Sajana and Onam
Rice, sambar, aviyal and thoran, something I should have been eating on Onam day. Instead it came too early, just like Sajana’s death. Is this what Sajana had in mind Continue Reading →
Author: Chitra Gopinathan
Lakshmi and I went to the woods today
The sun’s rays filter through the closed curtains and wake me up. It is still too early and I try to sleep some more. Lakshmi is fast asleep and doesn’t Continue Reading →
Spots in time
The intense heat from the blistering sun is burning my skin as I make my way to the hospital car park. There is no shade here and my car is Continue Reading →
St Fagan’s National History Museum
The boiling hot Thursday has given way to a blustery and wet Saturday. Our plan was to go hill walking in Powys over the weekend, but that had to be Continue Reading →
The day of the wedding
The alarm goes off. It is six in the morning. I just fell asleep about 3 hours ago. I didn’t have to get up this early, but forgot to switch Continue Reading →
Miskin Manor Hotel
The spiders have been busy spinning their cobwebs. The outside of the house is starting to look a little bit like the haunted house from ‘the Addams family’. Well, I Continue Reading →
Amma and ‘Hamilton’
Amma’s house slippers and the wooden moth balls that Lakshmi likes to find and play with when she is in our house greet me as I open the door. The Continue Reading →
Taking Eddie for a walk
Last Friday evening I had two options. Take Lakshmi swimming or go for a walk in the neighbourhood. It was late by the time I returned from my appointment and Continue Reading →
Edelweiss and Kitzbuehel
Samstag The church bells ring as we start our walk to the Lake this morning. We walk past the centre of town once again. The bikes from last night are Continue Reading →
Salzburg
Freitag Salzburg, our destination for today. Once again George picks us up and we are on our way. On the way he goes through the history of Salzburg, starting from Continue Reading →
