December the first was World Aids Awareness Day . Some of the big boys from Prem Nivas went, by themselves on the bus, to the start of the rally, where Victor Director Uncle was waiting for them. It is an annual event in Vizianagaram, at which government officers show their faces etc and make speeches. The children, as usual, had to wait around for the politicians and officials to arrive, as these things are always delayed by the late arrival of said officialdom.
Our five boys joined the march to the speech venue along with local nursing students, boy scouts, army cadets etc They carried a Brighter Future Banner. I used to walk with them but haven’t bothered for the past few years because all the hanging around. When there is a good Collector (Chief Government Officer) things are more efficient.
The new collector is, hopefully, an efficient and interested man.
Victor went to introduce himself and is planning to invite various government officials, connected with children and health, to our Christmas Lunch at Shanti Nivas.
Only 20 days till the Christmas party! All the cards are finished and on their way to the UK. Hari,
whom I call my DIY man, came to ask me if he could make the Christmas tree
again this year.
He cut straight pieces of bamboo and split them into thinner
pieces about 3 feet long. Having laid out the sticks into a tree shape, measured them and bound
them together, Hari and Janaki (our amateur electrician) fixed the tree frame to
an upright trunk and planted the tree in a flower pot. I thought the children might like the tree near their rooms but they insisted that it should be near the main gate.
Last night they wound
green lights around the tree frame and attached a star that my daughter had given
me. Janaki connected the wires to an extension box and the cable runs
though my window to the power outlet socket.
I'm thinking of getting the Primary children to make red chinese lanterns to go on the tree. I will have to rack my brains to remember back 70 odd years to when we made them during the war, when tree decorations were not available!
I'm thinking of getting the Primary children to make red chinese lanterns to go on the tree. I will have to rack my brains to remember back 70 odd years to when we made them during the war, when tree decorations were not available!
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| Lanterns were made by the first 3 classes. |
Then we got our crib out and redressed some of the peg doll figures.
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| Hari cut the bamboo and carefully worked out the spacing, Janaki helped with the wiring and we had several helpers to hang the frame over the parapet . |
Nurse Laxmi bought a big star to go on the roof.
We decided to try something more adventurous on the parapet of the Main building. Words instead of loops!
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| After school the older children helped the young er ones to make crepe paper decorations |
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| The children of the Primary School |
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