Lavinia and butterflies
Lavinia was born prematurely two years after Lakshmi was born. Two April babies, their paths follow each other, but apart from being two delightful little children their personalities are poles Continue Reading →
Tag: Family
Mothering Sunday
It is Mothering Sunday and yet for the first time in a very long time I am not on childminding duties. Both the kids had a fever over the last Continue Reading →
Amma’s 80th Birthday
A session at the gym and my body is protesting. I haven’t done anything more or unusual than I have been doing on a regular basis before my month long Continue Reading →
Appachy
There she sat, a diminutive figure, looking at her fingers. It is tea time. Next to her bed on the wooden chair is a glass of tea and a small Continue Reading →
Another weekend with Lakshmi
The cherry blossoms are in full bloom and it looks like the clouds have descended and taken residence on the tree tops. The other bare trees look on with envy. Continue Reading →
Hair washing and Lakshmi
Laughter rings out. It is the weekend and the house is alive once again. “I want to catch you ammamma”, Lakshmi repeats as she runs after me. It is a Continue Reading →
New Year’s Day 2019
”Let me out, let me out” screams Lakshmi as she wakes me up. This is not the New Years awakening that I was looking forward to. She does this when Continue Reading →
New Year’s Eve and partying
Another grey and dreary day. Well, we are in the middle of winter and this is how it is going to be for the next couple of months. The weather Continue Reading →
Christmas Eve 2018
It is Christmas Eve and my clinic finishes early. The restaurant is booked for 730, and we arrive in Epping early. It has been two weeks since we have seen Continue Reading →
Valsala Chechi
The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs. I was reading this on my Blinkist app last night without realising how close to home the message was. A memoir written by an Continue Reading →
