Sunday, July 12, 2009London With just one interview left to be transcribed, I awoke at 7. 30 and decided to finish it up–but that was after I read some Potter–the last novel is taking me longer to go through than the previous one. Then I was grabbing a bit of cereal and a mango, showering,…
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Library Research, a Disastrous Bus Ride and ‘Pottering’ Around Leicester Square Premiere!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009London I had intended to spend the entire day doing research at the libraries. But you know what they say about Man Proposing and God Disposing. It wasn’t as if I awoke late—nothing of the kind. In fact, I awoke at 6. 30 am, read another 40 pages of Potter, called my…
Interviewing Anglo-Indians in West Drayton
Monday, July 6, 2009London My day began at 6. 30 am when I resumed reading the last Harry Potter. Reached page 165 before I decided to spend some time reviewing my Oxford lecture. I was supposed to leave the flat at 10 am to catch the 10. 42 train from Paddington to get to West…
Oxford Rediscovered! Random Rambles in a Favorite City.
June 30, 2009Oxford I awoke way too late today–after 8 am, rushed through a wash and got dressed to join my fellow lodgers at breakfast–which included the very English prunes soaked in cold tea! I said goodbye and thanked Mrs. Longrigg and requested that I be allowed to stash my baggage in her home until…
In Stratford–Shakespeare Found–and the Cotswolds
Sunday, June 28, 2009Stratford-on-Avon and Chipping Norton I had no intentions to returning to Stratford-on-Avon while I was in Oxford. After all, I had been there the weekend of Shakespeare’s birthday (April 23) with Stephanie and would not have wanted to waste a day in the same venue. But just a couple of weeks after…
Morse-ing Around Oxford
Saturday, June 29, 2009Oxford I wasn’t making too much progress with Harry Potter, so I was pleased to wake up at 7.00 and be able to read the novel for an hour. I thought breakfast would be at 8 am as usual but when I went downstairs to wash and dress, I found everything so…
Pottering in Harry’s Footsteps
Friday, June 26, 2009Oxford and Witney I guess the great weather had to come to an end sometime and that happened today. I awoke to the drumming of raindrops on my windowpane and though my curtains were drawn and didn’t allow me to see the falling droplets, I could hear them. I awoke at 7.…
It’s Deja-Vu All Over Again! An Oxonian after 22 Years!
Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009Oxford For some reason, I did not sleep well at all last night—I mean not a wink! Could have been nervousness or excitement about the fact that after working at this for such a long time, I would finally be in Oxford again on attachment to St. Antony’s College where I have…
Farewell Lunch at Tas with NYU’s Admin. Staff
Tuesday, June 23, 2009London I awoke this morning around 6. 3o am and began reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Sat in bed blogging and proofreading and emailing when suddenly I heard a sound from the room next door–Paul and Loulou had arrived around midnight! They must have been quiet as mice as I…
First Time Visit to the Natural History Museum
Monday, June 22, 2009London Hard to believe that after a whole year of museum-hopping in this city, there are still some important museums I have not yet seen. The Natural History Museum is a case in point. 2009 marks the second birth centenary of Charles Darwin, perhaps the greatest naturalist the world has ever known–so…