Amy, a dear friend from the Lake District of the United Kingdom, flew into Kuala Lumpur for a brief one-day stay with us before leaving the next day. We met Amy ten years ago on her first visit to Malaysia and the East. I believe it was a unique cultural experience for Amy. She experienced staying in our Home with its Lotus Garden, savoured Malaysian food, visited a Hindu temple… At the end of her first stay, Amy presented me with a thank you card that read “Dear Mama Lotus…” She had perhaps noted how much I loved my lotus plants as she and I walked around our garden.

During this visit, Amy and I did a garden walk once more. There was much more to share with Amy.

Amy at our lotus pond in January 2023

Amy and I at the Ganesha Temple , PJ in 2012 - on Amy’s first visit to Malaysia