Mian returns in a fortnight, and this means that I get into a little flurry of getting things done before he comes.
He protests mightily at this of course. 'We should do it together' he says. 'I don't want you to think that you need to make things ready before I come' he insists. I shrug and go on with my happy plans of surprising him when he gets here. Some of these plans are laudable, designed to make his life a little easier- like making tables. Some plans lean more towards hiding evidence of misdeeds- like cleaning up oven splatters. Whatever they are, they are done for love of the man.
Which is why I was touched to realize that G had such a list too. He has been excited about getting the external wall plastered and coated with a lime wash. I am in the middle of my all-too-frequent cash flow hiccups.
'We can do it later', I told him.
'No' he asserted, 'before Saheb comes.'
I recognised that urgency all too well. 'My Saheb' I snarled- almost.
Plastering walls is fine. But if G's to-do list includes a pedicure, my wifely antennae are going to start tingling.
He protests mightily at this of course. 'We should do it together' he says. 'I don't want you to think that you need to make things ready before I come' he insists. I shrug and go on with my happy plans of surprising him when he gets here. Some of these plans are laudable, designed to make his life a little easier- like making tables. Some plans lean more towards hiding evidence of misdeeds- like cleaning up oven splatters. Whatever they are, they are done for love of the man.
Which is why I was touched to realize that G had such a list too. He has been excited about getting the external wall plastered and coated with a lime wash. I am in the middle of my all-too-frequent cash flow hiccups.
'We can do it later', I told him.
'No' he asserted, 'before Saheb comes.'
I recognised that urgency all too well. 'My Saheb' I snarled- almost.
Plastering walls is fine. But if G's to-do list includes a pedicure, my wifely antennae are going to start tingling.
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Hee. BTW, who's G? I vaguely remember meeting him before on these pages and am too lazy to search.
=). He's the caretaker of the orchard in which Mian and I have a house. A friend by now, and teacher of all things pahari
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