Category: Read about my escapades!

There was a mini earthquake on August 30th 1984 as my dear daughter Rashi was born and she has kept us rocking ever since!! She made her presence known even before she was born. I suffered from high blood pressure in the last month before Vivek was born but with Rashi my blood pressure went…

A book came out a few years ago called ‘ Confessions of a Serial Dieter’. I swear that I could have been the lead character in that book a hundred times over. If you are scared of roller coasters in amusement parks then you haven’t seen anything yet!!  My weight has gone up and down…

My Dearest Siya,   Happy 16th Birthday my darling. I can’t believe you are turning sixteen… it seems just like  yesterday that you were born!!! The meaning of the name Siya is Goddess Sita and White Moonlight. The name and meaning are considered very auspicious. I don’t know how much we took this into consideration…

When you ask a young child what they want to be when they grow up the usual answers are a pilot, an astronaut, an air hostess or a ballerina. At least this was the case when I was small.. nowadays I’m sure children have a whole different list!! After finishing our O levels my school…

(27/7/1965-17/9/1998) It is extremely difficult for me to write this tribute to Nina as it brings back a lot of sad memories but since it is her birthday I wanted to remember her and for those of you who were fortunate to have met her I know it will resonate with you and for those…

So I am on the flight again only this time on my way home. The 12 days I have spent in Manchester have absolutely fled by and I can’t believe that my holiday is over. Hemu and Jijajee live in a town called Bramhall which is about a 40 minute drive from the centre of…

As I had mentioned earlier the weather in England is unpredictable at the best. It rained pretty much the whole time during my first few days… it was cold and windy and along with the rain quite miserable. But then the Gods obviously felt sorry for me and things brightened up. We have even seen…

When my mother passed away my eldest sister Hemu,who lives in Manchester with her lovely family, told me and Suman that we had to continue our annual trips to Manchester and stay with her. This was something that could not change and she has literally taken over the role of my mother. Hemu is like…

I am writing this on the flight from Kolkata to Manchester. What memories this brings back. When I got married I was allowed to go to my parents house once a year so after I had my children I would always coincide this with their summer holidays which used to be the longest break in…

I would like to think that I am quite an organised person and my go to in this regard are my lists. Now whether this is due to my advancing years or what, I don’t know but I find that I really need to write things down to remember anything. Mind you, I have been…