{"id":134212,"date":"2024-04-24T04:33:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T04:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=134212"},"modified":"2024-04-24T04:33:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T04:33:04","slug":"the-grinding-stone-by-charmaine-candappa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-grinding-stone-by-charmaine-candappa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grinding Stone &#8211; By Charmaine Candappa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The Grinding Stone &#8211; By Charmaine Candappa<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-134213 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Charmaine-Candappa-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Charmaine Candappa\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-134214 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Grinding-Stone-By-Charmaine-Candappa-2-e1713932966256.jpeg\" alt=\"The Grinding Stone - By Charmaine Candappa\" width=\"600\" height=\"596\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">I return to remembered places <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Seeing the ancient timbers of the storage racks <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Where mother stored lime jars, and heavy pots.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The firewood hearth smoked day and night, The grinding stone heavy and flat.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Onions ground, with chili, coconut, and ginger to a smooth paste.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Added to flavor every curry hot and spicy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Intact memories throughout life time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0inbox!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grinding Stone &#8211; By Charmaine Candappa I return to remembered places Seeing the ancient timbers of the storage racks Where mother stored lime jars, and heavy pots. 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