is very hot. I had quite forgotten how muggy October is.
In the morning when I take a walk, the harsingar tree (quite lovely) has shed overnight. It's a tree that is rare in Australia, in spite of obsessive gardeners bringing species from all over the world.
My grandmother is old. She seems querulous, absent minded and happy in company by turns. Her sisters are old too. But the passing of one of their husbands seems to have put a bit of vigour in them in the way arranging funerals usually do. My cousin, eighteen tomorrow, and always by far the youngest at my grandmother's place still looks like a fresh flower placed in the midst of a mansion that has seen better days.
The traffic is abominable. It is almost as if cars have been stacked along the road from land's end to the northern reaches and they make their incremental moves until they reach their destination. I am not sure how my brother has managed to work for near on two years here.
Every single person I have met has asked me about the attacks on Indian students in Australia.
The first few days of domestic help who come in to wash and clean are always unnerving.
Sadly, the maid and chauffeur at home are both careless about educating their daughters. No matter how dull the son, money and care are poured in equal measure into his education. In spite of government incentives, the daughter’s education seems incidental.
In the morning when I take a walk, the harsingar tree (quite lovely) has shed overnight. It's a tree that is rare in Australia, in spite of obsessive gardeners bringing species from all over the world.
My grandmother is old. She seems querulous, absent minded and happy in company by turns. Her sisters are old too. But the passing of one of their husbands seems to have put a bit of vigour in them in the way arranging funerals usually do. My cousin, eighteen tomorrow, and always by far the youngest at my grandmother's place still looks like a fresh flower placed in the midst of a mansion that has seen better days.
The traffic is abominable. It is almost as if cars have been stacked along the road from land's end to the northern reaches and they make their incremental moves until they reach their destination. I am not sure how my brother has managed to work for near on two years here.
Every single person I have met has asked me about the attacks on Indian students in Australia.
The first few days of domestic help who come in to wash and clean are always unnerving.
Sadly, the maid and chauffeur at home are both careless about educating their daughters. No matter how dull the son, money and care are poured in equal measure into his education. In spite of government incentives, the daughter’s education seems incidental.
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