11th July

Completed morning program.
A day during overseas holidays for about a month in June had more or less a set-routine. Got up much before 4.45 am when the sun rose, followed by Pranayam, Asans and exercises. At 8.30 did not miss discourse by Gurumaa in Astha channel for about half an hour. A long walk for over an hour was next. It usually ended in a Starbucks joint at South-fields for a cup of coffee with a pack of nuts where i also went through the the daily Telegraph, bought at Sainsbury on way. Reached back home  by 11/11.30 am. Sometime accompanied Venita for shopping thereafter. Walk was repeated after 6 pm too unless there was some other program. In the evening generally visited Costa coffee restaurant again at South-fields, but  preferred to take  a cup of Twining 's Everyday tea. Avoided coffee in the evening as it disturbed my sleep in the night. The sun set at about 9.20 pm. Slept at about 11 pm. Lot of chatting took place with children during dinners with jokes and anecdotes under-toning a moral in each. I hosted a family dinner at a restaurant on the eve of Abhishree's 14th  birthday on 14th June.  Visited Wimbledon to watch quarterfinal matches among  Andy Murray, Roger Federer and others. A retired assistant Chief Constable of Hampshire police force, an English man, a friend for over 35 years, had lunch on a Saturday with us, He wrote me next day :
"Happy Visit

Dear DNS & Venita

It was wonderful to see you both again after so long a gap and to catch up on news and views over a delicious lunch.

I have told wayward Janet, who sends her warm regards,that it was much more interesting than a semi-Final. I look forward to treating her to a cup of Darjeeling Muscatel,a gracious gift that I know we shall enjoy.

 It was a great pleasure to meet Amitabh again and have a chance to talk when he took me to the station – we shall try to keep in touch.

 Safe Journey home to Delhi.

Yours affectionately        Janet & Richard"

Time flew and came the day when we had to return Delhi. We had many moments which have stuck in memory and will be there for longtime to cherish till we visit in June 1917 for the next Wimbledon season.

Quotable Quotes :"Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it." Edmund Burke
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

10th July

9th
Completed morning program.
Left for Delhi at 8.45  pm by Jet airlines. Pilku and Amolikaa accompanied us to the  terminal 4 of the Hethow Airport.
Quotable Quotes :"When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry." William Shakespeare
10th 
Arrived Delhi at about 9.15 am. Babloo/Neha/Akshat met us at the airport. Unpacked. Some jet-lag.
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

8th July

Completed morning program.
While Federer lost in Wimbledon Men's singles Semis, Murray won. Now the finals on Sunday will be between Murray and Canadian winner, Milos Raonic.
Accompanied Venita to the Center court.
Quotable Quotes :"The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is." Winston Churchill
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

7th July

Completed morning program.
Richard Stobart, a senior police officer of Hampshire, visited and had lunch with us.
Quotable Quotes :"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Winston Churchill
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

6th July

Completed morning program.
In the Quarterfinal matches Federer and Andy Murray won against their opponents and moved to semis. It looks as if they will meet in finals ultimately on Sunday the 10th July. I witnessed their game in the Wimbledon's Central court today.
Quotable Quotes :"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

4th July

Completed morning program.
Struggle for Leadership in Labour and Conservatives is continuing in UK. Quarterfinal matches have started at Wimbledon.
The latest from the literary world is that best-sellers 'owe much of their success to the rhythm of the plot'. It is uncommon for sex and spells alone to sell. A revealing review is published in The Sunday Times, London , dated 3rd July, at page 8 in this regard.
Quotable Quotes :"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." Winston Churchill
Retiredto sleep at about 10.30 pm.

3rd July

Completed morning program.
No rains today. Clear sky. Some games took place today as a special case. Generally no games are scheduled on a Sunday. Tories are at war with eachother for the Prime minister's post. Labour leadership is still an open issue.
Quotable Quotes :"I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted." Jean-Paul Sartre
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

2nd July

Completed morning program.
Djokovic, last year's Wimbledon champion, was defeated in the fourth round and could not even reach quarterfinals. I had thought to see him in action on Wednesday when i would go there to witness matches in Central court. I will miss his game.
Babloo/Neha and Akshat went to Gwalior for the week-end.
                                       At Gwalior

Quotable Quotes:"Life begins on the other side of despair." Jean-Paul Sartre
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

1st July

Completed morning program.
It drizzled throughout the day.  Most of the Wimbledon games could not be held due to rains.
Quotable Quotes :"I hate victims who respect their executioners." Jean-Paul Sartre
Retired to sleep at about 10 pm.

30th une

Completed morning program.
Despite decades of change, six out of ten Britons still see themselves as working class. 'Class identity is closely linked to attitudes in other areas. Those who say they are working class are more likely to be opposed to immigration even when they are in professional and managerial jobs'.the Daily Telegraph, dated 30th June, London.
Indian couple's Everest triumph, as announced in May, is reported in the Daily Telegraph as fabrication.
Unpaid Rio police  threaten to strike during the Olympics, is a front page news in London.
I watch hordes of people from the precincts of Costa coffee restaurant sipping coffee going towards Wimbledon courts in the morning and coming out from there in the evening. They talk so freely and clearly with emphasis on words wherever necessary. They speak different languages including in Hindi sometime. English is predominant.
Venita went to south side again today.
Quotable Quotes:"There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who are poor alone. The first are the true poor, the others are rich people out of luck." Jean-Paul Sartre
Retired to sleep at about 10 pm.