Friday, September 08, 2006

This is the little wood carving place we found. With just a handful of chisels and a hammer these two produce the most beautiful and intricate carving, from small plaques to coffee tables, chairs, front doors, bed heads or whatever anyone may order from them. One of the scary things is that they just hold the wood in place with a bare foot - hardly adhering to any health and safety regularions!! We have two or three little plaques already as 'samples' of their work and are considering commissioning some front doors for our barn in France.


The little Hindu Temple in the township is really pretty; set in a little garden and the most peaceful place to be. Most of the Indian residents are Hindus and this is a popular place for people and families to enjoy a little time together in the evenings after work.



Bank and 'hole in the wall' machines do not look the same in Kensington High Street, Aberfeldy or Jamnagar!! This is the one we go to in the Township. But, hey, money is money!!



Nothing really to say!!

Friday, September 01, 2006




These are some views of the Fish Market in Jamnagar - I am not sure if I need to make any additonal comments!! The pictures say it all!!
The man in the blue shirt is holding up the biggest prawn I have ever seen!! The lady with the blue headwear is gutting fish and beside her is a hessian bag of live small crabs and a basin of additional crabs on ice.
By the way, a lot of fish is eaten in this area as we are only a few miles from the sea. Not that we have seen it yet - we have just been told it is there!!






Just some of the flowering shrubs found all over the place in the Township and particularly in the Park right behind the Guest House. The third one down is called Frangipani. I do not know what the others are called!! But just thought you would like to see the pictures.




This Hindu Temple is only about forty-five years old. Chanting is a big part of Hindu worship and there has been chanting here, twenty four hours a day, every since the building was opened. It is in the Guiness Book of Records and mentioned on the internet, so obviously an important situation.