Danny boy and lost children
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 →
Category: Other stories
Autumn comes calling
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 →
Benares and mother’s day vouchers
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 →
Fishermen of Kerala
It is a known fact that in times of crisis, like in war situations people unite and help each other out. People find a sense of purpose, suicide rates go Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Last 8
Before the game: The time is here. Will the day end as a ‘YAY’ day or a ‘Meh’ day. Only time will tell. The papers gave us an indication of Continue Reading →
