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 →
Tag: Family
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 →
Looking after the little ones
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 →
Lakshmi at the soft ball play centre
“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 →
Lavinia’s ‘chorukoduppu’
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 →
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 →
