ouchhhh!!

Two days back, kunju sat by the main entrance stairs and waited for me to get her mum mum ( lunch ). Since she was sitting alone, i called out to her from the kitchen, like always, to have a conversation while i was filling her plate with the delicious yummm food prepared for [...]

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my first paintings :)

Kunju has done it again… Of the many joys kunju has brought to my life, she has re introduced painting and thanks to all the painting she was up to, i started on it as well
Here are some of the very first ones i made…
And what better than and Aum and Lord [...]

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firsts… puzzle / hair do/ art

Here’s another set of her firsts …
FIRST 3 piece puzzle…

First two chotti ( pony )

She has been sketching zig zags for a while..they all been mostly slightly wavy lines.. nothing beats this one.. this one was her FIRST proper jhig jheg, as she calls it… see how beautifully the curves move up and down..no [...]

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greens..

i have always wanted to have a garden big enough to plant my own veggies… the idea of cooking everyday by simply picking up stuff available in the backyard is mind blowing, healthy, fulfilling and great fun. My favorite, Jamie Oliver of course, only reinforces that thought repeatedly with his books like Jamie at home [...]

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kunju’s POV

It’s wonderful how kids see things.. with a different perspective… she already was into finding shapes into everything and her point of view ( POV ) never ceases to amaze me. It often takes me a while to figure out why she is saying a particular thing, and with a little concentration and quick thinking, [...]

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Miss mismatch

I wish all of kunju’s maids who have ever looked after her could be reading this.. i am sure they would be most willing to pool in ALL their life time savings, spend for an international flight and fly all the way here, just to give kunju a thank you hug.
Since her birth, her [...]

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splish..splash..splosh!!

There are toys , there are books, there are cleaning instruments, there are friends, sketching and painting.. and then there is H2O. Kunju can make merry even with a small bowl of water… wiggling her little pretty fingers in them.. placing droplets on the floor making arbid designs…trying to somehow fit her little fist into [...]

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Free heart surgery

Taking it forward from mad momma … take heart, kindly spread the word ..thx
and its true.. pls see this article on patients who have already got aid.. cheers to the hospital!!

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no words…pure magic :)

I came across this gorgeous book by Suzy lee called WAVE. It’s without a single word..and wowwww sketches!! Understated & simple yet extremely expressive.. stylish.. bringing little joys of life alive and the best part is, it has no ABC’s or shapes or any other thing that most other book try to educate kids [...]

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kunju says…

Looking into the darkness of the night… kunju hunts for her favourite moon… I am desperately trying to put her to sleep. Its going to be 11.45 pm and i promise myself… i am going to do it before the clock strikes 12…AMEN!!
kunju : ( clinging to the window grills with eyes wide open… screaming [...]

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