The Day the Cobra Visited Our House

One Saturday morning as we were preparing breakfast, we heard a sound of something like bagpipes. I said, "What in the world is that?" David told us to stay inside so he could go talk to the man' before he saw that there are Americans living here. It was a Snake Charmer! After he came onto our porch, he gave us a snake and iguana performance! Ben was thrilled, as you can see. The Snake Charmer played his pipe and the snake danced. He had other smaller snakes to show us too. And then the iguana visited us, though he was a bit shy. I had to wrap up in a sheet and watch from the door, as the Snake Charmer was not used to seeing women in bathrobes! :) It was great fun and our ever present photographer (David) captured the moment.

Views of our house and street

This gives a view of our house from the front and across the street. Our home is on the corner, but the neighbors gate/entry is visible in the picture. The houses are almost like duplexes. We live on a fairly new road, but the houses across the street are quite old and separated from us by a wall. It is common to have cows walking down our street mooing or grazing, as in these pictures. Recently a cow and her calf were tied to the power pole next to our driveway daily. A man would tie the cows hind legs and milk her while the calf was tied to the cow. Then he would sell the milk to any passersby who wanted it. We asked the guard at our complex to put a stop to it because the cow was leaving smelly "gifts" at our driveway. There are also stray dogs that roam the hood, but most stay away from humans. One stray dog looked under our gate one morning as if to say "Who moved in here?" :)

My Fun Baking

Just wanted to tell you all that my oven is fixed and ready:)

So here is my first Birthday cake for David's Mom. It really turned out good. There was something wrong with the knob and it seems to be working now..here is the cake:

Some Images

Reena, my niece, and I took a rickshaw the day of Grandma's birthday. Reena was wearing her new salwar kamiz and looked very stylish. The driver was young and peddled fast, as compared to other drivers who are much older and slow. The weather was warm, though we were encouraged to wear jackets (people think it's cold when it's 68 degrees). :)

On the way Reena said, "I love coming to your house, Auntie!" It was a special time.