I adore my friends. They are the family I had the privilege of choosing. Today, I have close friends whom I’ve known for several decades. There are some I went to school with and some I have been lucky to meet as I strolled through life. I often tend to believe…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
During the past week, I’ve felt in desperate need for inspiration with my wounds turning into allergic messes. I also developed a rash on my face – and am glad to say it is clearing up. I can’t believe that the accident happened last Monday! Even as I was grateful for…
It is time for a big dose of positive thinking! I am feeling a little low. My right arm, which is injured, unexpectedly got worse yesterday and the medication – antibiotics and painkillers are playing havoc with my system. This morning I woke up to a very swollen arm. First, I…
Paradise is a place on earth. In my home. In my mind. Really. Because I choose to think that way. I was just reading Elle’s post about little words making a big difference and it took me back six months to the beautiful trip we made to Northeast India. Oh, that…
The gift of life. I often consider myself blessed to be alive and feel a deep gratitude for seemingly weird situations turning into the best ones. But what happened yesterday shook me up a bit. You see, on Sunday evening I leisurely settled down to upload photos for my Sundays In…
I started writing this post – and two lines on, my computer shut off. Automatically. I did all the things I knew to diagnose the issue, but had to call my techie in the end, who discovered that the power supply was faulty. Not an original. So I ended up replacing…






