Misc Nothings vii
-I have a new, sticky keyboard and an enormous brand new monitor. Such arrangements are made by my IT department (my husband) annually. I only ask him to fix/replace one thing and he invariably changes the whole set up for something newer and shinier. Keeps me on my toes keeping up with new technology.
-Have been very busy commuting to Cambridge and back and generally feeling very happy attending lectures, but been fluey and too tired to do much else.
-A and I have finally going over to the dark side and have bought a car. We have resisted doing this for a few years. Both his parents and mine have been after us to get one, but what with living very near good transport links we’ve not really felt the need for one or the associated expense. But now as I will be commuting a lot for the PhD, the tube becoming pretty hellish pre-Olympics and us feeling the need to explore England more, we have decided that the time has come. I am having fond fantasises of getting A to drive me to historic sites and gardens and to nurseries. It will mainly be A doing the driving as I haven’t got my license yet. He is trying to change that situation!
-A has been baking nonstop. Chocolate tarts, lemon tarts, brownies…My mother was here for a few days and brought a halwai’s shop worth of mithai with her so there was some seriously unhealthy eating going on here. Not that I’m putting on any weight. Useless.
-Have lately been listening to this album, which a jugalbandi of the Gundecha Brothers (Dhrupad) and the Malladi Brothers (Carnatic). It’s not exactly easily available. They recently performed again in Chicago, here’s a vigorous fast-paced Shankara Girijapati by all four:
Good to see you back, U. Missed you. The chocolate tart looks super yummy. Like the sound of the long drives. It’s great fun on a cold day to go for a long drive with a blast of hot air on your face, so long as you avoid the M25.
R, you have so kindly chauffered me around on various occasions. I hope to resume the drives to the concerts soon!
Beautiful music. Thanks
Sunil, you might enjoy the commercially published album I’ve linked to in the post. The four of them have composed a pallavi on Indian music.
Long time no post. I’ve been doing long-ish train commutes off late and driving to the station offlate. I’ll email you a link to the full jugalbandhi concert this weekend. Pls email me the tart and some mithai in return
Hey Vidya, you doing long commutes as well? I found the older Jugalbandhi thanks to you, don’t have this Chicago one. The four seem to be composing pallavis on sangeetham. Would love to email you tart and mithai-even better why don’t you visit and try them?
Finally a post by you! Great to know you are happy attending lectures, and looking forward to the drives, and to some more baking at home.
Please do keep writing here.