DESERT THOUGHTS

We have a lawn in my ancestral property in Kerala created by my mom. My dad called a gardener one year ago and gave him a pattern on how to make a lawn. We put 9 loads of red earth for the lawn. After that we spread the mud. And then we started growing grass from all the 4 sides of the lawn. . This is how the lawn was formed. In our lawn we have beautiful flowers and nice plants...

We have a toddy shop near our ancestral property. It’s been there from the time of my great grand father.. Today, I drove there to see the toddy shop. But there was no one there. We now the people there very well.  If we want toddy, we can freely tell them and they will deliver some for us. They even make it with less alcohol content.

Madapad is the name of my home located in North Parur (Ernakulam district in Kerala). It was built by my great great grandfather in the year 1905. There are 5 generations that have lived over here. We have a central courtyard with a lawn created by my mom last year. After that we have  a walkway to the bridge steps created by my great grandfather in the year 1955. People used to climb those steps and come visit my home for many decades.  As a child i remember i used to go to school climbing those steps. But now there is no access to the gate because my dad put a gate there after my grand mom passed away.

The bridge steps were built by my great grandfather in the year 1955. For many years, people used to often climb these bridge steps and visit my home. We have a walkway to and from the bridge. Like that in the old days, people used to come and go. In my childhood, I remember going to school climbing those bridge steps. But now there is no access to the bridge because after my grand mom passed away, my dad kept a gate over there. In 2019, my mom painted it white in color. One thing I should mention is that we have a river as well that flows till Varapuzha (Ernakulam district in Kerala).

Wishing all the super moms a very happy mothers day. There are days when i miss my amma very much. I was 4 years of age when she passed away. But God gave me another talented to take good care of me. I am glad that i could get her talents for my paintings.

I have a gardener in my ancestral property. Two days ago, he cut our plants and perfectly made that into a duck shape. He did it on both the sides. Today, i went looked at his work and i must say that he has done an amazing job. The front look The front look The back look The back look The side look

Last year, my mom made a few changes in Madapad (North Parur, Kerala). She made a bench to sit on. Actually, we didn't have one for many years. Then she reconstructed the bridge that our car always goes through.

Today, in the evening I had vada and coconut chutney for a tea snack. It was made by my Appa with our organic oil from our coconut farm. It was very

These are some of my paintings which I did when I was very young in my mid 20's. I started to learn painting at the age of 13. Then after that I stopped. On later stages, I started to do paintings on my own. I have sold a few also. One to my aunt in Kochi, one to my friend in New York and one to my cousin in Sydney, Australia.

Today, I walked in the sun till the bridge steps in Madapad (North Parur, Kerala). I stood there and suddenly I could spot a couple of eagles circling and flying around the Skies. I walked back to my home and then again walked till the bridge. Actually walking till the bridge gives a good exercise.