I have a friend of 25 years who cannot get out of the house without using “fair and lovely” or as they call it now “glow and lovely”. She’s been using it for more than 20 years now. I remember her being very insecure because she was “dark” (still can’t understand what this means). She’s …
I witnessed a very candid, wonderful and rare banter in my afternoon local train travels. It was not crowded, and I got a place to sit. Woman 1: “…. And you just decided that you are not going to have a baby?” Woman 2: Yes. Woman 1: “WOW! I have never heard something so idiotic. …
In early 2000s there was a delicacy that I loved. It was sweet corn. It was corn but sweeter. I remember asking specifically for it when buying roasted corn (Butta! For Indians 😊). There was roasted corn seller near the vegetable shop in my locality. Winters were a busy time for him. My mom and …
I was talking to a friend today for a long time. She’d recently been discharged from the hospital. Told her I started blogging again. She was very supportive. She’s been a friend of mine for 8 years now. She was 64 and I was 35 when we first met. She lives with her daughter in …
We used to own a teak wood dining table. It was strong. I remember us using it to clean ceiling fans, roofs, just dance around when mom was at work 😊. This dining table was with us for a good 25+ years. My dad had bought it before he got married and it was with …
Spicy Rasam 