Lists and quotes
I should make monthly lists of things that make me so happy they put a spring in my step, a song on my lips, and give me …
Hugging Diwali
When my papa was a little boy, my Dada was a poor man. He would buy long, long cloth when it was time to buy new clothes …
Elastic days
BabyR pops in for a bit before going to (play)school. Wakes me up. I don’t know a better way to wake up. Goldie comes and cuddles for …
Loose Women
My mother has paranoid schizophrenia. Growing up, we didn’t know these words, we didn’t even know there was a problem bigger than her “mood”. She was a …
This morning
In the morning, mummy sumo wrestled me into the bathroom to bathe. I lost only because I started laughing too much by the end. She locked me …
Vicco Vajradanti
The best thing you can usually do to a moment is to describe it as was. I like to call this one my Vicco Vajradanti family moment. …
Recognizing spaces of healing
2 days ago, Dadi fell asleep while I was reading to her. It is one of the biggest accomplishments of my life because she does not sleep …
To read, or not to read
I haven’t read in 4 days. It’s been 4 days & Fransisco is still sitting amidst a circle of bystanders singing the news. I like having characters …
I woke up happy
I woke up happy. Not literally. I woke up anxious, as I do. It has to do with Serotonin, Dopamine & sleep I think. But I was …
Home things #9: दादी
She is the stuff a party revolves itself around. Not because she is loud, which she is, but because of how captivating her stories are, how radiant …