This is just one view of the astonishing house being built two doors down from us. I intend to dribble them out slowly, for the entertainment of my readers. The people building this place started [...]

I started watching The West Wing, an American political TV drama around seven years ago. Anand was hooked on it and I would occasionally wander in while he was watching. At first, I found it [...]

Lucy and the boys were DYING to go for an expedition to town. I told them I would finish up my work and be back from the office at 3:15 to drive them in. I was 15 minutes late and see what happened!

I don’t expect anyone else to share the sheer jubilation Ravi and I experienced when this veritable mountain of Pampers (Size 6, ONLY PAMPERS, Green Box, Not Purple) arrived with Dad and [...]

Read the sign. I was at the airport for an hour before these guys emerged. I was standing there all excited, holding my welcome sign, to the amusement of all the others also waiting. Then the [...]

At last! Hard to believe this moment has actually come. Dad came out first,leaving Lucy to grapple with the bags and the Customs officials (how nice of the wheelchair guy to wear a blue shirt to [...]

This is Lucy’s room in the guest house. She and the boys will have to share the bed, and I am hoping they wiggle less in their sleep than they do when wide awake. They are small, [...]