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The Strange Town of Johnsonville
Somewhere in the Midwest was a small, obscure little town called Johnsonville. Despite being in a far-flung location, away from most major cities, the townsfolk of Johnsonville lived a fairly exciting and eventful life. However, it was different from the events on and after June 13th. So, what happened on June 13th? To explain this…
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How Time Flies
It feels like the new year started just yesterday, yet already two months have passed. This is not a new discovery or some profound epiphany that I’ve had. This is an age-old complaint that time flies and waits for no man. However, as we change, the meaning of this hits us differently each time. When…
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Bittersweet Days
Hello everyone!! It has been a while since I last posted. Not to make an excuse, but times have been tough. Or rather, I should say that times have been bittersweet. I have witnessed the passing of a few elders in my extended family. Although at that time I took it well enough, considering they…
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Lessons We Learn From Our Pets
I read this quote by Christopher Hitchens on pets that every owner would have realised at some point. “Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide…
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Revisiting A Long Forgotten Childhood Memory
In the last week of February, my husband and I were driving in the streets of Ironshore. Ironshore is an upscale community in the outskirts of Montego Bay, Jamaica. There are some beautiful houses in this neighbourhood. Anyway! As we drove towards the A1 highway, my husband suddenly exclaimed, “Seema chintha gubbalu!”. I had no…
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Mother – A Wondrous Angel
We recently celebrated Mothers Day on May 9th. I wanted to do something special for my mother on that day. Since we could not take her out for dinner or get her any gifts due to the Covid 19 situation, I thought I will give her a break and handle her workload for the day.…
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When Mom Is Away, Pups Are At Play
As I was cleaning up my folder of photos, I stumbled upon a set of photographs from a few years back. They brought back fond memories of 2 pups in my neighbourhood. They were the most mischievous pups but had the most adorable face, as is the case with all puppies. The pups were barely…
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Welcome 2021!!
I wish all my readers, fellow bloggers and friends, A Very Happy New Year!! In the past, I would have wished everyone for an exciting year ahead, that was filled with travel, adventure and parties with friends. Considering what happened in 2020 and the new social norms, I have updated my new year wish for…
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The Festival Of Lights
There are many festivals in India, some are specific to a region, some specific to a community etc. Different people celebrate different festivals with varying degrees of enthusiasm and pomp. But there are a few festivals that are celebrated throughout India and the most important among them is Diwali, the festival of lights. There are…
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My Fascination For Sarees
When I was a child, all the women around me were dressed in sarees. As an Indian, it is not uncommon to see everyone in sarees. Aunts, grandmas, cousins were all draped in colourful and gorgeous sarees. A saree can be described as a rectangular piece of unstitched cloth material which is six to nine…
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Back In The Day, When I Was Young…
Most conversations with elders and senior citizens, neighbours or relatives winds down to the statement,” back in my days, things were…..”I always took that statement as an indicator of the age of the person I am speaking to. This made me feel young, however, I recently used this statement while speaking to an office colleague.…
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