ganga1996
-
We have freeze warning tonight. Mother Nature is playing a game again. Our local Home Depot Garden Center had got all their plants inside. It is supposed to be the start of garden season but we are in for a chilly night. We didn’t buy anything today but I got a chance to take pictures…
-
Sitting next to his driver, the CEO made this confession as his Mercedes Benz got stuck behind the van. “I am jealous of the man sleeping. Expensive beds don’t bring a peaceful sleep.”
-
We made an unplanned visit to New Jersey last weekend for some personal reasons. It added to the tiredness I already had with our vacation in Florida and our house getting some makeover. The construction crew left the house with lot of cement and wood dust and I (we) have been cleaning non stop. When…
-
The past few days I have been sharing my brother’s pictures and writing down a blog. He is now doing a road trip, a trip I too dream about visiting Temples and enjoying the beauty. To his pictures I add mine too. Those are the Temples that I visited in the United States during my…
-
It’s time for my weekly Story Starter prompt. Here’s how it works. Every Tuesday morning (my time), I’m going to give you a “teaser” sentence or sentence fragment and your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to build a story (prose or poetry) around that sentence/fragment. It doesn’t have to be the first…
-
Weekend was hectic because of an unplanned long drive . Had to go off my diet. I saw to it I didn’t take much carbs but somehow gained some extra pounds. I hope it is just water weight 😀.So all next week would be catching up on the diet. (It will be more soups and…
-
I used my brother’s picture on my last blog. Okay as I woke up early today morning it is our New Year, Puthandu, Vishu all in one and my brother had sent me two pictures. A shastiabdapoorthy or 60th birthday celebration lunch he had consumed. His boasting how he finished the entrie leaf/plate in 15…
-
As I prepare my younger kid to college I remember a deep conversation we had with our Guru many years back. He suggested my son can be placed in a special needs home. My son was soon going to be 18 at that time and it really shocked our family. I asked him was it…
-
Welcome to Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge. Each week I will be posting a photo I grab off the internet and challenging bloggers to write a flash fiction piece or a poem inspired by the photo. There are no style or word limits. The image below is from Viktor Forgacs at Unsplash. For the visually challenged…
-
We were in Florida last weekend. We did not go to Orlando but much south down to Miami and Everglades region. Most of you know what they are famous for. The alligators 🐊 are supposed to rule that region. But it seems pythons are now common. The first day on a swamp buggy tour, our…
-
How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? After nearly 5 and half years my family flew on an airplane. We returned back today after a 5 day trip to Florida. Two months back I was talking to my friend and said I may never travel again since I am…
-
We are vacationing and it is summer like in this part of the country. The scenery in the south is so much different from North East and they have completely different plants and trees . Enjoying the no jacket weather. Returning home soon for spring like weather. For Cee’s Flower of the Day
-
What’s something most people don’t understand? There is a famous saying in my language. You can understand tooth ache and headache only when you experience it. What the proverb tries to say is we can talk about awareness and understanding others issues all we want but until you experience the same on a personal level…
-
How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? Yesterday I was talking to my Mom and she said, I really wanted something to happen but did not crave for it. But it happened! I am so happy. That is when I told her, I usually see some advertisements on…
-
Image Credit; Axel Ruffini @ Unsplash Ray looked at the picture. The company logo looked fine. But something was bothering him. His was a construction company. He loved that all the work his men did. They used their hands and the logo fit perfectly. Yet it did not satisfy him. The computer generated hand was not what…
-
The mail had arrived. Sara knew it would be advertisements, junk, nothing important. Everything was electronic nowadays. As she took the mail, she was surprised to see a hand written personal greeting card. The happiness was immense.
-
Our neighborhood ice-cream shop opened last Tuesday and we were lucky the weather was good that afternoon for an ice-cream. I took a picture of the ice-cream and my younger one said, oh this is for your blog! Of course I said! Winter is done and spring has arrived. We had a very mild winter.…
-
WordPress prompt for today: What was the best compliment you’ve received? I have received compliments from many that I am Super Mom. Thanks to all! But every Mom wants to be a Super Mom and tries her best. So I am thankful for the compliment but it is not a feather on the cap. Okay,…
-
It was the last day of school. The Kindergarteners were proud that they will be in first grade soon. They were becoming big. They felt they were an adult almost! Mrs. C decided to give the children a small assignment on this last day of school. She asked each student what they wanted to be…
-
The current Nor Easter which rolled in quick had dumped nearly a foot of snow. Her connecting flight was canceled and there was no use standing in front of “Enterprise Rent A Car” booth. It would be tough to get a car and even she did the roads were not safe. She settled herself with…
Special Mom’s blog 