Navaratri greetings to everyone! This pic is from the beautiful Prabasee Association’s arrangement at the Canara Union near our place. They do this every year. Mom used to love visiting the place. For one thing, it was quite close to our place – about two minutes walking distance. And…
Coffee With Mi
My coconut chutney partner, in particular. Each time I have coconut chutney with a dash of pudina (mint leaves), I really miss my mom. She and I loved it with idly, dosa, vada and puri. Yes, puri. We Tamilians are like that. Coconut chutney is actually a standard side dish…
To have one more birthday without Mom. I feel so sad to think she won’t ever be there again. But she is in our hearts and in every little thing we do. I celebrated my birthday yesterday by feeding the kids at Seva Sadan. I donated my mom’s cot and…
Last week, we got news that our cousin’s husband developed a headache, became unconscious and had to be rushed to hospital, where he was in a coma for about five days. He was hooked to the ventilator. The doctors hoped that maybe he would survive. After all, there is a…
I woke up this morning, made and had coffee, made idlis for dubba, realized there’s no “chutney powder” to go with it, roasted and ground the lentils that make our particular recipe for “dosai milagai podi”, even as I prayed there should not be a power-cut. Then, I sat to…
Yesterday, we had a fabulous time at the Music function organized by Vidur’s music school. We had the pleasure of hearing him perform live, after listening to him practice for hours and hours at home. He sang Raag Miya Malhaar. I loved it. Everyone loved it. But although we all…