Just like riding a bike
There are some skills in life that you need to learn before you become a teenager or that is what the article said. This message has been etched in my Continue Reading →
Tag: London
Crazy Rich Asians and Everyman
A blackbird sings and calls out to his companion. It is quite a pleasant sound and catches my attention. I look up and find it on top of a tree. Continue Reading →
Autumn comes calling
Autumn comes calling We are not yet ready A long and dry Summer It has left us all heady Can we keep it A few more weeks The seasons, it Continue Reading →
Benares and mother’s day vouchers
A free day. It was a shame to waste it. I haven’t managed to use my mother’s day treat voucher yet. It’s been burning a hole in my pocket since Continue Reading →
Spots in time
The intense heat from the blistering sun is burning my skin as I make my way to the hospital car park. There is no shade here and my car is Continue Reading →
Amma and ‘Hamilton’
Amma’s house slippers and the wooden moth balls that Lakshmi likes to find and play with when she is in our house greet me as I open the door. The Continue Reading →
The Mastaba and Lavender fields
“Neeno, neeno” Lakshmi trilled. It’s coming up to eleven at night and she should have been fast asleep by now. We are on our way home after a very long Continue Reading →
Longest day
Is it possible to make a mundane day sound interesting I wondered. I’m sitting in the steam room once again. The medicinal smell as you enter slowly fades away and Continue Reading →
Milestone birthdays and Murugan temple
The temple bells rang, devotional songs played through the tannoy and priests conducted prayers in earnest. Weekends are busy days in the Murugan temple. People celebrating birthdays, weddings, special occasions Continue Reading →
World Cup fever and England
The World Cup fever is about to descend upon us. The time when offside rules and England’s penalty misses will be endlessly explained and debated. Typically by this stage cars Continue Reading →
