Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Saree connoisseurs

My mother and I, we are saree connoisseurs. My mother more so than me I guess. Well, she has had the advantage of being older, hence starting earlier. I remember my mom in the 90s, carrying off super cool sarees and blouses, ranging from cotton to chiffon to soft silk. And the lady would have bought each one of them for less than 300 rupees. That’s some smarts I don’t have. What I do have, is the love for saree. I can gaze at sarees online for ages, the sight of the pictures calms me down, makes me happy, whatever. I like adding them to my cart, gazing at them lovingly for another few days, and never checking out. It’s such a brilliant pastime.

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Saturday, November 09, 2019

Survived

That’s what I wanted to message my near and dear, after an 18 hour long flight all alone with my 2.5 year old. But, what did I anticipate would happen otherwise? That I would run away midway? Jump off the aircraft perhaps? Die from hypertension?


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