Rohan buried a time capsule behind the house about 5 years ago. An eclectic collection of personal artifacts such as old photographs, a memento from a young friend who died from cancer, and personal paintings that were intimately linked to his … [Read more...]
Lost
August 20, 2018 by
A certain void has settled in her eyes. The voice is monotone, and the emotion is lacking. No spark of joy, or sorrow — just a lost, distant look. Her demons are real. Her journey is sad. Dementia impacts both the afflicted and the care giver. It … [Read more...]
Farm Girl
May 7, 2018 by
As a young girl, she always wanted to marry the local fruit vendor. Rohini ended up marrying a college professor, but the farm girl in her is alive and well. I think the happiest I have ever seen her, outside the birth of our children, was … [Read more...]
Sister Thappa – The Other Mother – A Repost from the Archives
February 8, 2018 by
Originally posted to my blog on September 26, 2013, this still rings true today: I grew up in a British boarding school in the foothills of the Himalayas in India, spending 13 years of my life in those mountains. I lived and studied in that … [Read more...]
