Day 5 of the March SOLSC! #SOL2022

Yesterday Aravind and I were busy filling his application form. He wants to do post-doctoral research. He completed his Phd in English Literature in 2016 from one of the top universities in my country, The English and Foreign Languages University in Hyderabad. I feel very happy and proud of his achievements. He has Retinitis Pigmentosa…

#SoCS Feb. 19, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “whatever.” Use the word “whatever” any way you’d like. Bonus points if you start your post with it. Have fun! Whatever we are today is to a large extent due to my paternal grandparents. Of course, there are so many other factors that make us what and…

#SoCS Feb 12, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “fortune.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy! What we believe to be a fortune depends on our way of thinking. For some it might be a huge amount of money and for others it might be a little more than what they require and savings for…

#SoCS Feb. 5, 2022

 Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “page.” Use it as a noun or a verb. Have fun! I thought of the phrase ‘from the pages of history’ when I read today’s prompt. I picture a large book with its pages going back to the distant past and to a far away future. Before…

#SoCS & #JusJoJan 2022 Daily Prompt– Jan.8th

Your prompt for #JusJoJan and Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “In the.” Start your post with the words “In the” – that’s the prompt! Enjoy! In the last two years I missed seeing school children, all ready, waiting for the bus, to go to school. Life changed so much for them. They could not go…

#SoCS Nov. 20,2021

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “black, gray, and white.” Use one, use ’em all. Bonus points if you use all three. Have fun! Our monsoon season starts in June and ends in October. This is what happens almost every year. In 2019 the rains started only in July. We were all so…

BELUR TRIP 14TH TO 17TH OCTOBER 2021 (8)

17-10-2021 On the 17th morning we walked to Hotel Trupti for breakfast. It took us only five minutes. We had masala dosa and coffee. We talked to the owner and told him we would be leaving soon. We went to Chennakeshava temple. The priest had told us that the morning puja was at 9.30. This…

BELUR TRIP 14TH TO 17TH OCTOBER 2021(4)

On the 15th from Hoysaleshwara temple we proceeded to the Jain temples. They are dedicated the Tirthankaras Parshvanatha, Shanthinatha and Adinatha. Just outside the temple complex there is a stone inscription . Inside there is a very big one and writing is beautifully etched. When I look at such inscriptions, I wonder about the craftsmanship…

#SoCS Aug. 7, 2021

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “wee.” Use the word “wee” or find a word that contains it and use it in your post. Have fun! This week something strange happened. I have no explanation for it. My cousin posted a photo of a sunflower with a goldfinch sitting on the top in…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS July 17, 2021

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “least-favorite word.” Use your least-favorite word in your post. If you can’t decide on one, use a word that just really bugs you. Enjoy! Linda’s prompt excited me and set me thinking. I could not think of any word that I did not like. Words by themselves…