Autumn has just passed and as we step into winter I was wondering and thinking about the last few weeks. I've always loved autumn as we get to see the various coloured leaves here which is unusual in India. I would have loved to just grab a cup of coffee and go out for long walks. And I did exactly that on one of days without a cup of coffe but with my little munchkin. How I wish I could do more of those. Memories of that day just came to my mind and I thought I should write about it. It was a Friday morning and I and Riya are generally free in the mornings. I don't work on Friday neither does Riya go to her nursery. We woke up at about 8 and we're lazying around with our breakfasts when I looked out and it was bright and sunny. I thought to myself we must go out. We can't waste such a nice bright day in this country. So we finished our breakfasts and got dressed and hopped into the car. We drove to wimbledon windmill tea rooms. Beautiful place to go running. I wish I could go running there someday. 
I was hoping to go into the windmill museum but it was closed. It's only open in the weekends :(. We decided to go walking in the woods. Riya's little snail accompanied us. It was a wonderful time walking, talking all the way. Running, hopping, climbing up and down little hills and much more. We didn't have anything else on our minds and we were not in a hurry. We enacted the 3 little pigs story in the woods and also pretended there was a straw house, a stick house and a brick house. We then played 'what's the time mr wolf in the woods. Riya loved walking on the tree trunks of the fallen trees. We sang songs. We also made up our own rhyme there while walking up and down the little hills. ' Riya and mumma went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, mumma fell down and broke her crown and Riya came tumbling after'.. Riya laughed as she sang it and sang it again and again. We picked up coloured leaves which made a beautiful carpet under our foot. We kicked the leaves and theew some on each other. It was a wonderful experience in all for Riya and me. Some relaxing time for both of us and lots of fun. We intended to have lunch in the little cafe there but the card machine in the cafe was broken and I didn't have any cash on me :(. So we had to come back home for lunch. But I hope Riya didn't regret it as I made her some shavige uppit which she likes to eat.
Kicking the leaves and making heaps of them has been the highlight of this autumn 2014 :). Every evening when I and Riya walk back from the nursery we make sure we kick enough leaves! We have also used the leaves to make some crafty things in Riya's nursery and also at home. Reminded me of my childhood days when I used to make greeting cards with dried leaves and pine tree leaves for my friends and family.
I also need to write all about the festive season in my next post. But before I end this one I thought I should write down this conversation between me, daddy and Riya.
Me : Riya, minnu mausi asked me what Riya wants for her bday? What should minnu buy for you ?
Riya : I wanted a Rapunzel princess dress mumma.
Me : Ok, I will ask minnu to buy that for you.
Riya : daddy, you can wear a prince dress when it's your bday.
Me : and what can mumma wear when it's my bday?
Riya : mumma, you already had your bday, you can't have it again. I and daddy have not had our bdays :).
Me : Sigh :)...
