They must have been about two and a half and it was H and N’s very first fancy dress show at school. They were then in the Jungle Book phase (we watched that film twice a day for almost one whole year) so N was Mowgli and H was Sher Khan. We practiced for days. …
The other morning as we were walking to the bus stop I noticed that H’s collar was askew. Without thinking about it I reached out to settle it and he drew back like I was going to bite his head off. ‘What?’ I said surprised ‘Nothing. Just don’t do that,’ he said ‘Do what?’ ‘Fiddle …
June is a month of settling down for all of us here, as the new session begins. It is a tough month which is why I keep my targets easy and expectations low. In the beginning of the month the focus was on getting the children’s schedules in order. We had to figure out what …
A few days ago N came to me one night with a comb and a bunch of rubber bands. She said she’d seen a ‘hack’ on Youtube and that if she tied her hair up in tiny ponytails she’d have curly hair by morning. It was a bit nostalgic for me because I remembered my …
This last month, the month of May, has been filled with so many blessings that I’ve lost count. It is by far my favourite month of the year. It’s the time I am truly home, among extended family and childhood friends. The days are about reunions and getaways, about reinforcing age-old bonds and rediscovering the …
Book Title: The Restaurant of Love Regained Author: Ito Ogava Translated by: David Karashima I bought this one off Amazon despite my self-imposed book ban, in a paperback edition despite struggling with shelf space. That’s how much I wanted to like this book. The premise is absolutely enchanting. The story Rinko comes home one day […]