A new stage in my life...................

[Mameeskye]

Morning Sylvia & Helen....

Sounds like a fun trip, even if it is an early start. I have always wanted to visit India....so your trip is giving me hope that I may succeed in the future, even if not in the next few years! Teenage boys are so expensive!!

New Zealand had hot weather last week but it is cooling down now as autumn comes and Cyclone Pam is doing odd things to the weather systems and from tomorrow we will be pulling air up from the south - the Antarctic - which will mean the temps drop. Luckily South Island is unlikely to feel the effects but the East of North Island is likely to get a battering in the next few days.

Hope that you have a great day today. It is really lovely reading about your trip.

 

[Grannie G]

Thanks Mameeskye.

I've been meaning to post about Helens intention to learn at least one new word in hindi every day. She's doing well but I'm failing miserably.

No matter what, Helen keeps trying . She receives puzzled looks or smiles of recognition every time. The puzzled looks because perhaps she's not got it right and the smiles of recognition either show pleasure she is trying or maybe they are laughing at her accent.

I can only manage one word learnt in two weeks. Danyabad means thank you , I think.

 

[2jays]

Learning Hindi
There is a free travel AP for iPhone called

Hindi App - Perfect Travel App: India

It's the sort of thing I would download if I ever went to India

Don't know if it would be useful for you Sylvia

Love reading about your days


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[Grannie G]

We both downloaded the app. 2jays, but Helen is so much better than I am.

It started off very cloudy and misty this morning. Apparently it poured in the night and there was a thunder storm. I slept through it all.

We had a late breakfast and the cafe owner was troubled. He has trouble with his car and doesn't think it will be ready for the Temple visit tomorrow. Only a couple of minutes earlier, Helen had said she much preferred spontaneous trips than arranged ones and we'd need to set our alarms to get up early. Well wishes were horses and now we don't need to.
We reassured the cafe owner we didn't mind one bit.

Helen felt like a walk so has gone out. It is still cloudy but warm and pleasant. I still need to stay in and rest, yesterday's heat really sapped my energy. Also I wanted to do some ironing. I have never wanted to iron but today I did, perhaps missing a normal household chore.

So Helen is out and my ironing is done. I can settle on the balcony and read my kindle.

 

[2jays]

Sorry I should have realised that you both would be organised and sorted out App's

My goodness wanting to do ironing !!
A magical place there then if it makes ironing almost a pleasure

Enjoy your day xx




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[nitram]

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[Rageddy Anne]

The peace and calm are floating off my screen!

Sorry the heat forced you to rest Sylvia, but that's Nature's way, and I'm sure you will feel better in time..

It's chilly here, and has started drizzling, the shivery sort....but daffodils are out now.

 

[Grannie G]

It's the beauty of being here for a month Anne. We have time. We don't have to do something special every day as Dhiren and I did when we went away for a week, wanting to see all the sights, not wanting to waste a minute.

This time is not being wasted, it's a wonderful time, even ironing .

 

[Grannie G]

Sunset.

 

[Helen33]

I feel not a moment is wasted here. It is an enormous privilege to be able to totally rest, relax and experience the wonders of stillness.

It is the first day that I have wanted to really stretch my legs. I could see that Sylvia was as peaceful and happy as can be doing what she wanted to do. I bet all her ironing was done mindfully.

I decided to walk right down the hill road to Ramjule. I loved the walk. I took my camera this time for some more scenic shots and I'm glad I did. Eventually I came across a beautiful view of the Ganges and decided to walk down the 100 steps to get there. I walked right to the end of Ramjule on this side of the bridge and then I decided to go over the bridge and do a right turn. It was marvellous. I found temple gardens which I strolled around. I found a market which seemed endless. Eventually I strolled back and caught a tuk tuk back up the hill. I was greeted by Sylvia making me a nice cuppa.

Our tuk tuk man greeted me and asked if I was better. I told a porky and said I was better but Sylvia wasn't. It was much easier than explaining the reality. I slipped him the money we would have paid if we had gone out with him yesterday as arranged. He didn't want to take it but I insisted.

Sylvia and I are now going for a stroll down the hill and back again before dinner.

Love to you all

 

[Grannie G]

It doesn't look like I've lost much weight from here.

 

[Izzy]

I've rotated the photos but I found it much harder to do the size on the macbook than I do on the ipad. Perhaps I should leave it to Nitram!

 

[Izzy]

Ooops! You see what I mean?

 

[Grannie G]

Thanks Izzy. I wish I knew how to rotate them myself.

Do you think if I took the photos holding the iPad upside down, they'd post the right way up?

 

[DeborahBlythe]

Thanks Izzy. I wish I knew how to rotate them myself.

Do you think if I took the photos holding the iPad upside down, they'd post the right way up?

I expect if you stood on your head and took them, all would be well. But it would be an awful bothrr for you, unless your yoga skills are now extremely well-honed.

 

[creativesarah]

Sylvia no one looks skinny when they are bent over especially doing ironing!

Today went on stage at Church to give the Dementia friends talk a little plug, I had in my hand a little plug on some bright orange string!
Someone came up to me afterwards and asked if I had lost weight
I felt like saying 'No but I have had a bath!'

Other people came up though and were really encouraging, it must be beginning to show!

 

[Grannie G]

I'm sure it is beginning to show Sarah. I'm longing to see you. I know it shouldn't be about appearance but I also know how much it will benefit your health.

 

[nitram]

"Perhaps I should leave it to Nitram!"

OK by me.

EDIT
If anybody is wondering the source of my 'magic' I use the free >>>IRFANVIEW<<< to do a batch conversion, it only works on Windows but anybody using a MAC OS can use it by installing the free >>>WINE BOTTLER<<<

Just set long side to 650 for landscape or short side to 650 for portrait and tick boxes as required for rotation/flipping. Images will then fit nicely on the TP screen - at least for Windows and I think everybody else.

 

[Grannie G]

Thank you nitram. I will try.

 

[nitram]

If you Google Irfanview on MAC you should get plenty of info.