Just the name conjures up a plethora of memories for me. Every time I visit Mumbai, I do make it a point of visiting my favourite weekend destination – Lonavala. This is a small hill station located in the Pune district of Maharashtra, Western India. It used to be a ‘real’ hill station once upon… {Read More}
Search Results for: lonavala
New mom at 45!
He was born on March 14, 2020 in Japan. An Aries boy just like both my other sons. We got him home on July 19, 2020, when he was 4 months old, and my life has gone topsy-turvy ever since! The first night I couldn’t sleep. And that’s not because my new baby woke me… {Read More}
A rejuvenating holiday
Define ”Rejuvenate” – to make young again; restore to youthful vigour, appearance, to restore to a former state; make fresh or new again. That’s exactly how I feel after my recent holiday. I feel so rested, relaxed and at peace with everything. I can’t remember the last time I had such delicious meals or slept so soundly,… {Read More}
Holiday in Chiang Mai with older kids
Once upon a time going on a holiday meant endless searches for ‘kids friendly’ destinations, hotels, restaurants, meals and the list continued. Once that was finalised and bookings made, packing had to start at least a week in advance following a carefully made list of things to carry. Hand luggage would be even more critical… {Read More}
Daddy
I don’t know where or how to start talking about my father. It is a subject that I need to tread upon with care, not because of how he would react after reading this post (cause he is no more in this world) but because I might not do true justice to him. I feel that… {Read More}
In fond memory of my Pappa and the dear departed in my family
Last Friday we had a death in the family. One of my very close aunts passed away. She was quite young, in her early 60s, died because of cardiac arrest. On December 02, while doing her normal work at home, she suddenly complained of breathlessness, vertigo and collapsed. She was rushed to the hospital, spent… {Read More}