Al Fresco!
Dining in a garden! There is something so charming about it, something so pleasant and whimsical and delightful. And European! Preeti and Sebastian invited us for lunch yesterday and when we arrived at their beautiful, bright, cheerful house, we found they had moved their dining table onto the patio and their patio chairs right into […]
Owen and Enzo
There they are with Moy Moy – proof they really were here, in our house, in our garden, in our every waking moment, just about. I need the proof because they have gone back home and the world seems smaller now, less vivid, less full of excitement and exuberance. I miss them! Two young […]
Americans in India
This was a visit to remember, to be sure. Nutan (God’s Elder Sister, and Ravi’s little one – hmmm. What does that say about Ravi?) descended upon us three days ago with four of her dearest friends. With her in order above are: Cyndi, Korki, Masha and Suzanne. She promptly got sick and so […]
Candles, Calendars and a Dynamo Sales-Girl
Sakshi was on staff at the table we set up at the Welham Girls mela on Saturday. Her instructions were to sell candles and calendars and to give every adult a flyer about Rainbow Resale. She was amazing! We sold over 300 calendars, almost every packet of candles and no adult passed our table without […]
Candles
We have every reason to be proud. These are some of the beautiful diyas the young adults in the training centre are making these days with guidance from Monica, one of our most talented special educators. I visited yesterday with some American friends and the place was buzzing with activity – there’s a mela at […]
Calendar Launch
It’s that time of year again. This year, the calendar was dedicated to my Mom and we had a special guest for the launch. Dad came along to the all-staff meeting we had at KV and spoke movingly of how happy Mom would have been to see the work the school is doing. This is […]
Shaila Brijnath: Force of Nature
Don’t be fooled by the pensive look. She’s just waiting for the right moment to pounce. When she decides she’s had enough or that you aren’t making any sense or that – God forbid – someone is messing with one of “her” kids, watch out. Shaila is a force to be reckoned with. Thank God […]
Bridget Clay
If you think Bridget looks golden, a little sparkly and shining, you’re right. It’s new love (his name is Sarfraz) and it makes her bewitching and delightful to all of us older, more experienced types whose loves are more measured but no less deep. It also makes her just a little hard to get on […]
Calendar Crazy
I have always gone to Delhi for the calendar – Shalini and I sit for hours and hours with the guys in what I have always thought of as the “press” – now I see that was just the beginning. What we did was to sit with the guys in the first stage of the […]
Barack Obama Sweeps Dehradun in a Landslide Victory
I would like it on record! I sent my absentee ballot in today.