Retreat…

What does the mind seek? Calm and peace. What does the heart want? Happiness. What does the body want? Relaxation. Escaping to such idyllic places does provide the necessary balm, provided you have the means to get it at the required time… And thus starts the vicious cycle of need and want! Strive-achieve- fatigue-retreat!!

What have you been working on?

Reviewing my goals Every day begins with a to-do list. So does every passing year.Thinking and planning and then doing…chores, tasks, jobs, in the order of commitment, responsibility and employment! At this stage of life, prioritisation of goals takes center stage; why waste time around the unachievables? Another wonderful thing that is happening in my […]

We started from amoeba, really?

What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind? Daily prompt -2081 Recently, I was going through some elementary books that belong to my child… what had long been pushed back in the recesses of the mind, came back stronger, in technicolor and smarter, especially with the smart phone in hand for a […]

Threshold

My little boy is about to grow a year older tomorrow… This young man in the making has shades of our families put together in all his actions, words, mannerisms and even his appearance. At times , it’s hilarious to inadvertently be reminded of our parents or each other when the little guy goes around […]

All I need is…

How do you relax? A good read…for example 👇 With a steaming cup of tea or coffee And… My favourite singer Kishore Kumar’s album playing in the background… attaching just one of the songs for the post https://youtu.be/cvQWzlNIjt8?si=TlJs1RNx0qMb1oId Pure Zen… 😌

Chandrayaan 3

I almost missed my date with you dear readers! The moon mission held me captivated and how! I just feel so enraptured by the Moon, its existence in our lives and our seasons, festivals, moods and Indianness, that a step closer to this celestial body is almost like I got the moon! 😅 Feel like […]

Maad bhaat chokha

What’s your go-to comfort food? Yes daily prompt readers, this is total bliss in a bowl. Its a simple rice gruel with mashed potatoes combo, called “maad bhaat chokha” in Bihar ( a province in India). Its an ‘easy cook and warm on the pallet’ food which brings back memories of parents, grandma and my […]

Trip to Maheshwar

Describe your most memorable vacation. It’s a short trip to a historic town by the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh. The place gave us our valiant Ahilyabai Holkar, and that was enough to push me into climbing the gigantic steps up and down the palace and the premises. Wonder how they managed without lifts more […]

My pretty old duvet

What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily? I got it as a gift from my dad in 1994, when I was in boarding house n it continues to be with me, a bit worn out but a comforting envelope for my soul. It has inadvertently made its place in my scheme […]

Dust to dust

Recently we lost a loved one. A family member just vanished into nothingness within a matter of days and here we sit recalling his jokes and vagaries and quirks like he is off to some far off place and will return. Even his garden slippers sit around waiting for him. An earthen pot containing his […]