As May approaches, I am feeling really excited for a number of reasons, and the one that tops the list is my son coming home for the summer. Of course he will have a summer internship to focus on during this time, but that does not mean we cannot take a…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
I’ve been wanting to watch the Shah Rukh Khan-Alia Bhatt starrer, Dear Zindagi ever since it came in the theaters. What with one thing or other, I didn’t get around to seeing it. When I saw an ad on Zee Cinema TV channel today about its World Television Premiere on 23 April at…
It is tough being a parent because letting go is not easy. To think that we must come to terms with the fact that we will probably have our kids at home only until they’re 12th graders, hurts. We have to be prepared for it, yet that niggly little pain is always…
In April 2015, during our trip to Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, we met the Dalai Lama. Oh yes, just saying that takes me right back to that moment when he asked me “You came all the way from Bangalore to meet me? Thank you!” And squeezed my hand. And leaned into my…
Dear Mi, Happy birthday! You would have been 72 today. I always imagined you as rather frail, super-cheerful, gentle-looking and always busy over the years. I have to confess that I never even imagined you in your 70s, because you were always so youthful in your attitude. Sometimes I think, perhaps…
I almost skipped writing today’s post, because of a long to-do list, added to which I secretly wanted to sulk a teeny little bit. Then I decided, why not free-write and ramble away? Writing is always therapeutic, and it would also keep me on track with the good ol’ AtoZ. Here’s…
Or rather, why managing your blog is similar to organizing your kitchen. Considering you spend the better part of your life these days in both places, just as important. eh? No? Okay, don’t answer that! Talk about a crazy K post! I am in the process of uncluttering my kitchen (and…