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What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? There are 31 million active bloggers who are posting on the internet atleast once a month in the United States. There are nearly 600 million bloggers world wide. Looking at the above statistics our mind may think, what would my…
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Describe your life in an alternate universe. We moved to this country when we were in our twenties. So we always talk about how life would have been if we didn’t move. We had a very special boy. We talk about how our life would have been if he was a neurotypical person. We didn’t…
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What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it? For our Twenty Fifth Wedding Anniversary we drove to Herndon, Virginia to eat at an Indian Restaurant called Adayar Ananda Bhavan. We began our married life in India and it was that time this chain of restaurant was becoming famous. So…
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Yesterday I wrote a blog and said one of the things that make me happy was spicy food. My husband has been on a soft diet and due to my laziness we all ate what my husband ate. Technically I would call it baby food, with not much oil and no spice. So today was…
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List 30 things that make you happy. I woke up a bit early and was surprised to see a video like from my son’s music teacher. We made that video for a program and he received certificate in the instrument category. We had so many technical difficulties the day we recorded the piece and I…
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When we bought our house 12 years ago, we just had one light Swamp rose mallow or hibiscus plant. Just this white pink one. Then few years down the line, we were surprised to see these dark pink ones. A busy bee had pollinated from our neighbors. Then at a fund raiser a few years…
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This looked like a long week with my husband recovering from a minor surgery that happened on Monday. He is doing great but to err on the side of caution he is taking plenty of rest. But life continues and my special one has stepped up with watering our garden. Then I have a beautiful…
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Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone. I think I am going to use this opportunity to request people to be considerate when they see an adult or a grown boy with autism with his Mother in a ladies bathroom. Recently a 15 year old autistic boy and his Mom were…
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I wrote this blog nearly 3 years ago, called Pandigai (festivities), so I just copied it today and did some editing. What traditions have you not kept that your parents had? Twenty two years back my Mom made her first trip to USA. My special one was 3 and half years old and was a…
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Was today typical? Yesterday my husband had a medical procedure that became a minor surgery. He is doing great now and on his way to recovery but it is not a typical day for us. In fact as a family handling an young adult on the autism spectrum every day has it’s own challenges. But…
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Rita the rabbit was too happy she built a safe little home. Her sisters Rina and Richa were also going to live with her. No huffing and puffing by Pat the Cat was going to break their house. They had a made a safe tunnel to their neighbor’s vegetable patch and that would provide them…
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The butterfly bushes are in bloom and the monarchs have arrived, fluttering their tiny wings. As the early morning sun hit my eye, “Is the whole community here” I ask myself. “No”, just one! For FOWC with Fandango : Arrive For RDP Sunday: Community For Cee’s Flower of the Day For Sammy’s weekend writing prompt…
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July was very busy for our family. We made multiple travels and have gone out of comfort zones and exposed my special one to new things. The signs of pandemic have all gone and every one seems to be enjoying the new found freedom and slowly forgetting the lock down days. Last Saturday was Pickle…
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What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? I am writing this blog around 11.30pm nearing midnight. I had half a cup of some left over coffee around 6 pm and I am paying the price for it. So this I should not do for a healthy lifestyle 😊. I try to…
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Tommy always wanted a pet. The rising fourth grader at Lincoln Elementary School, had always begged his parents for one. They have been giving one excuse after another. So when he saw a stray cat walking down his street he decided to make that his own. So he slowly decided to grab Mr. Pussy which…
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What are your future travel plans? 2023 has been really a busy year for us. We have traveled to a lot of places, made beautiful memories and relaxed ourselves. At this point I really want to stay home but it so happens my younger one will be in college and he is going to be…
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What would you change about modern society? I have boxes filled with cashews and walnuts on top of my box in which I store my rice. Nuts are supposed to be one of the expensive commodities and too much intake is also not good. So these are stored in smaller containers and my 20 lb…
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We went to Pittsburgh Botanic Garden last week. We walked nearly 2.5 miles on a trail, when I saw a sign that said Lotus pond. I was too curious since I have not seen Lotuses in this part of the world. I did see lot of tiny yellow flowers and huge leaves, similar to lotus…
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The pickle festival is in Pittsburgh this weekend and it was a fun evening today. Sometimes we need to get out of our comfort zone to enjoy somethings and that is what we did today and it was a success. We are not a alcohol drinking family so we avoid certain places and add to…
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A few weeks back I wrote a post saying my son finished one of his 300 piece puzzle. The same time, I had the opportunity to drop his work at his program’s Connecting Me Home to be exhibited for their art and garden show. This is the first time my boy’s work has been exhibited…
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