I had not really imagined I would teach my kids to read and write my mother tongue, kannada, but now AK has started to learn. I have nothing against it, in fact, after I taught him a few alphabets and he learnt so quickly, I was thrilled beyond words. I never imagined it would make [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Look who’s learning kannada
Posted in kids, tagged kannada, language on September 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Birthday time again
Posted in fun, kids, tagged birthday, hand prints, pottery on September 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our little doll, SK, turned three yesterday. To celebrate, we had a “paint your own pottery” party for her. There were eight kids in all and each one got to choose either a sandwich plate or a cereal bowl. Most chose the plate and I think it was a wise decision, since the bowls are bigger [...]
Fine day for apple picking
Posted in fun, tagged apple picking, fall on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today was a glorious day here in the Northeast – sunny and 73. PK is out of town, so I was in charge of entertaining the kids. Although I’m quite used to being a single mom, it is usually only on the week days, since PK is invariably home for the weekends. Apple picking had been [...]
Weekend in Brussels
Posted in travel, tagged Atomium, Brussels, Europe, Grand Place, Manneken Pis, Mini-Europe on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We spent the last weekend in July in Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium and also the European Union. We have been there once as part of an organized European tour. So we were looking forward to explore at our own pace.
We arrived there on a Saturday morning. It was overcast and raining. We [...]
Labor day camping
Posted in biking, fun, summer, tagged camping, cape cod rail trail, labor day, nickerson on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I wrote earlier, we really didn’t have any plans for the weekend. Having returned from a long vacation with family, we were feeling a bit down. And then all the craziness of the beginning of school, soccer season, stuff at work got to me. So on Saturday evening, we made impromptu plans to go [...]
