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 →
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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 →
Picnic in Hainault Forest
I am on my way to work. The sky is lit up with crimson rays filtering through the bare tree tops. The sight doesn’t disappoint when I hit the main Continue Reading →
On the Gruffalo trail once again
My friends likened it to a fairy tale. The children and their grandmother sitting on a tree stump in the woods. They pondered whether Hansel and Gretel were on a Continue Reading →
The Pope and Lavinia
“You are going to write a blog about your grandchild being blessed by the Pope aren’t you”, Alcira smiles knowingly. She is the only Catholic I know. Maybe there are Continue Reading →
Lavinia’s first trip to India
Alcira laughs as I tell her about my stressful trip with the kids. This is how her daily life is she says. Travelling with two small children is not fun 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 →
