Notes from an almost-empty-nester
Hello dear friends. Happy happy New Year. I maintain, it is perfectly valid to wish people a happy new year all through January, so here I am, right on time.
Continue reading “Celebrations and Resolutions, 2026 Edition”
The minute someone says pick three (or two or four) people who made a difference to your life, my mind goes completely B.L.A.N.K.
Not because no one did, but because too many did.
Continue reading “We are an ensemble production”
The thing with plot twists in real life is that they rarely come in as dramatically as the ones in books and films. They often come as a series of eye-openers, in quiet, unexpected moments. No soundtrack, no drama.
Continue reading “The plot twist that crept up silently”
After years of trying to be Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, I had hoped this would My Year of Rest and Relaxation. With H away at college and N shifting to a local PG to be near hers, I had thought I’d simply Eat, Pray, Love (and read and write) and lead a quiet life. I imagined my days would follow the gentle routine of A Convenience Store Woman.
Continue reading “Chaos, Calm and Everything in Between”
It’s that time of the year – Diwali – the time my conscience stands glaring at me, tapping its feet impatiently. ‘Get going,’ it says, ‘dust, clean, polish, organise.’
Continue reading “Of earthen diyas and Chinese lights”