#SoCS Sept. 24, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “home.” Use it as a noun, a verb, an adjective, or an adverb. Enjoy! I am reading two fascinating books about the past. One is The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore by Manu S Pillai and the other is To The Letter-A celebration of…

Everyday Moments (#SOL-2022)

20-09-2022 My father passed away on 19th September 2016. Six years! He suffered from dementia and was bed ridden for eight months. It was tragic. Why does it happen? We are lucky if we remain physically and mentally health till the end. My mother is 81, she forgets many things, but I am always glad…

#SoCS Sept. 17, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “ring.” Use it as a noun or a verb. Bonus points if you use it as both. Have fun! Today’s prompt made me think of the changes that are constantly taking place in our society and in the lives of people everywhere. Many decades ago, arranged marriages…

Everyday Moments(#SOL-2022)

13-09-2022 We are still getting rains. Radhika tells me this is important for the paddy fields. Sunday evening, we went for a walk to the lake. My mother is with us now. Both of us walk for fifteen minutes and return. She walks for half an hour in the morning too. She is very particular…

#SoCS Sept. 10, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “a word that contains a silent letter.” Choose a word that contains a silent letter and use it in your post, or write about words with silent letters in general. Enjoy! I do not remember how we learnt the spellings when learning English in school. Even now…

Everyday Moments (#SOL-2022)

 6-09-2022 Today morning I was sitting on the swing in our verandah, drinking coffee and reading some blogs. I enjoy those moments. The sun rises and I hear birds calling out to each other. Today I noticed a bird calling out from near the Parijatha tree and a second later a bird replied from another…

#SoCS Sept. 3, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “start with why.” Begin your post with the word “why.” Have fun! Why is it that we always remember some people or incidents and forget many other details? And two people involved in the same incident have different memories later on. I asked myself the question when…

Everyday Moments(#SOL-2022)

30-08-2022 This week is special because we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary on the 29th. It has been a good journey together. We were talking about those early days. I remember my maternal grandfather asking me whether I wanted a silk saree or a gold ring for our wedding. I wanted a ring and I…

SoCS Aug. 27, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “board/bored.” Use one, or use them both for bonus points. Enjoy! Some years ago, my mother told me about a board game her grandmother loved to play. On reading Linda’s prompt, I asked my mother about it. She remembered and narrated to me her memories. My mother…

Everyday Moments (#SOL-2022)

23-08-2022 Yesterday morning we went to the ophthalmology department for a routine check up. I prepared sambhar and rice before going because once we enter the department it takes a lot of time. The doctor was satisfied with the results of the various tests. We too were happy. On our way back we stopped at…