’t get a photo of Priyanka, the friendly young woman shopping there. She donated a plant, on hearing why we were there..
How cool is that?
John
made a lovely ‘short’ of our first stage. . 🤭🤪
Next …. SB arrives with the first of three, yes three cakes….
and the family hanging out in the park ….
Stormy weather. happy birthday.
This new sunshine has reached ten…. We fought through the storm, uprooted trees and general mayhem to get to celebrate Kaveri’s birthday.
That means a ritualistic cake sharing.
She already acts like a teenager so what age does she believe she is?
Delayed.
Christmas gift giving was delayed as Kaveri and I were otherwise engaged on the day itself.
We combined it with my birthday on New Years Eve and Sowbaghya created a lovely day.
Great to feel the love of friends here and away and to share special time with Kaveri.
Grandad poo
Lady at corner shop complained about Kaveri not calling me uncle. Honestly it’s ok!
If only she knew what my granddaughter Poppy called me🤔🤭🫣
Manjula’s Mysore News : October 2022
STOP PRESS CHECK THE VIDEO
Manjula’s Mysore is now the name of the new business. and we’ve already done a few things…
A fun day of activities for forty young visually impaired women on what would have been Manjula’s 49th birthday. Please Check the video created by Faizan.
We’ll always do something on her birthday
Created a garden in the park opposite.
A holiday in Kannur for our extended team
Reopened mysore bed and breakfast and mycycle tours. This month the MCC : Mysore City Corporation issued a business licence and so we’ve officially welcomed our first guests.
The new business has allowed Stephen to get a business visa, to continue to stay in India. So far he’s not been able to get an OCI (overseas citizen of india) and most importantly it’s another way to celebrate MAnjula
Manjula’s Mysore is a three year project to do good as MAnjula would have wanted
Me and MYCycle 