Home At Last
No matter how many times I do it (this must be my 30th return to India), the shock of transition remains shocking. From the lush green of the Boston Commons to the steel and glass and gleaming floors of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to a scene like this one on the road home to Dehradun […]
Who She Met . . .
This is just a partial showing, of course. Though I MEANT to document every single moment of her time here, occasionally I had to put the camera down and just enjoy her company! This is Mary, on a glorious day in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she took us (along with Dad and my brother Christopher) […]
Something to Say
Moy looked so pretty the other day I took a whole series of pictures, in most of which she was smiling beautifully. But this expression caught me by surprise. Look at her eyes! Wide open, waiting expectantly to be listened to. Mom! She seems to be saying: I want to tell you something. A few […]
Domestic Comforts Part 2
Every few years, the furniture in our house seems to cry out for renewal. This year, the windows did too. I started out just planning to replace the living room curtains (I had always disliked them). But one thing led to another and we ended up reupholstering the living room sofa and one chair as […]
Pedometer
My sister Mary is my exercise guru. Some years ago, she introduced me to the 10,000-step-a-day plan, in which fitness is almost guaranteed by consciously walking those 10K steps (that’s around five miles) daily. An integral part of the plan is wearing a pedometer to measure exactly how many steps one has actually taken. I […]
Birthday Girl
January 5th. What a special day in our family. Cathleen arrived into the outside world on this day 22 years ago and has been a festival of joy and happiness for us ever since. In our family, she has the title “Director of Domestic Affairs” (DDA for short). We depend upon her for everything when […]
Another Christmas Elf
Moy Moy loves Christmas too. She’s disappointed that neither Anand nor Cathleen will be coming this year (as are we all! This will be the first time ever that both of them are missing Christmas at home), but she approves of their desire to save money and to consume less of the Earth’s resources. However, […]
Birthday Girl!
Moy Moy turned 19 today and, as always, it was a special day of celebration and reflection. She woke earlier than usual, smiling and beaming. She loved the new dress and the bright yellow turtleneck I had gotten her for wearing to college and she caused a round of applause at the breakfast table when […]
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 […]
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 […]