lemons - memory

we had this lemon plant behind our house in Udupi which was highly aromatic. the tiny plant was full of lemon. in summers, first thing in the morning i did was fill a huge vessel with water, add sugar to it. By mid morning the sugar would melt. i would then squeeze a lemon or two, give it a thorough mix and refrigerate it. friends, guest would be served this sherbeth and everybody would go gaga over the aromatic drink. othertimes i would add the lemon to tender coconut juice. wish i had got that plant with me. last year we had been to Udupi for Srikanth's neice wedding. we hired a car and visited our old haunts...the girls' school, Budnar , the house with lemon plant, our second house at hayagreev nagar, Indrali where my mom's friend is...etc etc #memories