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 […]
Mom
Mom died on June 21st at around 10 AM. I heard the news at the airport with Anand and my brother Christopher. We got home soon after and spent the afternoon at her bedside, gazing at her now still and peaceful face, telling stories and remembering. Dad is alternately brave and bereft.I am so glad […]
Shrikumar Poddar, The 8th Wonder of the World
This photo doesn’t do justice to Shrikumar, but that’s hardly surprising. Nothing does. It isn’t possible to describe him, to imitate him, to keep up with him or to thank him. He is simply a force of nature, unstoppable and unswerving. Both Ravi and I owe him more than words can say. Shrikumar and Ravi […]
Grandpa
Here’s an interesting little series! This is my dad with Enzo (Lucy’s son) and Jared, Enzo’s friend. Dad loves it when the kids come over to visit and he encourages their antics and pranks . . But when you’re 86, after a while, you have to ask little boys to slow down a bit: And […]
Sisters
One of the best times I had on this trip was the evening three of my sisters and I went out for dinner together. Lucy found us a wonderful restaurant in Providence’s Federal Hill and we had an Italian meal and such great conversation and laughs. We talked about books, our kids, our parents, our […]
Beauties at the Beach
I spent one of my last days in the US with Anand and Cathleen in Newport, Rhode Island where we walked several miles along the ocean side and then had a wonderful lunch at a restaurant in the city. And here they are, the loves, against the wide ocean skyscape, beautiful, young and poised for […]
Flexibility
This is Moy Moy Senior, little Moy’s namesake, demonstrating that not everyone ages in the same way in this world. Moy is 45! Is there no justice?
Where Would We Be Without Lucy and Robert?
Lucy lives next door to Mom and Dad. She is my youngest sister and she has the most loving, generous heart of anyone I know. Lucy’s life revolves around meeting the needs of others. What does she not do? She is like one of those women from another era – she cooks fabulous meals, volunteers […]
Everything We Have To Talk About
My mother, my children. It’s an old story, says Sharon Olds, the oldest we have on our planet – the story of replacement. I look into my mother’s eyes on each visit home and I wonder anew at the mysteries of aging and loss, wonder at this brilliant woman who now cannot name her children […]
The Birthday Party
I love this photograph! This was at my 50th birthday party (celebrated a bit late here in the USA). My sister Moy Moy (the leaping blur in the background – she’s around five inches shorter than me in real life, so you get a sense of how high she can jump!) hosted it at her […]