Above – Lucky me! I managed to capture on my first day in Pune a family of five on a motorbike.

Below – Welcome to Pune! Taken from the car that picked us up at the airport. “Us” is me and my friend, Jill from Australia. We met at the gate at the Mumbai Airport just before flying to Pune.

Now here’s a concept.

Lunch at Lalit Mahal, a favorite. It’s about a block away from the Hotel Chetak which is where I’m staying tonight and tomorrow night. I move into my flat on the 9th floor at Anugraha next door to RIMYI on Tuesday.

This is the Veg Cutlet. I’ve been looking forward to this and wasn’t disappointed.

Interesting … The Urology Clinic has a leak.

After dinner Jill and I went on a nice walk. Here’s the fruit & veggie market lit up at night.

We walked past the Institute and found the busts of Ramamani and BKS Iyengar were moved closer to the sidewalk.

I’m pretty beat after a total travel time from door to door (home to Hotel Chetak) of 37.5 hours after taking into consideration Pune is 11.5 hours ahead of San Diego.

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Above – After!

Below – Before (oh dear!).

As you can see from the photo above, my yoga studio needed some organizing. So I put the word out on “Nextdoor” (social media app) for recommendations for a good cabinet maker. I got a response from Greg Pirtle who lives and works out of his home in OB and who was quick to come visit and give us an estimate. And so the story goes …

A peek at the work being done in Greg’s garage.

When the day came for set up and delivery we had to move all the props to the other side of the room and cover half the room so the props didn’t get dusty.

The ceiling lights and speaker, wall fixtures and Guruji’s poster photo also had to be covered.

Here comes the biggest piece.

And now the tricky part, getting this monster up and over the railing and into the kitchen.

Hmmm. Minor detail … it just barely doesn’t fit.

So off came some of the door trim.

It’s in!!

Here are the smaller pieces.

Installation.

And completion!

Cleaned up and photos put back on the wall.

Where’s Chere??

There are still a couple small details (drywall, trim) that will be done before I make it back home, but we are very happy with this cabinetry. Greg’s workmanship is precise and beautiful.

Thanks to Greg for an awesome job & Bruce for all his hard work with design, electrical, etc. and to Ron & Doc who helped get the pieces up the stairs and into their resting place.

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Above – Evidently my little princess didn’t get enough handstand action in gymnastics Wednesday. After she changed her clothes in the car she went right into what I would term in Sanskrit “Ardha Adho Mukha Vrksasana” which in english translates to “half downward facing tree pose.” Ya gotta love her … and I do!

Below – Cool down time for Kando and Alo.

Maya & Sparty out for a ride along the Boardwalk.

Below – It looks as though everything went well for Alo to have his tooth fixed …
However, after Alo got his shot of Novocain he got a bit freaked out by the water spray so mission aborted. They’ll go in for another try in September.

More photos from Maya’s birthday party that I downloaded from the “real” camera.

I’ve begun my journey to the “other side.” I’m currently sitting at the United terminal at SAN waiting for my flight to LAX. Stay tuned.

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Above – Evan’s “Stone” at the San Dieguito River Park near the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The “Stone” was funded by some of Evan & Jill’s friends in his memory. Evan to loved to hike here.

Below – Alo tipped over a couple weeks ago and landed in the emergency room. It was a long wait to see a doctor but there’s never a lack of things to keep busy.

Robb took the kids camping. What a great place to chillax, play in the sand, fly kites, roast marshmallows & hike!

Meet Dr. Adam Stone who just got his PhD in neuroscience. Adam also just got a job at UCSD and will be working remotely … from Scotland!!

The long lost selfie returns …

We need to do more selfies!

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THIS is the Chere Baby orchid. The one I posted yesterday is a Pina Colada (named for its tropical pina colada scent). The Chere Baby smells like chocolate.

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Above – Cousin group photo – enjoying ice cream cones.

We had a lot of fun and a bit of a messy time. The kids really enjoyed themselves & each other.

This won’t last long – Kando fits perfectly on one stair.

Orchids in bloom…

This one is called “Chere Baby” (with a small revision on the spelling).

Here’s a selfie Robb sent me from one of the rides at Sea World. I think it was a special trip because Alo is tall enough now to go on the rides, & extra special because Pappa was there to watch Kando.

Did I mention I got this?

AND Someone got bored …

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Above – The immediate family as it stands today – waiting for the fireworks!

July 5 after breakfast, some bonding with silliness on the stairs.

Pappa and Robb took the boys to Sea World (in photos only). It was a Wednesday and I stayed home to take Maya and Sparty to gymnastics.

Back at the house Wednesday evening everybody had 4th of July leftovers. What followed this is a post of its own.

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Above – Group photo after a swim in the pool.

Still the 4th of July, the kids (& adults) had a blast at Ron’s pool.

Shower time.

Way sweet …

Attempt at getting everyone together for a group photo.

And this just in!! Below – Jamie, Kirsten & Chainee. Chainee just arrived to visit her family in Idaho. It has been forever since Chainee has seen her sister. It’s a great day for all of them, I’m sure! Awesome!!

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Above & below – Pappa, Robb, Alo & Kando took the trolley to La Mesa to have lunch with me after my class Monday.

Monday afternoon cousins play.

4th of July breakfast at Amma & Pappa’s.

A short trip to the beach, and Alo looking cool.

Maya’s blister got sand in it which required an emergency visit to the lifeguard station.Looks like a good way to land a cute lifeguard!

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Above – Look who’s FIVE!!

Below – photos from my phone of the party. I still haven’t downloaded the photos from the camera which is where most of the photos are. Lots of pictures there to download & share when I get around to it!

The night before – ribs!!

What breakfast is about when these two are around.

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