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Last weekend we made a quick visit to see our family in Toronto. You can read all about it here if you had missed it. Though we just visited family, my brother knowing me took me to a few saree shops. It has been years since I purchased a saree from a store this big.…
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Yesterday evening we went to our community’s volleyball court or a sandy field with a net and we started teaching my special boy how to play volleyball. It was too hot on the court (being sandy) so we moved to a grassy area where he started learning to hit the ball in the air. Our…
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The mysterious figure emerged from the shadows of the dimly lit alley and started walking toward her, sending chills up and down her spine. Ramya’s car had broken down near the alley and it was nearing midnight. She really got scared as she saw the mysterious figure. But soon she realized it was her college…
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Our local park has a lot of these magnolia trees. These flowers not only look beautiful but also give a sweet smell. One cannot miss them on a summer evening walk. They definitely get your attention. For Cee’s FOTD
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My maternal aunt and uncle have come from India to Toronto to my brother’s house. How where we going to meet them? It had been nearly eight years since I have seen any of my extended family. I really wanted to meet them but we were all so tired after our trip to Sault Ste…
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Have you ever had surgery? What for? My mother hood began with a C Section. I had my first boy, my special one in India. I was so scared after the fact that I got all the help from my Mom and Grandmothers. I moved to US when my boy was four months and that…
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Image credit; Tim Rebkavets @ Unsplash Raul found the perfect spot. The sun was just rising and he had a whole day to himself. The 12th century castle looked beautiful. He opened up his easel board, canvas, painting accessories and set himself up before the castle. He switched on his favorite music on his phone and started…
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Last day of June and it was a very busy month with a Graduation and vacation. But the last week of it has been toned down. The past few days my eyes have been burning s because of poor air quality created by Canadian fires. Anyhow I also need to get my eyes tested since…
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What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten? I have to confess I am a foodie. But for the past two years I have been dieting lost a good amount of weight. Okay so what is the dish I have craved most? I think I would call this the most delicious food I have ever…
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Our Irises have stopped blooming but I still see a few around. Loved these in white color. For Cee’s FOTD
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Rose thought her job was boring , being on the phone all day. But it paid good and helped her raise her kids while her husband was back in school for his Masters. She had to keep this flexible job. Suddenly she realized she couldn’t hear her kids. She put her headphones down and started…
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We came back after our trip of the Great Lakes only to see an email saying our state is under a drought advisory and stated not to use water for our lawns. So this afternoon when I heard thunderstorms I felt so happy. The plants would be so happy. When you see an ocean you…
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How do you waste the most time every day? Our mind keeps thinking unnecessary things. These really waste our energy. Though I keep saying I do not worry about the future without my knowledge I put in a lot of thought about what will happen, what others would think etc. I spend playing games on…
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We returned back yesterday night after a week long road trip. A week flew away, it felt like it was just yesterday I wrote my blog about planning for a trip. We traveled altogether 1500 miles from Pittsburgh, PA to Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada and back home. We stayed at campgrounds in Sault…
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Today was our penultimate day of our trip. We leave early tomorrow morning. We left Sault Ste Marie today morning and the funny part was my special boy was happy to leave 😊 (maybe camping doesn’t suit his needs). Usually he hesitates when we vacate a hotel room but today he was the first one…
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Day 5 was us enjoying the campground. My husband did the laundry, I made a quick lunch. and the kids enjoyed the pool. My special one did not even try to get into the water at Lake Superior but had fun in the outdoor pool. We have stopped pushing him for somethings and making him…
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Day 4, Yesterday our family completed the quest of visiting all five of the Great Lakes. It was 2008 summer when we first visited Lake Erie with my parents and my Dad casually made this suggestion. That time we were in Boston and visiting all the Lakes looked beyond our imagination. Within 3 years we…
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It was Father’s Day yesterday. If we were home, my kids would have made a breakfast or a lunch. But I didn’t want them to make a mess in the cottage and decided to make a brunch. We had coffee and Timbits from Tim Horton’s. If you are joining me only today, we made a…
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Saturday morning began in Midland, Michigan. My husband and my younger one were talking that by the end of the day we would have traveled the entire stretch of I 75. I could not understand it since I was busy thinking the menu to feed my boys for the day. Later as we started driving…
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My husband told me that this trip was for us to relax. Nothing was time bound. We left our house an hour late than our original plan, I did not freak out. We are now in Midland, Michigan. We have traveled nearly 400 miles yesterday and I would call yesterday was a travel self regulation…
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