15 Marbles

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  • Papa’s Pipette

    Aadya is turning into a daddy’s girl,slowly and steadily.Everyday,the first thing she says,when she wakes up is,”Papa Offish”.Then,start the pretend phone calls,spread through out the day.When Papa calls,Mamma can’t hang up,without the Pipette talking to him.Come evening and the Pipette,peeks out the window,every few minutes,to see if Papa is home.And when he does arrive home,he is greeted with a big squeal and she jumps into his arms,starting her non-stop narrative of the day.

    He is not allowed to put her down,even for a minute,till she doesn’t finish.It doesn’t matter if Papa might need to use the toilet or wash his face.All that has to wait.

    Then,Papa is in-charge of the dinner,teeth brushing,Shower(depending on the Pipette’s mood,mamma or papa are summoned).Sometimes a car-ride is demanded too..and Papa being the good one,always obliges,well almost always.

    Then,bed-time masti is always Papa-Pipette time,when mamma is pushed to the sidelines.They talk,they laugh,they jump,they pretend-laugh too.Sometimes,they cuddle with Mamma too..and the Pipette,makes sure that she is between Mamma and Papa,clinging to Papa.

    On Weekends,the first thing she asks,as always is Papa Offish?When S says,no baby no office today..the mood is set.The Pipette has a big smile on her face.Most days,we give her a bottle in bed,and laze around.But,Pipette is too restless to stay in bed.She starts pulling Papa,saying Utho Utho(wake up) till he doesnt get up from the bed.She even brings our glasses to us,specially opening Papa’s,so all he has to do is put it on.

    Here’s some exchanges between Papa and Pipette-

    When Papa is just back from work-

    Pipette- Papa Papa,Maana.(Maana= slapping/hitting)

    Papa-Kaun mara mere baby ko?(who hit my baby)

    Pipette- Mamma..Maana Maana,Pipette cry park fwing mamma push bala shcared….and so on.

    Papa-Fwing?

    Pipette-no no Fwing!

    Papa-Fwing na

    Pipette-No,Fwing

    The Pipette says all S words with an F or SH sound.So swing is fwing,spider is fider,scared is shared,santa is shanta,you get the gist.

    Mamma was hiding somewhere,laughing,but of course,she didn’t want to upset the Pipette:)

    Pipette throwing toys,Papa pretending to scold her,while winking at mamma

    Pipette-No-No-No No Daati (No scolding)

    Papa-Ok meri Ma(ok mom!)

    Pipette- (runs to Mamma)- Ma,Ma

    In the kitchen,Pipette opening the cupboard

    Papa-Kya ho raha hai?(What are you doing?)

    Pipette-Shaafing

    Papa-What? Shaafing kya hai?(what is Shaafing)

    Pipette- Shaaf Papa,Wash,shaaf.(Shaaf=Saaf,in hindi=clean)

    Papa and Mamma both were stumped at this one.How does a child so small know to put -ing after the word..

    At the grocery store,Pipette wants to pick up a packet of speciality cheese,

    Papa-No,we are not buying that cheese

    Pipette-No,Wandit wandit

    Papa-no no you dont want it..we are not buying that.

    Pipette-Big scowl on the wee face-Pipette Angee..

    Papa-olle baby..no angry..

    Pipette- no Pipette Angee

    Papa(to Mamma)-Should we buy the cheese?

    This little princess has her Papa wrapped around her little finger.

  • A brush with Spirituality-1

    Sometimes,some things happen that you just cannot explain.Somethings that leave you breathless,with excitement and nervous in anticipation.Somethings that you realise,you are better off accepting,just like that-Unexplained.

    Something like that happened to me,in late October,2009.My dad was going through a very very tough period.And it felt like the situation was just getting worse by the minute.We were all very worried and near depression.The feeling of helplessness pushes you into a dark place.The only way out seemed like prayers.

    I am big believer of Sai Baba.I truly believe and Thank Baba for Aadya and her safe arrival.I had my copy of Sai Satcharitra with me,even in the OT.I decided to fast on Thursdays in Sai Baba’s honour till the terrible time didn’t pass.Sometime that week,I had a dream.

    In my dream,a soft spoken lady,was talking to me.Her voice was so sweet,that you would forget about everything else.I couldn’t even see her face.All I remember is seeing a rich green and red haze around her.And I remember her words very clearly,as if she is saying them,as I type-“Guruvar toh theek hai,par Devi ka bhi kuch karo“[Fasting on Thursday is fine,but you should do something for the Goddess]…And I woke up.

    My heart was beating fast and I was filled with excitement,of a good kind.It was a good change from the dull depressing state I was in.

    I told S,when we woke up,he was intrigued too.After a while,had a long chat with my sister,she was surprised too.Then,I emailed my trusted friends,and Kiran of karmic kids suggested Vaibhav lakshmi vrat.Someone else suggested Santoshi Mata Vrat.Some how as soon as I heard about Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat,I felt it was what the lady in my dream hinted at.

    Anyway,I looked up online and found a Devi’s Temple somewhere in a far-flung suburb of Melbourne.Coincidentally,it was a Friday and we decided to go there.But S was late coming back from work and we couldn’t.The next day,on Saturday,we set off in the evening to the temple.We had plenty of time,before the temple close at 8.As luck would have it,we got lost and we got lost and we got lost again.My heart was sinking.It was 7.45pm and we were nowhere close to the temple..I had all but given up hopes of reaching on time.Excatly at 7.50 pm,we saw the sign to the temple and reached there 5 minutes before closing time.

    It was as if the priest was just waiting for us.There were exactly three bananas left -which he gave us.We spoke to the priest and I told him about my dream.He just smiled and as soon as I asked him about Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat,he quietly went and brought a book from the cupboard-it was the Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat Katha[The story of Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat].He said its for me.

    While at the temple,Aadya looked at the Devi’s Lion and went and touched it lovingly calling it Puppy.Normally,when she calls her teddies Puppy,we correct her and she says the right name atleast then..but this time she was adamant and called it Puppy.”Her name is a name of Godess Durga,who rides the Lion”,S pointed out.

    Anyway,around this time,I don’t remember,if it was before or after my dream,someone told my sister,that my dad should pray to the Godess,She is the only one who would help him.This was another co-incidence.It was just a happy co-incidence that Aadya was named after the Godess,quiet by chance -we picked the name thinking it meant the first one..it was only later that we realised the religious connection.

    The day after the visit to the temple,things started looking up …making my belief even stronger.
    Spirituality is something,isn’t it?when you are in a happy place spiritually, the calm you experience is unimaginable.
    I have to stop now…I will write more..in a while

  • Sunny Days

    Here’s the Sunshine of our lives,soaking up some sunshine
    Its so bright and sunny outside and it reminded me of this picture that I had taken a few months back.
    While I am at it,I might as well do the picture tag,that no-one tagged me to do.It says-“Go into your photo archive,pick the 4th folder in the archive,select the 4th picture in the folder,and write about it.Then tag 4 other people to do the same.”
    This is a new laptop,so the pictures in the 4th folder are also new.

    This picture was taken 3-4 days before we left for Melbourne.The Pipette had found my bangles in one of the bags that I was packing.And she had try them on.She loved the bangles so much,that she played with them,all day long,letting me pack peacefully.That’s my tomboy turning girlie(momentarily).
    P.S. Please excuse the mess,we were packing.
    Now,to tag- I tag-
    Orchid Her Uj takes brilliant pics.
    Aneela-This one’s travelled a lot.
    Mystic Margaita– I love her writing and her Popol..so I want to see her pics too.
    Kiran-Don’t we all love her?
    ~Nm – If you have seen her pics once,you will want some more.ALWAYS

    And anyone else,who wants to take it up.

  • Color Me up

    Its been long since I put up anything on this blog.But that doesn’t mean that I have abandoned this blog.Its just that,I don’t have any more finished projects to display.
    Also,we moved houses and we didn’t have phone or internet connection for more than 10 days after we moved in.I cannot tell you,how disoriented and “out-of-touch” with the world I felt.
    Anyway,all’s well now.
    Now for my current projects-
    1) I am making more of those hats- for 2 friends.
    2) I started knitting a sweater from my little girl.This will be the first sweater I finish all by myself.My speciality in knitting is blankets and scarves.
    This is the yarn that I am using for it.dsc02450

    Isn’t it Beautiful?I have had it for 6 months now..Made a hat with it,tried crochet and finally started knitting.

    Like what you see?Check back in a few days to see the finished result.