The Galaxy
A long time ago, I promised a photo of Dehradun’s version of the “Grassy Knoll”. This is the best I can do. It’s hard to find the right angle for this one. The house would actually look fine on a three-acre plot, but since it’s on a much smaller one, and since the street is […]
Fr Charles Drennan
I first met Fr Charles in my parish church in Dehradun. Good sermons are hard to come by here and I invariably get excited when a new priest arrives because “there’s always hope”! Charles did not disappoint. Except by the fact that he wasn’t staying around. I discovered, on that first Sunday, that he had […]
Barack Obama
I know there is little to say now about this man’s historic victory, but I still have to add my voice to the choir. I never in my life have felt so hopeful about a political event – Obama’s campaign in America has made me re-think the whole way we are working on disability in […]
Phone Call
Funny thing about Moy Moy. She’s a typical teen, and loves the phone. Provided, that is, that it’s her sister Cathleen on the other end. Cathleen, our resident chatter-box, has a unique ability to talk to Moy. Whenever she calls us, she makes sure to speak with her as well. It’s a challenge, since Moy […]
Is there a doctor in the house?
The Examination: “Let me have a look at that, Sir.” And The Diagnosis: “I’m sorry, Sir, but I’m afraid you have a serious case of mosquito bite.”
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 […]