As with my previous post, I’d like to start this one off by providing a bit of context around my inclusion of a “Food” category on this blog. I chose this category in part because my mom has always been an amazing cook and there are many recipes of hers that are so yummy that they should be shared. Perhaps we… Continue reading Simply Delicious Banana Bread
This being the first of my “Around the House” posts, I’d like to start by sharing two main objectives for the entries in this category: First is my desire to highlight my mom’s incredible creativity. As you’ll see in reading upcoming posts, my mom possesses this fantastic ability to think artistically and out of the box. I’ve got… Continue reading Vines on the Wall
A special habit of my mom’s was getting to know the everyday strangers in her life. Who are these ‘strangers’? They are the people we commonly see in our day-to-day lives, but whom we may give little attention to, be them grocery store clerks or waiters or repairmen. We may view them as people providing us with a service; accordingly, we might make small… Continue reading Befriending the Everyday Strangers
First off, I’d just like to say thank you for all the support and encouragement I have received in launching this blog, by way of your comments and emails. Your love for my mom and the rest of our family is very meaningful, to me and to all of us. I have thought very deliberately about the… Continue reading Compassion: Jumping into the Water
In this first post, I’d like to share my vision for this blog, as well as the thought process that brought me here. I envision this blog sort of as journal for me — a tool to express my thoughts and feelings around my mom. I really like to talk about my mom, and I also… Continue reading Sharing the Love
Lessons from Anju 