My life outside our country

My parents lived in Nigeria from 1979 to 1982. Those  were memorable years for them. My mother, Shantha, wrote her memories and my son and I translated it from Kannada to English. In 1979, Indian Railways got a contract to maintain the Nigerian Railway network. We were in Delhi at that time. My husband was…

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Duck Duck Goose

This week the topic is Duck Duck Goose.  Your photos this week can have anything to do with ducks or geese.  They are birds, so I will let in anything bird as well.  Have tons fun with this challenge this week. In 2015 we had been to London. These photos are in Oxford. We see…

One More ( Slice of Life )

Walking along the road, to my horror I saw a tree being cut down. So many have been cut in the name of development. It hurts. Why do we commit such mindless destruction ? We do not think about the future. Our is a small place situated on top of a hill. There used to…

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #129 Feel&Space

A space for myself Outside the daily routine It feels like heaven. RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #129 Feel&Space

The Daily Post Photo Challenge : Path

It was good to see the peacock walking up the mud path near our home. The walking path near our lake “We move on in Life Many paths on this journey Paths leading us on To reach that highway of Life Which leads to the final End.” The Daily Post Photo Challenge : Path

For the love of books; my mother’s story of reading

The following are my mother’s reminiscences about how she developed her love for books. She wrote in Kannada and my son and I translated it. When I was six or seven years old and I could read the Kannada script, my father gifted me around twelve slim books. My father, who had been a school…

Wishes

WE WISH ALL MY ‘WORDPRESS’ FRIENDS AND THEIR FAMILIES A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS. WITH AFFECTION AND BEST WISHES, LAKSHMI BHAT

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #128 Bells&Ring

Temples bring to mind The fragrance of incense sticks And ringing of bells. RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #128 Bells&Ring  

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #127 Kiss&Taste

Love of our grandson Expressed with a kiss and hug Tasted like heaven. RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #127 Kiss&Taste

The Daily Post Photo Challenge : Anticipation

‘Anticipation means a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen  in the near future.’ End of October we celebrated Deepawali, our festival of lights. We waited with great anticipation as our daughter and grandson would be with us. My mother too was with us and had a wondeful time with her great…