Miscellaneous things
We moved recently. Bought a house and all that. It is a swanky two bedroom flat replete with state-of-the-art facilities like floors, walls, and windows. There are a few doors here and there. There is even a kitchen and a balcony, and best of all—not one, but two bathrooms! No more walking to a neighbour’s lawn every morning with a jug of water and a bar of soap. I’m kidding of course. Where in Hyderabad can you find a neighbour with a lawn? I use the public parks. My wife has spent the last few weeks trying to turn this place into, for lack of a less-clichéd word, a ‘home’. She has shopped in places far and near, rich and poor, and robbed every salesman and saleswoman of patience and desire to live. Thanks to her efforts, and the best credit that money can buy, in addition to all the fancy accoutrements mentioned above, we now also have a shoe rack, a small sofa, and a bookshelf. The next step, I think, is to find a tailor and have uniforms stitched for our cook and maid. So...