Summer is arriving

Its March and the year is marching on at  a menacing pace... Summer is setting in briskly and as i sat sipping my tea  in the balcony with some pretty blooms for company , do wonder  what the summer holds...

'Its a time i look forward to.. winding down of the school term, holidays , activities with kids & trips and a chance to get -away and travel....
Yes the Longish March needs to be negotiated first :)

This year the school and the college schedules pose a conflict making me wistful for times when the girls were younger !

Tea times and solitude  are like that !
A chance to time travel .. I remind myself to take in the beauty of the moment.. with its sun dappled beauty & soft breeze .Plans for summer can wait :)

Temple on a Hillock

A Beautiful dusk saw us ride up a hillock to reach the Trikkur Mahadeva Temple.. Abode of Lord Siva popularly called the Thrikkur Appan.

Steeped in antiquity temple  dates back to the 7th -8th century ..

It is cut out of rocks with the sanctum inside a natural cave... being at an altitude it  offers breathtaking views of the surrounding hamlets steeped in green.

On most days its visited only by locals ensuring you have deep and silent communion with the Lord . The lord is famed to cure breathing diseases...

A trip to this temple , I await, for its a good ride away from home and the drive up the hillock is a sublime experience. The chance to be in front of the Lord , un-rushed is priceless. The beauty of the temple itself is astounding as it  nestles among the rocks .. the rocks around the temple could be climbed and there an inscription of a chess board on the rock with a folk lore that suggests Siva and Parvati were once playing when a disturbance caused them to retreat to the cave below , staying there for ever....

And that dusk was rendered special with the painted skies., fading light ,   the surroundings slowly preparing for night fall, the sanctum lit by lamps and the Serene Lord ...

Trip much awaited

Turn of the decade !
2020 Be kind :)

The beginning of the year brought for me a much awaited/coveted travel to be with my besties !
Four days off from home .. following my heart !
Reconnecting .. in person after a while ..
listening , moon watching , sharing ...
being loved :)
Much love, conversation , fun , food and  good times ..
Just the type that makes you feel well and whole 💓

And Thats a wrap to 2019 !

My year end post is all about gratitude for all the grace i was recipient of through the year .

A momentous year , a few milestones , abject helplessness but hanging in there with hope and presence, lots to cheer about and cherish ...

A year that reminded me that my presence in the present is a force to reckon with ..

A year that taught me that ever fear can be transmuted to prayer and  a year that showed me Miracles do Happen !

Day Trip

A Day trip the hill abodes of the Lord to celebrate a friend's birthday .

Crossing into Tamil Nadu in the wee hours we are at Palani to  witness the Raja Alankaram of  the Lord.  A blessed moment to be in the sanctum when the beautiful form of the Lord was revealed to the singing of Thriruppugazh ...

Winch down the hill and off to Coimbatore for one of my favorite shrines in Maruthamalai..
Since the first time i was here 20 years back , have felt a deep connection to this lord on top of the maruthamalai hills... Have re-visited since a few times over the years and each time its a special experience.. The Hills send out such healing vibes , must be the medicinal plants which abound here and the penance of many sidhars who made the hills their home ...

A trip that will remain etched in my memory . Thank you Dr S for making it happen ....

We turn 20 !

S and I celebrate our 20th Wedding Anniversary :)
20 years of getting to know each other , understanding what works and mostly being best friends to each other ...
 I wrote this for us :)

While I root for you
And you are my anchor
While I go great lengths for you ..
And you meet me half way ..
While I bristle and boil sometimes
You are the cooling balm
While I am rock steady
You are anxious sometimes
While I am driving sometimes
You are happy navigating
While you are leading
I am content following your lead

But Most Importantly ..
I Love You for You
And
You Love Me for  Me 💗💗

Turning 80!

He is recovering slowly and turned 80 !

It is with deep gratitude that I taken in this moment ...
With an understanding that there is no prognosis above God ...


Wish you many happy , healthy years ahead !Happy Birthday Appa .. You totally Rock !!