For every Mom—new or expectant—her baby’s safety is her prime concern–and a lifelong one, I might add. When I was born, during the 60s, my family did not even think about buying babycare products. My Mom simply went by her Mom’s, and Grandmom’s advice. Baths involved using chickpea flour as the base,…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
As I write this, I am looking within myself to take stock of how I feel. Here’s why: there are happy thoughts, sad thoughts, and worry-thoughts racing through my head. Why sad? Unexpected deaths in the family. Why worry? Loved ones in hospital. I won’t go into the details, since we…
Stressed is desserts spelled backwards. I often wonder who came up with that, because seriously, it sounds like something from one of those “things you never say to diabetics” lists. And oh yeah, easier said than done, especially when you have to stay off all kinds of fattening things, if you…



