As I liberally dusted myself with Mysore Sandal Talc today morning in what appears to be a recent habit, I couldn’t help thinking back at the days I scorned my amma, appa and athai for coating themselves liberally with talc. I would tease them saying the powder was an inch think on their face and […]
Rushing to have my bath this morning I realized the salwar I wanted to wear to work was crumpled and the dupatta beyond redemption. Torn between having to iron the dress and deciding on the ever convenient jean I stopped for a moment to understand what I wanted to do.
A moment later, I dragged the […]
Not long back, like I mentioned here, K and I decided to go green and plant some seeds in planters on our little deck. When we embarked on the project, we did so without expectation. The idea was to get started, learn on the way and enjoy the process.
Two months later, our plants are blooming […]
Debating between watching TV and finding someone to bore over phone, I was standing by the center table when the phone rang. Thanking God for resolving my dilemma, I hurried to get the phone. I saw it was from my girlfriend and was grinning to myself thinking “Maatina paavam”. Roughly translates to “Poor girl. She […]
I woke up in the morning thinking my little niece turns ONE today!!! I have a smile on in what seems like a permanent fixture on my face today. Humming to myself I waited till it was a Godly hour to call my brother’s home and wish the little one. Not that she cares.. but […]
Reaching home unusually early last evening, I stood by the stove fixing dinner and forced him to switch the TV off and look at my laptop for some information I needed. Our kitchen and family room faces the west at an angle and we have a window in the vaulted ceiling that streams the room […]
Lunch over, I was sitting around with nothing to do this Saturday afternoon. K was glued to the IPL streaming over the internet. As resounding cries announced the loss of another wicket or a six, I heard a distinct knock on our front door. The doorbell rang soon after. Wondering who on earth was knocking, […]
My mom made this comment referring to something she read early this morning. The comment made me snap out of my drowsy early morning stupor. Not because I disagreed with her, but because it made me fume with pent up anger over a generation of mixed messages.
*Growing up, I was expected as the eldest daughter […]
As I grappled with my crushed and squeezed beyond recognition tooth paste tube I could not help recollecting memories from the tooth pastes of yore. My grandfather to be specific. He was extremely particular that the tube must be squeezed from the bottom up. Every bit of paste would be painstakingly squeezed upward and the […]
As I go about my regular weekday ritual of waking early to cook in the morning, I realize how much on auto-pilot I am on. As I light the lamps or power the music player on to play melodious music it occurs to me that no one really asked me or told me to do […]
