My dilemma

I just finished reading 'The Rice Mother' by Rani Manicka. Author's first book but excellent indeed. I couldn't put it down. That is where the dilemma started. I have heard of actors/actresses taking a character and turning themselves into the character and living like them for the duration of the shooting of their film and sometimes beyond depending on how committed they are....I read a book and I get into the character's head and I start to live the book...how weird can it be!!!This has been happening for a number of times now. First I thought it was a particular author ...now I know it is not them it is me!!! What do I do now

read the review here on http://www.sawnet.org/books/reviews.php?The+Rice+Mother

Tigz

Our new kitten is here...
9 weeks old and rather cute

On a journey to the world of fairies

Bluebells are closely linked to the realm of fairies. This is middle of May and We didn't want to wait anymore .. If we don't go this week we would have to wait for another 12 months...so we went in anticipation of finding some fairies.

We found a beautiful church set in the idyllic village near the woods we were aiming for.





I was told the fairies will not appear to adults... only children...that made me wonder ..what if the adult think like a child ?...




It was getting cold and the sun was shy to come out...we looked everywhere...it was like a carpet of blue in the woods!!!




Did we find any fairies? That I cannot say...

Election.....UK style and in India

It was general election yesterday.
Last year I was in India for the general election and it felt like a big celebration gearing up towards the day...


Colourful photos and writing even on a quiet location !!



Here it was quiet except for a lonely aircraft with a tail that said " Great County...Bad Government" couple of days ago and party support boards in front of some houses.

I went to vote and met my MP and wife outside the empty Church hall which displayed 'Polling Station" in black and white. As I went in at 3.15pm there was no one else in the hall but the officials. I was given two ballot papers..one for the general election and one for the council election. As I registered my vote it didn't feel like a historic moment ..where was the inkdot on the nail...where was the queue...where was the fight?

Muddle free Maths

I am going to a 5 week Maths course aimed at parents. It is not the Maths I need help with ...it is the vocabulary. Today we learnt about 'wicked bubble' and 'chunking'....last week it was 'number line' and 'partitioning'. I didn't know there was a world out there with all these words. What I need is a 'Maths vocabulary -to- simple English' dictionary. Next week we are going to be dealing with fractions...and I have a suspicion there will be enough vocabulary to keep us occupied for the next couple of years!! Hopefully we will be learning through a helpful medium...chocolate cake..I didn't know learning Maths could be this fun!!!

Cousins

Cherry blossoms






Cousins on the trampoline


Posing for camera




More posing

Yesterday was noisy at home with cousins visiting from Oxford. Girls chatted for hours and they would have continued all night if they could....

It took a while !!! I am ready for updates ....

Its spring and the blossoms are everywhere and it brings out the artist in me....(I didn't know there was one hidden inside me until I got my camera out)