Snowflakes and hope
The forecast was for heavy snow. By breakfast the first flurries start. The children marvel at the white droplets falling from the skies. “When can we go out and play,” Continue Reading →
Category: Other stories
Boat trip
The sweltering heat continues. The weather app has even got warning signs up. We’ve chosen the hottest week in the calendar to take a break. At least the room is Continue Reading →
Buckinghamshire
“Do you want to use the gym and pool facilities?”, the receptionist asks. “You will have to book in advance”, she adds. The Ducklington Lake and Country park is just Continue Reading →
Making peace with the squirrels
Dusk dissolves into darkness. I listen carefully. Nothing, not even a single hoot or caw. The birds and squirrels have retired for the night and silence spreads like a snug Continue Reading →
Slow start to summer
The tapping noise sounds desperate. I look up from my chores to see a small bird tapping at the bird feeder. It resembles a woodpecker but much smaller and I Continue Reading →
My Mini and I
“Scrap it”, says the car dealer with disregard, as if my Mini was a piece of unwanted metal. Images of weatherbeaten men walking through the streets of India shouting out Continue Reading →
Lakshmi and bikes
There is a scene pictured in Central Park in Kramer vs Kramer when Dustin Hoffman teaches his screen son to ride a bike. The child wobbles initially while his dad Continue Reading →
Late spring day
The garden security light comes on. Most nights around this time it flashes for just long enough to give a glimpse of a flea-bitten, scrawny fox scampering across the garden Continue Reading →
The Duke’s legacy
The day started like any other. I was expecting it to be cold but the sun had its dial tuned perfectly. The warmth it generated was just enough to remind Continue Reading →
Spring
Spring has arrived. A subdued start. Maybe even the weather is reflecting our moods. As I think of sunny days, Lavinia’s sentences come to mind. It never is just a Continue Reading →
