Talking to Harry about recently we agreed that you always feel ready to come home at the end of a holiday. In many ways this has been like an extended Indian craft holiday and I am excited to be coming back although not for the weather or actually having anywhere permanent to live! But that …
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The pressure is on. Must get as many projects completed as possible!
Never let it be said that doctors aren’t competitive. They are and I am. I am on a mission to finish up as many things as possible. It is nearly as bad as an obsession about purple or prime numbers or spirals. To fit everything in as I am running out of time and want …
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Trying so hard not to buy anything related to stationary and craft here! But failing……
Whilst most of you are getting up today I will be heading off to Pune or Poona for my final (promise really!) set of supplies for my last week here in India. I just need a bit more paper, some mauve fluffy pompom balls, a bit of lace, some leather for a luggage tap and …
Post Valentine’s Day Post
So there is a little bit of hype here in Pune for Valentine’s Day but really nothing of substance which, to be honest, is a relief. I have run away from the fantastic organic farm about an hour outside Pune to stay in the city for the weekend. Going to the synagogue was a wonderful …
Only stuff from my trip to Hampi.
Actually I stayed in Anegundi on the opposite bank to Hampi and made all this stuff there! I cycled to quite a few temples in Hampi and enjoyed the hippyness of the Hampi Bazaar area. But mostly I came for the stunning scenery and to stay in Uramma Cottages (https://urammaheritagehomes.com/properties-hampi/uramma-cultural-residency/) which came highly recommended. Every …
Heading west to Pune. New and exciting.
Not to that Osho place though! Having had an eight day stint in Hampi and seen what I wanted to see and made what I wanted to make – well apart from my dreadful attempts at rangoli (temporary pavement art with ground up white or coloured rock) – I thought it was time to move …
These monkeys are soooooooooo naughty!
They steal food from your hand at breakfast and take water bottles and open them. Amazing! I am staying outside Hampi in a small rural village called Anegundi. I wander around singing the song about their hometown in Fiddler on the Roof – Anatevka (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWiRetxeviw). They are both poor but the kids are happy. Muslims …
Off to Hampi. Land of temples, boulders and coracles (round boats).
I decided that a combination of lots of old and often semi-ruined temples combined with boulders that looked like they had been sent down from some outer galaxy would be good start for my last month in India. I wanted to do some rangoli. These are temporary pavement decorations often in white but in colour …
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Leaving Goa. Off to new places and people and experiences. Oh and I had better do some knitting!
I felt very mixed about Goa when I arrived. I was seeking warmth and it certainly has this. But it felt very different from the rest of India. More finished off and it was much more expensive. I have spent more than double here in one month than I did in Rajasthan. But having two …
Coming to the end of January….
I am staying in Olaulim Backyards with the following…. Savio and Pirkko who own this wonderfully serene place. Then there are their teenage children who often help out (impressive for teenagers!), other guests and …… a donkey, a goat, a pony, three cats, four dogs. This morning I saw frogs jumping around and I am …