Paratha and sugar / cheeni – Minal’s comfort food.
Read more25 Aug, 2013
12 Aug, 2013
istanbul airport – again…
12 Aug, 2013
Minal and I experience a five-time security checking in Istanbul airport before we board our flight to Houston. Nonetheless, we are grateful that Turkish Airlines is now flying directly...
Read more09 Aug, 2013
end of ramzaan…
09 Aug, 2013
Even though the city continues to experience violence – especially after yesterday’s bomb-blast that killed at least seven people including young children in Lyari – there is a frenzy...
Read more07 Aug, 2013
creating art…
07 Aug, 2013
Minal creating art with found objects. Above: a toothpick to create a design in her ice-cream; below: flowers in a dried leaf.
Read more05 Aug, 2013
after the rain…
05 Aug, 2013
Seashells laid out on sand by Minal We take a spontaneous trip to the beach. Rainwater clogs the streets, but once we reach Hawksbay, we are rewarded by an...
Read more03 Jun, 2013
why are streets named after men?
03 Jun, 2013
On a drive down I-59 to Hillcroft, where we visit every week to collect daal, rice and naan, Minal asks, “Why are all the streets and cities named after...
Read more06 Apr, 2013
more thoughts about the family that lives under pierce elevated…
06 Apr, 2013
Today, on our way back to our house, Minal points out to laundry laid out behind some bushes right off the freeway, as we enter Pierce Elevated, heading south....
Read more31 Mar, 2013
natural art…
31 Mar, 2013
Minal explores leaves, sawdust and tree bark in our patio and serves up some vegetarian meals that substitute as art installations.
Read more09 Mar, 2013
another minal-ism…
09 Mar, 2013
Driving together is when I hear Minal’s wisdom. Perhaps this is when she slows down and has time to respond to the world around her. Today she says: Ammi,...
Read more06 Feb, 2013
Why do women work so hard?
06 Feb, 2013
– Why do women work so hard here? Minal asks me over dinner. – What do you mean? I ask. – Because women are always working and they don’t...
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