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 That quaint red box at the end of the street with a flap that said next clearance by 5:30 pm or whatever. How faithfully they were delivered ...carrying messages of love and longing...of loss and hope... of news good and bad... The cream coloured postcards and the blue coloured inland letters that filled up even at the flaps... And for those wishing to write longer epistles there was the envelope again cream in colour with a brownish Ashok chakra embossed there.   And they came affixed with the postal  stamps... And because there were stamps there were stamp collectors... Pictured at the back yard of a dilapidated post office this morning...

The world is looking forward to the light at the end of this long tunnel called 2020...        Here I was., Spotting the silver lining behind the clouds... It promises to be a day with rain and thunderstorm. Atleast , says the weatherman.    Being watchful of the weather forecast is because  the terrace farmer is making some new beginnings    This was almost 10 days ago... Seed of snake gourd  bitter gourd   bottle gourd and ridge gourd. Soaked and sown with a lot of love and care   Join me on this journey to see them grow.    

It is a Sunday and everyone in Tirunelveli knows that ‘ Iruttu kadai ’ Halwa is closed on Sundays.   If you are a visitor to the town, you will have to wait if you want to taste their original fare. But other shops claiming to sell the original ‘ Iruttu Kadai ’ halwa are sprung across all over the town and even online.    And their claims are not entirely spurious.   When the original ‘ Iruttu kadai ’ Halwa is open for business, they stock up knowing very well that the customers that visit the Nellai town on Sundays would not be disappointed. There is also the claim that the ‘Master’ (i.e. Chef) that ‘ Iruttu Kadai ’ halwa employs also runs this as a side hustle and that is the reason you get the original Iruttu kadai halwa even if you do not buy it from Iruttu kadai . The name ‘ Iruttu kada i’ in itself isn’t very appealing as any brand marketing professional will tell you.   Literally translated, in English it means the dark shop . And th...