By Piyushi Dhir
Never before has the world been joined together in such a similar predicament. Across countries, borders, cities and towns, people are living behind closed doors. Offices are closed, schools are shut and no, it is not summer vacation. It is a pandemic. As the mom of a three year old, I try every day to […]
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Everything is different these days, isn’t it? Even birthdays are. It was my friend’s birthday last week and at first I didn’t know what to do. But with some new ideas, I celebrated it in a most unusual way. Mom suggested a day before that I make her a birthday card. We did that with […]
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Whether I speak to my grandparents in India, or my friends in Canada or even some of my older friends in Africa, the story is the same everywhere. Everyone is staying home because of Corona! If you don’t know what Corona is, read my post where I tried explaining it. What has happened to the world? […]
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Hello from my home to yours! At least, I hope you are not being naughty and wandering around – stay home and stay safe. But honestly, this staying at home is getting a little too much. It started out as fun because I didn’t have to rush to eat breakfast and get dressed for school […]
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I am not sure if you have heard about this big bad guy called Corona, who is making people sick. My mom was trying to explain him to me and I think he is just a very big germ that is boom-ing people. My teachers at school taught all of us how to wash our […]
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The other day, Mom and I were listening to some songs and I heard one about a Country Mouse and a City Mouse. It was a fun song about how the Country Mouse likes to eat oats and beans, while the city mouse likes to eat cake and cheese. I was reminded of the song […]
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Last weekend, Mom and Dad took me to a place called Barrie, a ninety minute drive north from our home. The further north we went, the more snow I could see around me. Only last week I had been praying to God to send more snow and suddenly it was like my wish had been […]
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Hello! Hello! I am back! Some of you may remember me from two years ago, when I used to post my ‘Diary of a One Year Old’. Life was exciting as I zoomed in and out of Dubai, Paris and Ivory Coast in Africa. And then Canada happened! That’s when I went AWOL. What happened […]
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Last week I wrote about how books and reading have always been a passion for me. I also promised to come up with my selection of favourites from 2019. So without further ado, here are the winners: The Summer Country, by Lauren Willig One of the most beautiful books I read in 2019, The Summer […]
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When I think back, I can’t remember a time I didn’t love books. As a kid, I was lucky to have access to well-stocked libraries at the Air Force stations wherever my father was posted. I recollect devouring books with unconstrained thirst. My siblings were just like me. I think we got it from our […]
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