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Book Review 2/50, 2025 : Too much fun to be legal by Barbara Leonhard and Nolcha Fox

This work of poetry is like the name suggests – fun. The book is a collaboration by two poets, Barbara Leonhard and Nolcha Fox. I picked this book sometime last year and began reading it then. The reason why I did not finish it in one go is because I enjoyed the poems I read […]

Book Review 1/50 2025 : Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood, published in 1987, is the book that catapulted Haruki Murakami as an author to watch out for. That's all I knew about the book when I picked it up. And I wondered what this author who'd lived all his life in Japan had to say about woods in Norway. Well, firstly, the book has nothing to do with Norway. It's titled after the Beatles song by the same name.

New Year’s Day, 2025

How we spent New Year's Day

New Year’s Day

How we spent New Year's Day

2025:Resolutions, Dreams, Goals

On the eve of  New Year, my heart is filled with excitement and hope for 2025. Like me, you too, probably have had ups and downs in 2024. Like me, you too, achieved some goals and missed some. But here’s the thing: we mustn’t stop because if you do, what is there to look forward […]

26.12.24- Last Thursday of the year: Time to take stock- Literature, Art, Travel, Life

What a year! 2024 was nothing less than a dune bashing ride and we are fortunate that we landed on our feet. We began the year in Mangalore, in my hometown, As January 1st, is my mom’s death anniversary, we did what we always do- go to the temple and make an offering in her […]

Thankful Thursday 19.12.24, Thursday Doors

There’s a lot to be thankful for. My husband arrived on Saturday. He’s on his annual leave. Finally, all four of us are together. And I’m thankful for it. I try not to think that these days will pass and it will soon be time for my husband and younger one to return. My sister […]

WDYS 266 : All he sees

I saw this picture posted by Sadje for the 'What do you see' prompt and decided to give it a shot. You can read poems written by others by clicking on the above link.Here's my poem.Mesmerised by the world map,Geography was his favourite subjectThe shapes of countries- long, shortnarrow, wide; the curves, the linesBlue seas, […]

Book Review 25/50: The Answer is ‘No’ by Fredrik Backman

I hadn’t planned on reading this book or this author. My daughter wanted me to get another book, ‘Anxious People’, by the same author. For some reason, I couldn’t see the book on Kindle and Amazon suggested this book of 67 pages. Desperate to get atleast 25 books under my belt before the year end(50% […]

Book Review 24/50 : The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

I began reading ‘The Beekeeper of Aleppo’ a week ago. I was on the 100th page of the 307 pages book when the news of Syrian President, Bashar Al Assad, fleeing the country arrived. The people of Syria have been rejoicing ever since and I pray that the country and its people prosper again. The […]