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Eating out to help out

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

Creating the same effect the second time around never works. At least for me it doesn’t. We are in our local pub ordering our evening meal. The same place I Continue Reading →

Posted in Other stories | Tagged Chigwell, Family | Leave a reply

Electricity is out

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

The blue tits have found the bird feeder in the garden and the squirrels eye them enviously from afar. The rain from the day before has left a sheen on Continue Reading →

Posted in Other stories | Tagged Family, Lakshmi | Leave a reply

Lakshmi’s classes

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

Lakshmi’s Saturday classes have resumed and I need to pick her up from her dance lesson and take her for a swim session. The road is unfamiliar and my satnav Continue Reading →

Posted in Other stories | Tagged Family, Lakshmi, Lavinia | Leave a reply

A tribute to S P Balasubramaniam

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

Friends came and went but my transistor radio stayed put. He was my constant companion. Like an appendage, everywhere I went. A present from my dad. Achan brought it with Continue Reading →

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Swimming

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

A mini-heat wave is upon us. Thirty degrees and rising. A taster to say, enjoy the last of the Indian summer before Autumn chases it away. An article I read Continue Reading →

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Day out in Audley End

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

The Chief Elf ushered the two little fairies in our group to their allocated wagons. We follow and board the miniature train. Lakshmi’s excitement doubles now that she has been Continue Reading →

Posted in Other stories | Tagged Lakshmi, Lavinia | Leave a reply

City of Bath

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

The Singer sewing machine with a handle attached to the wheel perched on the mantle shelf behind where Murali is sitting evokes childhood memories. Amma had one of these machines Continue Reading →

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Proverbs and school prizes

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

Watching the video on proverbs I couldn’t but go back in time to Kavitha’s school days. In those days if you win a prize at school you are given a Continue Reading →

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Meeting friends

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

The early morning rays find its way through the interwoven oak leaves and cast a shimmering glow over the garden. The silhouettes it produces start to look sharper as the Continue Reading →

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2020, The story so far

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

The year is half gone, the year of hindsight Like a deer caught in the headlight A year that stopped us in our tracks And exposed a system full of Continue Reading →

Posted in Other stories | Tagged Covid-19 First wave | Leave a reply

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