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Papa knew something was amiss.  She was overly enthusiastic. Her lips smiled, but her eyes seldom complemented that expression. Of all his children she was the stubborn one. The proud  one who would never let off her guard.  His first born.  His lucky mascot.  The day she was born, he got his first promotion at work.  Every year his pay raises and promotions would typically come around her birthday. It could just be that time of the year she was born that coincided with his Bank’s pay revision cycle. But to him, she was his lucky mascot.  Every birthday of hers they went shopping and brought gold jewelry for their little angel’s big day .   She was not particularly enthused with her birthday gifts. But they knew it was their investment for her future.  The day he bought his first house she came of age.    On her engagement day he had a heart attack.  The hospitalization, the tests, the angiogram happen...

It has been a long hiatus from blogging.  Actually this could the after effect or burn out from the April A to Z challenge or its hangover. Neverthless, I clicked some pictures this morning on that every so sturdy Nokia 520 and that inspired me to write.  Creepy wild forest -Season 4 For the prelude please read  Creepy wild forest season 1 ,  Creepy wild forest season 2  and  Creepy wild forest season 3  There is news from the Creepy wild forest (CWF)  We harvested our first ripe tomato of this season this morning.  There  are a few that are yet to ripen.  Looking forward to a good harvest provided the monsoon pests in the form of  white aphids do not attack the tomato plants very vigorously.   The bitter-gourd creepers are growing up fast and furious. The betel leaf creeper that came from Kumbakonam  is spreading itself all over the place.      ...