9th June

Completed morning program. Cheered up Abhishree and Amolikaa who were being given practice for participation in a future marathon race in particular and athletics in general at Wimbledon park. Day before yesterday I saw boys and girls of a school holding their annual  athletic meet at the same venue. Amolikaa went for gymnastic practice in the afternoon. Venita and Ruchi went to South side mall and Pilku to the gymnasium. Went through the 'Sunday Telegraph' and the latest 'The Economist'.

The Sunday paper has a number of supplements, mostly in the nature of advertisements and costs £2=Rs.175/-. Even the Saturday Telegraph costs the same and too has a number of supplements in the nature of advertisements. On week days, it costs £1.20. I buy it daily from the GPO shop at Southfields after 45 minute brisk walk at the Wimbledon park. I read it sipping coffee in the nearby Starbucks shop and return thereafter for breakfast at home which is about 15 minute walk from there.
Retired to sleep at 10 pm.
News of the day from London for children : 1. New Zealand beat Sri Lanka at Sophia Gardens stadium in Wales by one wicket.
2 .In French Open men's singles final between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer at Roland Garros Paris, Nadal beat David Ferrer in straight sets.
3.A report published in the The Sunday Telegraph says that Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is practising Yoga. She is expecting her first child in mid-July.

8th JUN

Completed morning program. Pilku returned from South Africa. Venita and Ruchi went to the Central court market, Abhishree to a class fellow's birthday party at Guilford,Surrey and Amolikaa to play tennis in the Wimbledon park along with Pilku.
Retired to sleep at 10 pm.
News of the day from London for children :1.Serena Williams won a second French Open title  against Maria Sharapova.

2.England defeated the Australians by 48 runs in the Champions trophy  at Edgbaston today.

3.The owner of an antique teddy bear, found at the Bristol.airport over a year back, could not be traced so far.

 

 

7th June

Completed morning program. Visited Marks and Spencer ( M&M) at Seva  Centre, Colliers Wood in the South West London about a couple of kms away from our residence. I spent about 2 hours in its café sipping coffee and fruit tea when Venita was shopping. The majority of the visitors to the café were senior/very senior citizens (fat, frail, disabled) and hardly any young people. There were also, of course, few mothers with infants. They perhaps come to M&M for shopping  and thereafter to the café for lunch or coffee.
News of the Day from London for children : 1. India beat South Africa by 26 runs  in the first ODI of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Oval grounds yesterday. Shekhar Dhawan scored 114 runs. West Indies defeated Pakistan by two wickets at The Oval  in the second ODI today.
2. 'Cheeky' Bolivian squirrel monkeys bit 15 people last year at London zoo, working out at just over one bite every month.
Retired to sleep at 10 pm. 

6th June

Completed morning program. Venita along with Ruchi visited Central Court mall at Wimbledon. Retired to sleep at 9 pm.
News of the day from London : 1.A beggar earned about £50000 by begging near Putney. A magistrate imposed a two year anti-social behaviour order banning him begging anywhere in London.
2.Police is to tell insurance firms of unsecured homes.
3.The new Jane Austen College in Norwich is to ban homework to give pupils more time at home with their families.
4.A man found 55 Roman coins with the help of his metal detector . Another 55 coins were found by experts.  These are more than 1500 year old and of the value of £1,00,000. The value will be shared by the owner of the land and the finder of the treasure. 

5th June

Completed morning program. Pilku went to Johannesburg, South Africa in the afternoon. Will be back within a couple of days. Visited Central Court market at Wimbledon along with Venita. Richard has invited us to his place at Winchester and lunch with him on Sunday or Monday. We will inform him tomorrow about the date of visit after talking to Pilku. He has invited all of us including children.
News of the day : 1. Retail prices have come down a bit here (London) these days.
2.A peacock is reported to be guiding  the life of a Briton in Greece. Its picture is published in a half page of The Daily Telegraph today.
3. In a warm-up match at Cardiff, India beat Australia by 243 runs.
Retired to sleep at 9 pm.

4th June

Completed morning program. Visited south-side shopping complex, Wandsworth along with Venita and Ruchi. Vodafone service centre disabled internet to avoid unnecessary charges on emails in my mobile phone. We are now using Amolikaa's  Lenevo laptop for seeing emails, replies to them and writing blog. Virgin Lebara mobile is through internet telephone. We can talk anywhere with minimum charges.
News of the day: 1.Destruction of Textile factory in Bangladesh has led to a boost in manufacturing of garments in UK.
2.The current recession has hit the richer people most in UK. Inflation has reduced the value of their income. Reports in The Daily Telegraph indicated the same.
Retired to sleep at 10.15 pm

3rd June

Completed morning program. Amolikaa played a soothing tune in the flute when I was doing asans  pranayam and other exercises. She is taking lessons for playing flute as also violin. Her musical instruments are beautiful.... Visited Wimbledon village market along with Venita. Ruchi dropped us there. On way back returned by bus. Transport is quite expensive here. For a 2 km. journey we paid more than Rs.400. Subhash and Sunita met with an accident in their journey from the IGI Airport to Gurgaon on return from Spain. Although they suffered minor injuries, but are shaken by the shock of it. Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

2nd June

Completed morning program. Children went for coaching in athletics early morning. Watched Amolikaa and Pilku play tennis in Wimbledon park. Amolikaa's nursery class friend came with her sister from Engandine street. Their mother dropped and father picked them up.  Now she is in a different school. Living on Engandine Street, Pilku and Ruchi had closer community life. It is not so on Bathgate road. Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm. 

1st June

Completed morning  program. In the Travel supplement of 'The Telegraph' newspaper of today, there are advertisements for travel to quite a few countries but not for India. We should plan/sell tours to India adequately.... Watched children playing tennis in Wimbledon park. Ruchi's friend visited with her two kids who were closeted with Abhishree for sometime. Amolikaa had gone out for lessons in athletics. She had won a gold medal in athletics in a local competition in South West London a few months back. She is to join an athletic higher training camp in Sept. this year. Retired to sleep at 10 pm.

Completed morning program. It was a warm day. Visited Wimbledon club and nearby village market. Two class friends of grandchildren with their mother came. They were together for a couple  of hours and left after dinner.

Retired to sleep at 11 pm