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How do you express your gratitude? As a mother to a special needs child, or should I say an adult, I have so many circumstances in my life that gives me an opportunity to express my gratitude. The weekend West Virginia trip ended with a visit to coal mine exhibit. When we checked into the…
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Beginning of June, I took up a midyear resolution that I would cut down on my screen time. I think I have successfully achieved the same. Yes, I carry my phone less, use a bit more of a laptop (it helps with me not binge watching), and I put away my phone at a particular…
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What makes a teacher great? When I was in Grade 10 or 10th Standard my dad asked me if I wanted to be a teacher. I told him, I did not want to be. I had other big dreams. Fast forward more than thirty years, I can say with confidence I am a pretty good…
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As the sun dipped below the horizon, the carousel at the long abandoned amusement park began to spin on its own, beckoning me to step aboard. I was walking my dog and was surprised by it. My curiosity took the better of me, and I walked towards with my Fluffy. I went closer to the…
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How important is spirituality in your life? When googled spirituality this is what I obtained. Spirituality involves the recognition of a feeling or sense or belief that there is something greater than myself, something more to being human than sensory experience, and that the greater whole of which we are part is cosmic or divine…
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An uneventful weekend is over. The temperature dropped, and thunderstorms rolled. We went to the park for a walk, but it started raining. So we parked at the nearest pizza shop. The kids had pizza, and we watched the rain fall. The sun came back again. We drove back to the park and made a…
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I have blogged almost every day this week. This was a hot week with temperatures hovering around 90s. We did not go out much and just spent most of the time at the pool during afternoons and at the park late evenings. If you had followed my blog all week, my Indian snack that I…
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Which food, when you eat it, instantly transports you to childhood? My parents took me to a restaurant called Shanti Vihar. North Indian food was not available everywhere but only at this restaurant. I was introduced to chats and when I order any chats at an Indian restaurant here I remember my visit with them…
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I have two weekend outings planned for this summer. One at the end of this month and another in July. Until then, the rest of the summer, as I said, is going to be a staycation. I got my boy to do a routine at the pool. He sits in the water, and I sit…
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In January 2020, I created my account with WordPress and made my first post. Little did I realize blogging would become a part of me. What do I blog? I have blogged everything and anything. Yesterday I wrote about my attempt to make an Indian snack, and this morning it was about the countries I…
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What countries do you want to visit? I never thought I would leave my parents in India and move to America. But I did. Anyway here is a list of few countries that I want to visit. Call me crazy I want to visit Jerusalam. Yes the area is not safe but maybe one day…
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We have a heat wave warning until this Friday. My maid who dropped in today and told me today’s warning was until 8 p.m. and it was going to be too hot. My younger son suggested I prepare a South Indian snack called vadaam. The snack needs the sun to get dried. I took my…
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My son’s activities have kept me busy the past two days. Yes, we took him for his baseball game, and today he did a vocal performance at our local temple for Purandara Dasa Day. Purandara Dasa was a Carnatic music composer and singer who lived nearly 600 years ago. He streamlined carnatic music lessons, and…
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Describe one of your favorite moments. A puzzle on the floor had been left unsolved for the past month and half! I was really getting worried my boy had lost the skill! Yet, he was doing puzzles on his tablet! Okay, he was becoming digital! But I wanted him to keep doing these puzzles. So…
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What notable things happened today? I hope good things happen to me today. Past June 13s I do not remember anything of importance. It is good in one way. A day being normal and not out of ordinary is fine😃. It seems June 13 is National Cupcake Lovers Day and National French Fry Day. I…
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What are you passionate about? Passionate has many meanings. But I am going to go with the meaning of enthusiastic. I would say my passion is collecting dolls (golu bommai, கொலு பொம்மை) for my Navaratri festival. Then display them. It is not a single-day or a few-day process for me. I think about it all…
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What is your favorite season of year? Why? On a hot summer day, the clouds gather up, and you get a thunderstorm. There is a heavy downpour, the skies clear up again, and the sun peeks back with a rainbow. You go for an evening walk, and you can feel the smell of the plants…
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If humans had taglines, what would yours be? I am much better this weekend. I am not depending on pharmaceutical help to control my cough and am managing it with homemade remedies. My husband thought I would just be lying and taking the weekend off, but that is not me! My tagline is that I…
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A box of 16-ounce strawberries costs around 3 dollars and fifty cents on average. Two years ago, we purchased two or three strawberry plants for the same price, expecting to make some profit. Nothing happened. As I said, our bunnies were one reason, and last year the weather did not cooperate. But this year, we…
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I developed a nighttime cough last week. I know that once I get this cough, it is going to last a couple more weeks. It is psychologically depressing. I needed to charge myself, and when I suggested to my husband that it was time to go to our guru’s ashram at West Sunbury, he immediately…
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