Hasini was doing subtraction the other day. She was puzzled and I impatient. She asked me if every time we borrowed, we borrowed only 1 ...
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Hasini and Yuvi cracked up when they heard it’s called Shakshuka. They made up their own words out of it – “sokka pota suka”, “shoppu ...
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It’s almost the end of summer vacation and it looks like we did every “don’t”. I woke up late everyday. The kids woke up even ...
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I hope you had a good Mother’s day. I hope you didn’t post a selfie of yourself with your mother. That would seem too much ...
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Do you know the “spoon in the fridge” trick? You keep a spoon hidden in the fridge so that when you are craving a spoon ...
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I have woken up late. It is a holiday. I don’t go downstairs to the kitchen because I want to scrub myself clean today after ...
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Day 2 of school today. I drop them and come home. I feel an amazing sense of calm, at once peaceful and serene. I do ...
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After 12 long years of ups and downs, happiness and sorrow, after 12 summers, 12 diwalis, 12 pongals, 12 Aadi thizhuvizhas and innumerable “everydays”, she ...
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I am trying to mentally note down little pieces of dialogue that kids happen to say, to narrate later. Over weekends, I am adjusting the ...
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Somebody please explain to me what’s with all the Halloween themed dress up parties here in India, spooky deserts and special Halloween themed menus at ...
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