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| Shane and Indira at their stall. |
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| Shade Garden stage, Miramar |
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| Runners take a breather. |
To be fair I had no clue there was something called a 'Shade Garden' in Miramar. Queenie was keen on picking up farm fresh produce so we went.
I stayed in the car since I had parked behind another car. After Queenie and Dwayne came back my curiosity was whetted. I decided to have a dekho myself.
That's when I met Shane and Indira. There in front of me was a small stall devoted to tote bags. I loved the bold colours and prints. What caught my eye was a series of totes done on the various fish found in Goa. We were just back from the Panjim fish market so it made a lot of sense to see fish elevated to art.
There was a tote bag with a picture of several Kingfish. Between the fish were the words 'Kingfish' and 'Visvonn.' The same was true for Mackeral /Bangde, Sardines /Tarle, and Sol fish / Lepo. 'This is a great way to pick up Konkani vocabulary,' I said to Shane who appeared out of nowhere to help with the totes.
I was struck by his eagerness to help and his affable nature. He said the designs were by Indira 's sister and he was helping to print them out. As I left he took care to gift me a sticker of the same design as the tote bag I had chosen.
I love picking up totes wherever I go. My friends know me for that. I also like gifting totes. I picked up a beautiful tote with a tiger splayed on a carpet - as if to emphasize the precarity of its existence. I have already decided to gift it to a friend and tiger conservationist.
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