That Ganpati on the Beach
Travelling in times of pregnancy and Covid-19
A slow holiday in Washington D.C.
A travelogue on days spent in the heart of Washington D.C. in the 2019 Holiday Season. My last major trip before Covid-19.
Alice in Wonderland
(Remembering my walk around Stanley Park, this time around last year) I walk hurriedly like the Mad Hatterbut with an air of a friendly West Coast jet-setter.Very determined, I open the Stanley Park map.A light grey sky cannot deter a Londoner armed with a rainy cap. The Lion Gate bridge adds to its glory as the theatrical sea planes fly […]
My first adventures
I often day dream of a desk by a scenic window with just hours of constructive writing. But instead, scatterbrains like me, indulge more in numerous diaries, journals and pocket books. I have an annoying habit of scribbling notes, doodling, scratching out and then forgetting all about it.Chances are you will find them in each of my rooms. I may […]
A True Story
Streaming sailboats on the auburn horizon,a glorious day spent by the sea.Queueing up at the chippy for minutes, twenty.I polish that off with mushy peas, plenty. Now awaits the most awaited treat,“Make it the biggest scoop, please.”Licking away the delicious scoop,I stroll on the promenade merrily. Down come a gang of white feathers plump.With such precision, those rascals make me […]
A Family Holiday
Zip-zip, zap-zap, zoom.Along the coastal hilly roads in the swift silver sedan,Scattered Crisp-crumbs and hundred screams of ‘Are we there yet’? from the backseatYelps of excitement to the favourite stereo-beat. Rickety-a-trickety, hush-rush.Beneath the breezy palm trees in wooden stilt cabins,Card games, refreshing siestas and marvelling cries of ‘Look what I found’ from the shoreTranquil sighs to the mellow-orange sunset-décor. Rum-a-rumble, […]
The Colloquial Chutney and Little Miss Elf 