Green

I took this picture near the Town Hall as I was on the way to a meeting there.  I loved all the different colours of green looking so beautiful in the sunshine.

Agitation now and then

Today used to be Peter's birthday and I used to love sharing my birthday with him.  We used to have a joint birthday celebration with a cake that had our combined ages on it.  I felt really close to him today, especially when Emma sent me a card thanking me for the veggie box - my year round Christmas present.

Basically I have felt light and smooth today although I had to go to two meetings.  One was particularly agitating as it was so badly organised and members will not keep to the subject.  One person was very tired, the other ill and one was late so it felt that everyone was out of sorts.  

David looked particularly ill and he irritates me how he just doesn't seem to be in the same universe most of the time.  Then I get bad about feeling irritated as he really doesn't look very well but obviously wants to keep on going as if he is OK.  

Design

I have been playing around with my new toy (my yoga tablet) and trying to find a new wallpaper for it.  I took this picture of my quilt which I thought would make a nice back ground.  It is a nice design but far too busy as a background for all my apps which I can hardly see as the design itself is so busy.

So I took a picture of the wood grain on my desk.

And that works much better.

Which I suppose shows that the thing you like the best is not necessarily the best for purpose.

I have been having very strong feelings today about how I need to change things around in my room so that I have enough space for painting.  I haven't got time to do it now but will hopefully have time this weekend.  I am very surprised as I haven't painted anything for over a year.  But maybe now is the time to start again.

My birthday

It is my birthday and I was hoping that I would be able to go to the Ashram to meditate, but it was not to be.  A group wanted to come and look around Buddha Garden  and with Vivek being away there was no one else to do it.  Even so, it felt like a special day when I was grateful for all that I am being given.

Emma sent me a lovely card with kisses from Sam and Pierre bought me a lovely scented candle which I lit at the time that Auntie Dorothy's funeral was taking place.  I also got an email from Pieter and Michael to say that they are coming to Chennai and will take me out for a birthday meal.  That was a big surprise and I am really looking forward to seeing them.

I have started to want to change my room around so that I have more space to paint.

Beauty manifesting

We had a very exciting delivery today which included the bits for finishing off the new notice board as well as a stand for the pipes and a special sieve for Pierre.  The picture is of the men who finished off the notice board with a little cover.  I love the shadows made by the sun as they were doing it.  We have got to paint the stand and the sieve but hopefully we can complete that before Vivek comes back.

First thing this morning someone from Sunlit Future turned up to look at our solar system.  They found that the problem was in a bulb holder which kept shorting out the system.  Rajan had taped over the switch but this hadn't stopped someone from putting the switch down and causing the problem.  Which shows that if we don't want volunteers to do something we have to disable whatever it is so they simply can't do it!  It seems that the batteries are in very good condition and not too empty so I am very relieved about that.

This afternoon I went into Pondy and managed to sort out my new tablet.  Somehow the person in the repair place that I was sent to managed to get the card out of the slot and put in the proper sim card, although it did mean that the back now looks a bit scuffed.  It is a bad design though as even he found it difficult to get the card properly into the slot.  I hope it won't be too difficult to change the cards when I go to the UK.  Or maybe I won't need to bother as internet is much more available there.

So both the things that caused me so much grief yesterday seem to have been resolved.  It is really nice sitting here in the light typing this and knowing that the lights probably won't go off.

Lots of curved balls coming my way

Today has been one thing after another and I feel I have been pummeled by curved balls coming out of the blue and colliding with me!

First of all the electricity went off really early yesterday evening and wouldn't go on this morning.  I phoned up Rajan but it was clear he didn't want to come in even although he said he would do so.  He told me yesterday that he was going to a special sports function in the village as today is Republic day in India and I felt a bit guilty even just phoning him.  I spent the morning fiddling with the electricity and managed to get part of the system going which at least allowed internet for volunteers and me to work in the office.  I still didn't have electricity because there was a breaker switch that wouldn't work which was connected to my house.  By some miracle Pierre got it going this afternoon although he had tried and failed this morning.  I think a lot of the problems stem from the fact that we are very full with volunteers, all of whom want to charge up their electronic devices which uses a lot of electricity.  So the batteries get very low.

The other dreadful thing I did was that when I did eventually get to play with my new tablet I poked the wrong card into the sim space and cannot get it out.  Looking at it online it seems this is a problem for quite a few people.  I phoned up the shop where I got it and he said to bring it in tomorrow when there will be someone in the shop who can mend it.  Oh I do hope so!!!  It will be dreadful if I have ruined it.  If only I had been a bit more careful!  But I wasn't and now I will just have to live with the consequences.  

So today has been dealing with problems one after another and mostly things that I didn't see coming.  I feel exhausted with it all.  I am trying to do everything while it is light today (like doing my hair and having a shower) just in case the electricity goes off again tonight..... its not very restful and now there is a busy week ahead.

My new toy

Finally I have got it - my new yoga 8 tablet and I am very pleased with it.  Despite what the reviews say the screen seems better definition than my Asus.  And I have found a volunteer who wants the Asus so that is all sorted as well.

Pity I didn't really get a chance to play with it as the electricity went off really early last night and with it the internet and all the other things I needed to set it all up.  But it looks like it is what I really want and need and will be a pleasure for me to use.

Its my birthday present from myself to myself.  Happy birthday to me (on Tuesday).