People had been shouting in the darkness, there was lot of pulling and pushing in the darkness. When the lights come on again, the diamond was gone. Nitali and Nihir, stare around in a daze as the Hall goes into lockdown. They are scared they will never see Nana and Nani again. The strange couple … Continue reading The Koh-i-nur [Part 2]
As Nihir and Nitali delve into the 10 virtues with Ba, “The first and most important of the 10 is forgiveness or Uttam Kshama.” “Like when I say sorry to Nihir after taking his things and Nihir says ok.” quips Nitali. “Partly, Nitali… it is ‘authentic forgiveness’, that is with humility and with no anger … Continue reading Das Lakshan or 10 virtues
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Nitali and Nihir are traveling to Mumbai to spend time with Nana and Nani [maternal grandfather and gradmother]. Ba shares her memories of growing up Mumbai, and of how beautiful it looks during Diwali, almost like celebrating Christmas in October. She said “There are lights and Kandeels [color paper lanterns] … Continue reading The Koh-i-nur [Part 1]
We came up to Sonoma to get away from the Bay area and home. I will be starting work in Jan 2019, after a hiatus of 1 year. I fell sick Dec 2017 and was cleared to go to work, Dec 2018. I will be able to go back to work with accommodations. I am … Continue reading Valley of the Moon, Sonoma
It was a lazy sunday afternoon, Nitali and Nihir had just had their favorite meal of Dal Dhokli. They went to the room to nap with their Ba and Bapu. As with other Sundays, Nitali put her head on her dad’s right arm and Nihir on the left arm. Nihir asks Bapu “Would you tell … Continue reading Of donkey and men
As a Gujarati, we have kadhee once a week. It is sweet, sour and spicy. Once home made yogurt a.k.a. dahi, is a day old and sour, we use it to make this delicious soup. It is made many different ways in the different regions of India. My mom always said “the key to a … Continue reading Yogurt soup a.k.a. Kadhee
Once upon a time, there was a crow named Kagdo. He was black and beautiful. He lived in Nitali and Nihir’s yard. He ate food scraps from their kitchen and drank water from their bird bath. One day, after a yummy lunch, of salty fries, he got thirsty and went to the bird bath, next … Continue reading The thirsty crow a.k.a. kagdo
https://wp.me/p2DNet-k8 This is a lovely simple story written by a fellow blogger. The theme for it is water. I thought it is a great story to read to children. Enjoy as you read about Water, Water everywhere… Continue reading Tell-It Tuesday: Papa God’s Well
…Not a drop to drink A lizard fell into our pool, one rainy day. I assumed it has died by drowning and decided to wait for the pool guy to fish it out. The next day, DH pointed out, that the lizard has moved. How is that possible? Maybe, the waves in the pool water … Continue reading Water, water everywhere…
Home made Pasta in Indian lentil soup / or Dal Dhokli in Gujarati This is a Gujarati one pot meal with home made whole wheat noodles and lentils [toovar or pigeon pea in our home] and a delicate balance of sweet with jaggery, spicy with red chillis and sour with lemon and hard and soft with peanuts … Continue reading Pasta in lentil soup aka Dal Dhokli
![The Koh-i-nur [Part 2]](https://lifeanexploration.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/IMG-20181105-WA0009.jpg?w=256&h=256&crop=1)
