Is it me or is the world tired of rotating on its own axis? So tiring. These days nobody wants to be sincere with their commitments. There’s all the big talk initially and once they get what they want, they just ditch you, Mi. It never occurs to them that…
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Because sometimes, it is all we have left, Mi. The sight of something just triggers a whole lot of memories, you know. Take, for example, the pair of sandals I came across online when I was looking to buy a pair identical to the ones I have now because they…
Thinking of you so much more than usual today, Mi! I am thinking of the champa flowers you loved and even today, ten years later, I’ll find a petal or flower around the house–pressed in a book, in a box, on a shelf hidden under something. It has been a…
Some days are just bizarre, Mi! And they are not helped by spilled coffee. This morning started well enough. I woke up, ablutioned, then opened the front door to bring in the milk bag. Put the new one in and took the old one out of the fridge. Grabbed the…
Saying goodbye, that too to V, is the worst thing, Mi. Gosh, the vacuum he leaves behind is so painful. I keep expecting to see his smiling face all the time. We miss the hugs and cuddles, the conversations. Sure we have the technology and can talk to him whenever…
But then, you were always right. The longer I live, the more I believe in the mother-is-always-right phrase. Just this morning, as I chopped up the bhindi, added the masala and set it to cook on the stove and went on to knead the dough for roti, I couldn’t help…