Try something new, Gift, Lilac
Checked out a new museum. So much to explore in this city. Gave a gift. Received delight that will light up my world for a long, long time. Lilac. My colour.
Closing, Looking ahead, Poetry
Finishing tasks at breakneck speed. It was full speed ahead day. Smiling for the first time in a long while and not spending the whole day feeling despondent. There is hope. A book of poems. Life means so much more with poetry.
Progress, Passing through, Praise, Peace, Pending
Got me a diagnosis and pills. I guess there is only one direction to head in now. Driving through town with the top down. Love sunny days. Acknowledged each of the families that participated in the Cook Out. So glad I did. A fleeting moment of peace that made me feel that maybe, just maybe […]
Sun, Guitar strings, Shine
A lovely, sunny, winter afternoon. There was only one option. Convertible. Top down. Go! Watching a guitarist restring his guitar while his cat tangled himself in the old strings. The strong hum of new strings and the pleasure filled smile on hearing it. Telling my bff to go out and light up the world with […]
Tribute
Mum loved to dress up. She’d pleat her sarees to perfection and wear pearls or gold. And yes, her trademark brooch. Today, as we celebrated her around the world, we did so too. We dressed in what could be called our Sunday best! Mum loved flowers, so begoñas, hortensias and gladioli were bought for her. […]
Tribute, Tribute, Tribute
Mum loved to dress up. So did we. To honour her, everyone turned up dressed to a T. Mum loved to feed the locality. To experiment with new dishes and make everyone ooh and ahh at her culinary skills. I haven’t inherited her skills, but I tried. Seekh kebabs, Chicken kebabs, Tandoori chicken, Matar Pulao […]
Favourites, Preps, Drat
Figuring out my mum’s favourites. Finding the right ones too. At least my dad’s pleased voice told me so. Preparing to celebrate mum. So many little things came back to me. Her love for the quirky. Her experiments with food. Her joy at having company. Drunk texts and video calls. So glad I wasn’t the […]
Readers, Walker, Eaters
Reading suggestions. Given and taken. From Accursed Kings to Ursula Le Guin…A pair of dogs that were taking a walk. Tiny, fluffy and identical.Dinner with my tribe! Oh the joy!
Kindness, Genuine, Porky
The kindness of an aunt. Her offer to look after us and request to visit her. She’s lost everything and she’s still so resilient and kind. The most genuine sorrow anyone has shown for my mum. Tears of the very same aunt. More honesty than anyone has ever shown. Finding a recipe that’s easy and […]