I was going through my archives when I chanced upon this adorable set of photos. They are of my friend’s daughters. Anamika and I met years ago at another friend’s place to discuss starting a travel magazine. While the magazine did not happen, our friendship did and we spent some extremely…
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This morning I woke up dreaming of childhood Thursdays when we used to have the day off from school. Yep – our school had Thursdays off! No idea why. Saturdays were half-days and of course, Sunday was off too. I studied in Little Flower Primary School, Mumbai. The school had Kinder…
Welcome to the August 2014 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Friends This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared stories and wisdom about friends. *** Family, Friends and Family Friends Today, I am…
It is that time of year again when I have the urge to be more with less. Spring clean. Clear clutter. Starting with August, the next year or so is going to be very hectic, what with a series of exams for Vidur and lots of short travel stints for Sury.…
Black is one of my favorite colors. When I saw an email from BlogAdda inviting bloggers to participate in the WhatTheBlack contest and Expect the Unexpected experience, I thought, hey, what fun. I wrote my post for the WhatTheBlack contest and then, also applied for the “Expect the Unexpected experience” which…
As we live through the years, we tend to become blase and take certain things for granted, no? We don’t notice everything as keenly as we did, say, ten years ago. So many things cease to fascinate us, because they have become part of our lives, part of our routine. In…
I just had to write that title, what with Zuri rhyming with Sury! Last week, when I least expected to take a break, Goa beckoned. Harish of BlogAdda messaged me to ask what I was doing on the 26th and 27th July and I, being my skeptical self, asked him “why?”…