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  JOY OF GIVING   LT COL NOEL ELLIS   06/XI/2021   As the curtains close to our tenure in this place, it is time to say goodbye to many things. They have a sentimental connection as they were part of your household for so many years. Still, life has to go on.   A fridge was with us for more than fifteen years. Though it stood silently in a corner of the kitchen, humming and murmuring a little, chilling beer and water bottles and making ice on demand. It was in high demand during the heydays. Besides, it did all the chores effortlessly and dutifully all these years.   As age caught up, its arteries got blocked, had gas problems but then a quick visit by the ‘refrigeration doctor’ put it on road and ran even better. Unless there was no electricity or it was in transit and disconnected, this sweetheart did not stop keeping things chilled. It was high time to bid it farewell.   As it was lifted out of the kitchen, it resisted, it ti...

  TO BURST OR NOT TO BURST   LT COL NOEL ELLIS   05/XI/2021   There is a lot of debate whether we should light firecrackers on Diwali or not. Some say to hell with Court orders. Who are they to decide? ‘Air Pollution’ is not due to crackers alone, they argue. Well, I am not getting into the ‘ifs and buts’ of all that.   Definitely a small Rangoli, ‘earthen lamps’, candles & fairy lights are part of the outdoors. Our daughter does the honours for ‘Rangoli’. Earlier, I would take her to the market to buy colours, now she has grown up and gets them on her own.   As a child she would insist on buying crackers too. Most girls are not into bombs, especially loud sounding ones. Flares, anars, fulljharis, snake ki tikli, chakris and rockets are fine. Papas are around to ensure that there is a lit candle available to light the next cracker.   The local potter market too does brisk business. Diya’s are bought well in advance, soaked i...

  WE WISH ALL OUR FRIENDS A VERY HAPPY DIWALI WITH PATAKAS FROM THE ELLIS' GARDEN 🌺🌺🎉🎊🎊🎊🎊

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