Lucks, looksy, and a myriad of other terms of endearments were often used by my dad to address me, his daughter-Lucky. How I had loved hearing these sweet nicknames my father used to make up. When he was ecstatic on…
Kaleidoscope of treasured moments
K is for kaleidoscope of treasured moments #AtoZchallenge We had the good fortune of spending SP’s special day with the children and mentors of Udayan Ghar on April 7, 2013. The children with their innocent smiles stole our hearts. Sharing…
Just because…
Blogging A to Z challenge- J Just before I close my eyes, I see you smiling down at me. The touch of your hand on my hair, is like a feather light kiss on my soul. Just…
Good housekeeping and Me?
This is a joint post for alphabets G and H for the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. I am a lousy cook and a messy housekeeper. But I…
Forty Nine is not Fifty :)
Forty-nine is not fifty 🙂 I am one year short of my half century and the world hasn’t come to an end yet . When I was young, long ago, a very long ago, I used to think people turned…
Daddy, I Love You.
Dearest dad, I don’t miss you because you live in my heart. I have also forgiven myself for not being at the hospital because I know you would have forgiven me too. You believed in seeing the good in people…
Calendar on the wall
Calendar on the wall. Sia glanced at the calendar hanging crookedly on the wall. The rusty nail almost falling out of the crudely drilled hole in the wall of her study. It reminded her of her life and her…
A writer writes…
All I have ever wanted to do in life is to write…words spill out of my mind onto the paper of their own accord. I don’t seem to have any control over them or my fingers holding the pen, scribbling…
Unconditional
Blogplicity members are not only exceptional writers but take the time to visit and comment on each others writing. The group, Blogplicity, is a beautiful community and recently, one of the members proposed a group of us take on a…
My tryst with safety.
What does safety mean to me? Safety to me means complete control over my personal space and unrestricted access to any place I fancy visiting, any time of the day or night, completely uninhibited. Pure and unadulterated freedom from anxiety,…