** Mush Alert!
Yes. K is a year older. In the grand scheme of things, this is just a blip but considering my universe is largely inhabited by K, it is a huge deal
Birthdays make me anxious. I wonder about what gifts to buy from months ahead. I plan and plot in my head […]
With every passing year, the memories seem to acquire a sepia toned feel to it. Early on in my marriage I used to relish recounting how K came to “see” me. What we talked about, how we decided to go ahead to commit to waking up to each other for the rest of our lives. […]
Stewing inside a plane on the tarmac for two odd hours I resigned myself to the fact that the trip was not starting out well. My mom looked pensive and K was engaged in conversation with his co-passenger who seemed delighted by his company. Six hours later stepping off the plane into the vast expanse […]
A couple of Saturdays back Amma and I sat in our bright living room early in the morn sipping tea and talking of my dad. As we immersed ourselves in the memories and sighed with a lifetime of unfulfilled wishes in our mind we were broken out of our reverie by K who came bounding […]
This word has fascinated me many times. I heard it used by many people. I never quite got what it meant. Till yesterday. I had an epiphany. It feels good saying that.
I have to go back a bit to explain what I feel. Over the years there have been many things I have craved, coveted […]
As is wont in our home, evenings are filled with either music or television or both. All through my life music has weaved some intricate patterns that are so meshed with many of my happy memories that it is not possible to separate out what is it about music that perks up my day. From […]
As we opened the door at the theater and made to move outside with the throng, a blast of cold air hit our faces. Digging hands deep into our coat pockets, Amma, K and I walked a few blocks to where the car was parked. The mellow lights, the crispness in the air, the people […]
As I load the pressure cooker with the dhal and rice, the sparkling counter-top surprises me. As I open the anjalai petti (seasoning rack) to season my boiling sambar, the shine glinting off the vessel catches me smiling. The steaming dishwasher blinking “I am ready” opens to reveal rows after rows of neatly stacked impossibly […]
These days I work out of an office in Bangalore. I just love it. In some ways it feels like I have never been away. I love the chaos, the colors, the energy and of course the sound of Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu all around me.
My first day at work here was more like […]
On our way back home today Kanna and I were talking about a multitude of things when the conversation turned towards food as it usually does when we near home. I was remarking that the sandwich I made yesterday morning using the same spread was slightly bitter while today it was good.
I did not really […]
