Jump from a plane… while it’s 4000 mts high. Meh, I said! My procrastination skills did almost cancel the whole experience. Too cold, too sad, too happy, friends said they’d like to join in, friends aren’t responding. A never ending list of reasons. But then, Time has a way of reminding one that there are […]
I feel the weight. With each breath, with each passing second. Being pulled down, being held down. When prayers go unanswered. And loneliness is the order of the day.
Another year. Older, not much the wiser, but phew… what a journey. Looking back I have so many memories that will bring a smile on or cause a tear to roll. A rollercoaster of highs, lows, and in-betweens. The last year is one to remember, not all for good reasons, but it’s been crucial to […]
We walk through life wishing for so many things. Wishing, hoping, lighting candles, losing sleep over things our hearts desire. And while longing for that something, we forget to live in the moment. We may get what we long for, we may not, but in the in-betweens of hoping and waiting and wishing, we lose the […]
Acer palmatum – Japanese maple: The bright afternoon invited a flurry of activity. I love sunny days, when spring sets the garden aflame with colour, I love walking around, touching the trees and flowers, encouraging them to bloom. The magnum opus of my garden is an “Acer palmatum” commonly referred to as a Japanese maple. […]