#SoCS June 25, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “product/produce.” Use one, use them both, use them any way you’d like. Bonus points if you use both. Have fun! Some years ago, my father-in-law was staying with us for two weeks. One day I asked him if he would narrate  memories of his younger days. He…

CFFC: Landscapes or Waterscapes

EVERYDAY MOMENTS –(#SOL-2022)

21-06-2022 We are in the fourth week of June and the monsoon season has not really started. What we are getting now seems like the pre-monsoon rains. But it rained and rained yesterday and was raining late into night. Today is very cloudy. It is nearing 12 in the morning and is so dark I…

Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #14. Use REALITY as your inspiration this week.

Speaking out when necessary and leaving things unsaid. Are what we have to learn and practise in our daily life. That is the reality which helps us to face what comes our way.

EVERYDAY MOMENTS –(#SOL-2022)

14-06-2022 We are getting rains but not like they should be in June. At least this is better than what had happened in 2019. It did not rain even once in the month of June that year. On Sunday evening Todd, Katherine and I had a wonderful time talking about books. Todd started our book…

#SoCS June 11, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “a picture from wherever.” When you sit down to write your post, find a picture, whether in a magazine, newspaper, or even product packaging. Write whatever thought or emotion the picture provokes. Enjoy! 10-06-2022 There are many temples to different forms of Goddess Durga in and around…

EVERYDAY MOMENTS – (#SOL-2022)

7-06-2022 In and around our town there are many ancient temples. The temple to Goddess Mahishamardini ( one form of Goddess Durga) is very near our home. Renovations were started before 2020 but things got delayed due to the pandemic. But now most of the work has been completed and many rites and rituals started…

#SoCS June 4, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “iron(y).” Use “iron,” use “irony,” or use both. Use them any way you’d like. Bonus points if you use both. Have fun! I make dosas four times a week for breakfast. And I make them on cast iron ‘tawa’ or pan. Many prefer to use a non-stick…

Everyday Moments (#SOL-2022)

31-05-2022 Yesterday we read in the newspaper that the Southwest Monsoon has entered Kerala and will reach our state by June 2nd. That is good news and something to smile about😊.Fortunately, Nagesh came yesterday to pluck coconuts.  We have ten trees. Once the rains start it is impossible to climb the tree. Nagesh climbs the…

#SoCS May 28, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “trail/trial.” Use one, use both, use them any way you’d like. Bonus points if you use both. Have fun! We went to Uttarakhand in June 2018. On the 13th night, at 10, we left Delhi for Haldwani by bus. That night was a memorable one. Nitin, sitting…