The pre Christmas rush

     

The Prem Nivas Christmas Tree

is made of small tree branches that were collected locally and  assembled by Janaki and Ashok.

The sticks were wound with green lights and the whole structure was planted in a cement flower pot.  





The Primary School children made decorations to hang on the tree.

 




The next job was to refurbish the crib figures which each child  made of pegs and material two years ago.A large star has been fixed on the roof of the main hall. 

The  tree lights lasted two weeks so today Janaki has gone to Gajapathinagaram village  for two new sets of lights. 

The High School children are having their quarterly exams this week and trying to practice dances and songs for the Christmas party as well.

At Shanti Nivas the lights are put up by our electrician as they are strung all around the parapet of the Hospice and Thompson House. Swathi ,the children's housemother, is teaching  songs and dances and we will put up the tree on the 20th . It is not a very big tree as it was bought from Tesco's several years ago and came as my  hand luggage. The smallest children put the balls on it after some lights have been installed by the older boys. We can't find the crib figures so will have to make new ones!

'Old Macdonald' masks

Prem Nivas children had a rehearsal of their Christmas songs when they were connected to Monkston School 5th and 6th year students in Milton Keynes by Skype. This relationship between the children was established two years ago.  The Headmaster and his wife sponsor two of the Brighter Future children

It was time to get the Shanti Nivas vegetable garden ready for sowing. Pydi, Nagaraju and 

The Prem Nivas garden is not started yet. 

Yerrinaidu were my willing helpers. The boys were shown what to do by a neighbouring farmer.
Ladies fingers, aubergines, beans, melon type vegetables and green leaves planted. Tomatoes, spinach and herbs to go in soon.

The soil is so hard it needs ploughing with oxen or a tractor first.