There we are, in all our glory! Of course, as usual, there are a few missing – most of the Core Group for starters, with Sebastian goofing off in Holland, Savita in a training for [...]

Happy Birthday, Edmund!  Edmund and his wife Angie were volunteers at the Foundation in 2006 – 2007. They are two of the most wonderful and talented people we have ever had with us and it [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Last week, I took Mom and Dad on a tour of our old houses – we visited three of the four I had lived in as a child and a young adult. This one – in Fall River – is the one we [...]

There they were – at last! Seeing the children, even when they are sleepy or busy doing their taxes, has to be the best thing in this life. I know I have said it before, but I am SUCH a [...]

  Moy Moy isn’t so into smiling these days, so I was very pleased to get this half grin from her in honor of my birthday. What a darling she is and what a lucky mom! And yes, she is [...]

Look at them! Anshi and Eesha, two of the old hands at Ummeed’s EIC – Then and Now. I met both these little girls over a year ago on my last visit to the centre. I was amazed by how [...]

                        I mentioned Shivani’s beautifully decorated classroom, but my blogging abilities didn’t allow me to [...]

I finally got to visit the Centre for Vocational Training this week. It’s in a beautiful new building now (rented from our friends Kusum and Baba Kanwar) and it looks wonderful. I spent some time [...]