Stars in the sky

Life has come a full cycle, I feel.  Our four-year old granddaughter J was staring intently at my silver-white hair while I read to her in bed, the close-to-grand-finale to our bedtime ritual.  She reached out and very softly patting my head sagely pronounced, “Nana (grandfather), you have some black hair.  People who are really, …

Summertime

Living in Canada, we are fortunate to enjoy our four distinct seasons.  But irrespective of personal preferences most people exclaim, “Oh, I love the Fall/Spring/Winter but can’t wait for summer, the hotter the better!” Indian summers are different.  As children, we were prohibited from playing outdoors until the sun went down and the “loo” (hot …