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Category: England

Looking after the little ones

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Chitra Gopinathan

It is dark outside and I check the time. Nine o’clock on a Sunday morning, but that is in Dubai, here it is still only five. I have plenty of Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Family & Friends | Tagged Chigwell, Family, Lakshmi | Leave a reply

Lakshmi at the soft ball play centre

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Chitra Gopinathan

“No fireworks, no fireworks” Lakshmi cried. She didn’t want to see the sparkles in the night sky. Having her hair washed has left her traumatised. She shielded her eyes from Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Europe, Family & Friends | Tagged Chigwell, Childhood, Family, Lakshmi | Leave a reply

Lavinia’s ‘chorukoduppu’

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Chitra Gopinathan

It is almost two in the morning. I set the alarm for 730. We didn’t plan on staying up this late but we were having such a good time that Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Family & Friends | Tagged Family, Lakshmi, Lavinia | Leave a reply

Crazy Rich Asians and Everyman

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Chitra Gopinathan

A blackbird sings and calls out to his companion. It is quite a pleasant sound and catches my attention. I look up and find it on top of a tree. Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Entertainment, Europe, Other stories | Tagged London | Leave a reply

Danny boy and lost children

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Chitra Gopinathan

Music drifts from the dining room. Lakshmi’s great granddad is playing the piano. The last time he was here in May, the piano was out of tune. It had been Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Europe, Family & Friends, Other stories | Tagged Chigwell, Family, Friends | Leave a reply

Autumn comes calling

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Chitra Gopinathan

Autumn comes calling We are not yet ready A long and dry Summer It has left us all heady Can we keep it A few more weeks The seasons, it Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Europe, Other stories | Tagged London, Weather | Leave a reply

Benares and mother’s day vouchers

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Chitra Gopinathan

A free day. It was a shame to waste it. I haven’t managed to use my mother’s day treat voucher yet. It’s been burning a hole in my pocket since Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Europe, Other stories | Tagged Food, London, Restaurants | Leave a reply

The Gruffalo Trail

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Chitra Gopinathan

“The weather forecast for the weekend looks pretty grim. What do you do with your children on a weekend like this?” I ask Tiffany, our theatre sister. For someone so Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Europe, Family & Friends | Tagged Family, Lakshmi | Leave a reply

Sajana and Onam

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Chitra Gopinathan

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 →

Posted in England, Family & Friends, Other stories | Tagged Family | Leave a reply

Spots in time

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Chitra Gopinathan

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 →

Posted in England, Europe, Other stories | Tagged London, Weather | Leave a reply

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