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About me
Hello I started this blog just before the pandemic began in January of 2020. After two years of posting very little, I became active last December and I have found joy blogging. So I decided to edit my about me page and thought why not make it as a new post. I am Ganga and…
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End of School!
Aprils showers bring May flowers. But Mother Nature was not good. We had cold, dry April and May. Boom, June comes in with a ninety degree day. Last year’s nest fell down and eggs broke, but this year our American Robin saw to it that her eggs hatched. I couldn’t get a picture of her…
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Everything In “I” for CMMC
Cee has asked for Iris, Ice, Independence or Index finger. On a dull day, I had fun looking through my archives for pictures of the same. We have Siberian Iris in front of our house which is a new picture but the rest are from my archives. Hope you enjoy. My picture me app, told…
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Belief and Faith
Do you practice religion? Hinduism is a way of life with different school of thoughts and different subsects. I am an infant to write anything about it. My family practices Advaitha school of thought by Adi Shankara and the worship of Panchayatana pooja that includes the worship of Shiva, Vishnu, Shakthi, Ganesha and Surya (the…
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Fortune for FSS#99
Ross opened the fortune cookie that was delivered with his Chinese take-out and was shocked when he read the message inside telling him that his life was in danger and that he needed leave the city immediately. Nervously Ross checked the take out bag one more time. The order was completely different from what he…
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Roses 🌹
The roses have started blooming. They are a few days behind schedule. But the beauty isn’t lost. I see lot of buds hoping in a week I would have an entire bush full of these beauties. For Cee’s FOTD
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A state of mind
What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable? I start cooking and if I find all the ingredients for the dish I am preparing I would say “having it all”. My kids are ready to go out and if they have clean clothes in their closet I would say”having it all”. If…
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The season begins! ⚾️
My special one hits the ball and runs towards the first base but misses it and is off to the fence. A crowd cheers him and later makes a home run. But this is all accepted and the game ends in a draw. This is the Miracle League of South Hills. A place everyone is…
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Icecream For CMMC
For CMMC: Your topic must any word that has Alphabet any word with an “I”. With dairy and sugar this is supposed to be not very good for health. We try to avoid but the more we avoid we crave more. Some of the ice-creams we have had and this is just a drop in…
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A legacy
My special one will turn 26 this August. How fast time flies away! He still needs to be monitored for safety due to his sensory issues. But we have seen a lot of awareness the recent months. An astrologer told us a long time ago, we would see improvement in him once he turns 26.…
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A Pet Baby #WDYS 187
Image credit; Grin @ Unsplash We as a family love animals. We love to go to zoos and petting zoos are our favorite. So this adorable Frenchie caught my attention. So I showed this picture to my husband and asked him, “He is on sale . Can we buy him?” For that he replied, “no more dependents”.…
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In a pickle
My raw mango has been sitting inside my refrigerator for more than a week now. It has been calling me to make use it. Raw mango pickle is the best accompaniment to thayir saadam or yogurt rice and it can be called the comfort food for most Tamil people. But the pickle has been my…
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Duck Race
What started in November ended yesterday. A water leak in the basement, followed by multiple investigations and repairs, ended with a carpet installation late yesterday evening. Six months ordeal and my husband is even now scared to use one of the toilets in the house. We can safely call it PTSD. Anyhow I have been…
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Ephemeral
What everyone thought to be ephemeral turned out to be the fashion of the century. None imagined short haircut for anyone. Royal barber’s bad day haircut was loved by the King and the Queen along with the subjects followed in the same line. ephemeral noun : something that lasts for a very short time
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A Team Player
Are you a leader or a follower? Over the course of my life I have seen leaders emerge. What I have seen in them the perseverance to lead and the hard work they put in. But there are other people who would have put in the same effort but couldn’t become one. So luck does…
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Sweet and sour
List your top 5 favorite fruits. Thought this was an interesting prompt provided by wordpress. My first favorite fruit is Guavaa or in my language goiya pazham . We had a tree in our house and eating before it became ripe was the best part. I have eaten so much that I have not had…
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Life can change for FSS #97
As Kevin was boarding the bus, he knew he was heading back to the one place he hoped he’d never have to see again. The pandemic has made his life difficult. The restaurant he worked for had closed and he had to apply for the delivery company job he hated going back to it .…
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Iris
The Iris have been resilient. These rhizomes came out of the ground, picture taken January 17th 2023. It was a warm week. I was worried what would happen to them if the cold returned. Not only the cold returned back the next week we had a very cold April. They did not complain about Mother…
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The joys of life for WDYS #186
Written for Sadje’s What do you see Image credit; Alisa Dyson @ Pixaby Ben had his baby sitter pick him up from school everyday. Anna his babysitter was a wonderful person. But he was only too surprised to see his beautiful Mama drop by. The happiness was immense and he could share all the things he did…
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Something to think and act
I got lot of Mother’s Day Wishes and two of them really touched me. One of them has a copyright to this organization so I am thanking them https://nayi-disha.org/. Having raised two children one with severe needs and another a typical kid I have worn many hats and yearned for breaks. Now my kids have…
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Happy Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day usually is the start of our gardening season. I get myself a plant like rose or hibiscus instead of flowers. This year I decided not to buy anything and told my husband it is better to maintain what we have than to buy new plants. We did get some seeds and I hope…
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