It’s been a while since I wrote. Haven’t had much inspiration lately. That’s what having in-laws at home does to me. I am on new turf now, completely at my wit’s end. Not that my in-laws are the evil saas-bahu type of people. They don’t make me eat leftover food or make me wash their [...]
HG and I finally have the house to ourselves. Feels strange. We haven’t had this kind of freedom since Feb, when my parents arrived from India. The last few months were a busy whirl. I feel like I did a lot but when I sit down to list the activities it’s like I did nothing. [...]
Mine, I am proud to say, is a genius. Last week I saw him making multiple trips to our basement, which at first I mistook for his daily laundry routine (my folks are the kind who insist on washing clothes everyday). But very soon I saw him scurrying down with some tools, and soon after [...]
A while back, during a relaxed holiday abroad, I did something extremely stupid - I put some rather grandiose and now in hindsight, foolish ideas into HG’s head. Told him that he needs to be my voice of reason, and that he should push me more and that if he sees me slacking he should [...]
PBS has been showing ‘The Complete Jane Austen’ series as part of Masterpiece Theatre. It comes on Sunday nights and I am thoroughly enjoying the watching and re-watching of these classics. So far we have seen Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice and Emma. Sense & Sensibility is next week. The cast is not [...]
They came in hordes…the young, the elderly, the healthy, the sick, the unemployed, the single moms, the pregnant women with kids in strollers, the sane, the handicapped - to see the phenomenon. Some had even come from neighbouring towns. This tranquil sea of humanity brought together by a common purpose. Huddled together in anticipation early [...]
- warm dinner every night
- homemade breakfast too some days
- packed lunch boxes
- washed laundry
- a spotlessly clean home
- someone waiting eagerly for you to come back from work
- someone to argue with
- someone to blindly defend me in an argument with HG
There are days when I want to strangle my mother, but when I [...]
Ta da! I can finally reveal my kitchen’s transformation from dull, drab and boring to snazzy, shiny and functional (click on the photos to enlarge them.)
In the last picture, that tall cabinet you see on the left is my brand new pantry. My [...]
Breathe slowly, exhale and drive all thoughts of burning down the cabinet company out of your mind. Things will get there, I just need to be patient. Never mind that it took them 5 weeks to deliver cabinets in the first place! And we are not talking here of some super special custom order - [...]
It’s been while since I wrote. Have been traveling - on work and pleasure. Went to San Diego couple weeks ago. It was a beautiful trip. Sunny and bright, with the ocean within driving distance. I wish we could move there.
Had the opportunity to visit Buenos Aires on work last week. That was an awesome [...]
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