Shail Mohan's Blog, page 55
February 18, 2020
What turns the waterworks on
I am not one easily moved to tears. But here are a few things that turn on the waterworks. Abandoned …
February 17, 2020
The appearing lines
In the beginning was one…. Nah. Scratch that. Let me try and start afresh. In the beginning was none. Those …
February 16, 2020
No books, please!
What I am going to say – or what’s already up there in the title – may get me into …
February 15, 2020
Little Miss Rambutan
There’s someone new in our backyard and it is a rambutan tree. It was brought to us as a gift …
February 14, 2020
Eating first
It is impossible not to be annoyed by (and speak up about) the system we have in place in our …
February 13, 2020
The missing raindrops
Last week, the weather forecast mentioned ‘isolated rain’ in pockets all over the state. I fervently hoped we fell in …
February 12, 2020
Daughters and parents
Did you read about the one where a father told the investigating team that he knew his daughter had got …
February 11, 2020
No blog said dog
You have heard/read about the-dog-ate-my-homework excuse? I wonder if you have ever heard (or read) about the-dog-did-not-let-me-blog excuse? Well, it …
February 10, 2020
To Earth's Center and back
When the children where home for Christmas last year we went on a day trip to the Jatayu Earth’s Center, …
February 9, 2020
Messing up names
Not spelling names correctly… is it an Indian thing? Adding and subtracting from names randomly as they see fit seems …
