My mind has drifted across the seas... to a land I have learnt much from, and grown to love.

This is a drawing promised to a kind lady under whose roof (the very roof in the drawing, by the way) we lived and spent some very beautiful months.

Drawing this has made me think of her and her kindness, of the moments spent in her lovely garden, smelling flowers, watching with delight the visiting birds, squirrels, cats and at times, a hedgehog! And on warm, cloudless nights, looking up into the dark sky with its million stars and talking about life with two very dear friends who shared it all with me. I couldn't have asked for better companions and so this post is for them (you know who you are!)...

The children giggled and talked to us shyly, listened to a reading of the book, made clay masterpieces and drew very beautiful pictures. 

It was an absolute pleasure to talk to these delightful children and their parents. A big thank you to all of you for coming.

Thanks also to Tulika, Kitabkhana and Kahanitree and of course to the lovely ladies Vaishali, Parinita and Rukhsar, for a very pleasant morning indeed.