We’re in the thick of a particularly chilly winter — unexpected after the last few winters’ warmth (thanks, global warming!) — so today’s throwback is a lovely reminisce about warmer times. One of our weekend jaunts in September, Navdeep, Kavi and I were taking a stroll through Union Square, where she likes to play in the sandbox and on the swings at the park before taking in the Hari Krishnas’ chants, a street musician’s busking or an impromptu free yoga class.
Our Last Christmas As A Trio in Atlantic City!
It’s been a few years since we’ve stayed on our home turf for Christmas. Last year, we were in California visiting my parents and a heap of cousins from India, who insisted on doing every tradition we knew about Christmas….
On Christmas Traditions: Lying To Our 3-year-old About Santa Claus and Other Rules of Being a Good Parent
No matter what part of the world we are in, whether we’re “home,” or away, Christmas is one of our favorite times of the year because of the different traditions involved, including our evolving ones. For Kavya’s first Christmas, I…
The Paranoid Traveller’s Data Backup Strategy
A few days after me and Sona returned from our six month honeymoon to India in 2007, our hard drive – a bulky Maxtor 350GB – failed, making that dreaded click of death. Data recovery experts quoted prices of $1500, which…
Eat This Page: British Blueberry Lemon Scones, Innit.
Scones. It couldn’t be anything else this morning. I wake up to the sounds of pitter patter on the air-conditioner, whose arse hangs outside the window. The first definitive indication that it’s raining. Most people would grumble because of rain…
Photo Friday: Napping Like a Boss in China
This guy needs to come out to New York and teach everyone the art of the afternoon nap. Most people will never get to experience the joy of taking outdoor naps in the middle of the afternoon. There’s nothing quite like it. When I lived in China many years ago, I routinely came across people who took their naps very seriously. I’d be worried about falling off that little slab of concrete. Also about someone pinching my shoes.
