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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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Here are the prompts for this week’s Writer’s Workshop: I just chose the prompt, A post exactly in 12 sentences. It has not even been a week since I took on the challenge of unplugging myself, which has not been an easy task. I have had a severe sore throat and cough all week long,…
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Written for: ‘PCGuyIV’s Truthful Tuesday. How do you feel about gardening and yardwork? Do you differentiate between them or are they basically the same in your book? Are they fun activities that are more hobby than chore, or are they tasks you’d pay good money not to ever do again if you could afford it?…
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Do you remember your favorite book from childhood? Every year, we have a book exhibition in our city. My dad made sure to visit one. He used to buy a lot of books. But he bought books in both English and Tamil. My mom read the books for us. From phantom comics to amar chitra…
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Mommy was nervous. Alvin’s first birthday photo shoot was that afternoon, and he seemed to have a cold. She had cleared all her schedule, and even dad was by her side encouraging the photo shoot. The party was next weekend, but the appointment with the photographer was today. After 5 years of trying, they had…
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We went grocery shopping at an Indian store yesterday. Taking my special boy means it is a bull in a china shop experience. But he is very smart now. He searches for all the junk and packaged material, and they are displayed brightly. We picked up a few pieces of junk, and I started picking…
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How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen? The WordPress prompt is good today. I thought I should combine this with my weekend coffee share with Natalie. All of May, I have been trying to be off my phone. In fact, my phone has been acting…
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What quality do you value most in a friend? We all love motivation. In fact, it helps us go through a fast-paced life. Even when someone comes and tells you, Your hair is good today, it makes us smile. If someone notices your new dress or shoes and comments something positive on them, you are…
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What jobs have you had? As a Mom I wear one too many hats. I studied for a field, but I did not work in that field much. More than quarter century ago, my son was diagnosed with autism. He has severe behavior issues and that is a struggle that we undergo every day. Therapits…
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What is a falooda? According to Wikipedia, a falooda is an Indian Mughalai cold dessert made with vermicelli. It originated in Hyderabad, India. [1] [2] It has its origins in the Persian dish faloodeh, variants of which are found across West, Central, South, and Southeast Asia. [3] Traditionally, it is made by mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, and sweet basil seeds with milk, often served…
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Do you remember life before the internet? 1. Writing letters, snail mail to my family members. 2. Mailing greeting cards for New Year. 3. Searching in the library for information. 4. Waiting for the newspaper early in the morning. 5. Waiting for the postman/mailman to bring good news/bad news. 6. Buying books. 7. Searching the…
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We are in Eastern Pennsylvania this weekend for a private function. On Friday, when I wrote a blog post, I wrote I had planned on something for Sunday morning. Yes, apart from the private event, I wanted to do something with my family. I had seen a facebook reel about a second largest temple in…
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