Wonderful help 20180410

Had a really good conversation with a volunteer this morning about how to edit videos.  I seem to have been struggling for so long trying to do it but then suddenly here is this person ready to answer all my questions.  It was SO useful. She surprised me by saying that videos mustn’t be too long. One to two minutes if fine because that is the nature of most people’s attention span!

I think I can manage to do that once a week but lets see.  After all the help she gave me I am really sorry the only picture I have got of her is very hazy.  But it does show that as well as talking we managed to mulch one of the beds ready for summer.

Its wonderful how help like this comes when I need it.

First harvest 20180409

Back to ‘normal’ – whatever that is – today and picked this first harvest of the new bassella spinach.  It looked, felt and tasted delicious.

Spent some time successfully working on my latest video.  At last I have found a video editing software that seems to work.

Sound garden 20180408

Went around various places in Auroville today on Sylvia’s last day in India.  We found this ‘sound garden’ near Svaram (a unit that makes musical instruments) which consisted of interesting installations making different sounds.  I just loved this one which made ‘sounds of storms’ – it really made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.  It will be a fabulous place to bring the grand children.

I am writing this mid afternoon and I am already missing Sylvia!

Headlong into summer 20180407

I love this picture of Rajan and Magzhiran who I think is now leaving the terrible twos and will be three very soon. 

Found out today that my yoga teacher is leaving next week and won’t be back until the end of August.  Sylvia leaves tomorrow evening.

As the weather gets hotter it seems that I am careering headlong into summer with fewer things happening and people around.  I have already got my list of things that I will do in this quieter time and try to keep my motivation up for doing yoga on my own.

A bucket of red 20180406

Picked a LOT of these chillies this morning which we are going to use for drying.

However many times I see them I never get tired of the colour.  Its like it dances.

Unexpected quiet day 20180405

There was a strike today, something to do with objections as to how water in the Cauvery river is being shared -  so had an unexpected quiet day. I used the day for all the catch up work I have to do after having been away.  The picture is a map of Selvam’s farm which I am going to use in the new proposal.

I got a lot done but didn’t get around to doing this piece of writing today.

School harvest 20180404

I continue to be amazed by how much is coming out of the Transition School garden.  There is lots for everyone in the class to take home.