I am truly blessed to be able to provide much needed employment for Mary, Daniel and Martha and to benefit from their assistance in keeping the household on an even keel. I look forward to their arrival three mornings a week when they endure my feeble attempts at Tamil, help me with any "poochie" (insect) problems, distinguish between a worm and a snake (it was a worm fortunately!), and tackle a myriad of other minor problems as they arise.
Mary, botttom photo, prepares the most delicious Indian food imaginable and has a wide American repertoire as well. She is a master at the use of spices, insists on using fresh coconut (no canned coconut milk for her!), and is sabotaging my weight loss program with her marvelous homemade Indian breads!
Martha beats the dirt from my hikes out of my clothes and keeps the house dusted, swept and mopped, all without the aid of the modern conveniences we take for granted.
Daniel, Martha's husband, is a jack of all trades, doing gardening, cutting the grass by hand (no lawn mowers here), keeping me well-supplied with firewood (no central heating or heaters here!), and making sure the rain water is pumped up into the holding tank or alerting me to a need to buy water when supplies are low.
I am thankful for each and everyone of them.
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