Does anybody remember these water cans? If you are as old as me, or older than me, you would remember these as the Milton water cans that you would carry along with you on long journeys. If you had the…
Category: Family
Conversations for a Married Couple
One of things that scared me about marriage was big gatherings. Not just gatherings with relatives, but even gatherings with friends. And if you know anything about me, that’s strange. I love being with people, and I have always loved…
The View from the Balcony
Every day after work, the husband and me sit sipping chai in our apartment balcony. It’s usually dusk, the sky is a brilliant cloudy orange, there’s the faint smell of the chemicals used for fumigating mosquitoes, there’s the sound of…
Its most annoying when….
When you call your cousin brothers as Chetta (elder brother) and their wives address you as Chechi (elder sister)…
About being a mother
Little Mrini tugged at my hand as she insisted on me reading the book, or rather, reading it out to her. As I shifted my attention from her proud mother and a story about her, she perched herself comfortably against…
Home pics!!
Yes, am very much alive..and kicking:-) I know I have been awfully quiet, but all’s well – just a case of verbal constipation. 😀 Will be back soon, hopefully….till then, pics of my new home..Statuatory warning: Only “oohing and aahing”…
Of Heartbeats and Silences
His heart was beating steadily. His chest hair had been shaved off, and I missed its roughness against my cheek. But then he takes my hand gently and I am glad to feel the familiar feel of the tough skin…
Can I be happy for you
Why on earth do FRIENDS have to get married?!!!!!! Its the most annoying thing EVER! and I am tired of pretending that I am happy for them. I am NOT!!! Well, I am..but I also hate them for doing it. Simply…
Photoshop?
The flowers match with the salwar I wore – pink. Oh well, the flowers were bright pink and I wore light pink, but what the heck, they did go well. The green looked fresh and bright, and so did the…
What the^%&$^$&^$
Thank you, all of you guys who responded to my last post, with detailed suggestions. I am sorry I couldn’t respond to each one of you individually, but there was a family emergency. My father had a heart attack and…