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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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When the weather turns topsy turvy even weeds have a tough time. We just started removing them and found these pretty purple flowers. They need to be removed or can spread super fast. For Cee’s FOTD
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Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #96 This week’s Story Starter teaser is: She searched her apartment frantically trying to find it, but it wasn’t there… Rani was excited. She had moved all the way across the country for her first real job. She even got a new apartment, one that she is not going to…
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Why do you blog? Answering prompt provided by Blindzanygirl Today morning my shower was hot even though I kept it at the same setting. The reason being our temperatures have increased and it is not so cold. How can I share this thought to the world if I do not have a blog.😃 My son…
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Few weeks back after our trip back from New Jersey I promised myself I will limit my travel to just within our zip code. True to the promise, I have been spending most of the time around my community with our everyday activities and doing some spring cleaning. I think my Mom will only be…
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I have so many fears. I hate speed, fear the heights and snakes make me run even at zoo. I have been trying to eliminate a few but unable to eradicate. Last year I climbed these crazy steps to get to the top of a light house. I then stood brave and took a picture…
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The seasons change. My boy has a hard time changing clothes. He would be wearing his sweatpants even if it is hot for a few days and if the cold weather comes all of a sudden he would still be wearing shorts. He would drag his jacket around for a few days even if it…
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It’s May and almost the middle of spring. We have been having some cold rain and it does make us lazy to do some spring cleaning. But I have Vietnam Veterans truck stopping by on Thursday so I am clearing some unwanted stuff. If you like to donate here is their link. https://pickupplease.org Not many…
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The first two weeks of April involved lot of traveling which I thought would never happen. But it did. It was an experience. The next two weeks , as we wind down April have been me picking up things after a travel and establishing back a routine. This last full week of April involved working…
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A brisk walk in my neighborhood park, I view many things. The kids in the playground the baseball and softball team in action, the future cheerleaders cheering up the youth football league and so on. But the past three years I have seen a Mommy in action all April. The killdeer bird nesting itself in…
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