Character: Uma

Uma, collecting flowers on one of those evening walks. 0

Weekly Notes 47/2025

Bangalore has suddenly turned very cold, apparently due to a cold wave. It’s been at least 4 to 5 degrees colder in the early mornings. I had a bit of a temperature, a cold, and a sore throat most of the week, thanks to the weather and Uma. School kids are super spreaders....

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Weekly Notes 44/2025

It was a hectic week, with short trips and numerous meetings to kick-start the work. There are many things slated to go live in the new year, so the year-end seems hectic.

Buddha 0

Weekly Notes 43/2025

We are back in Bengaluru. We drove back on Sunday, so traffic would be light since it was in the middle of the long weekend. The drive was comfortable. We took three breaks, primarily for me and Echo to stretch. Back from a slow Deepavali weekend, work is getting hectic as we approach...

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Weekly Notes 42/2025

We spent the birthday weekend at Kumarakom. It was a slow and lazy weekend. It reminded me of a similar slow and lazy birthday weekend thirteen years back. Time does fly fast.

Sunset at Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom. 0

Kumarakom Backwaters

Vembanad Lake is one of the longest lakes in India and the largest in Kerala. It touches three districts in Kerala. So when we thought of exploring Kerala, we wanted to start with nature, and backwaters were the first thing that came to mind, besides beaches. We chose Kumarakom as it seemed to...

Pink Flowers from Bengaluru. Postcard painted by Shalini 2

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This year, I wanted to celebrate for no real reason at all. At first, I wanted to get friends together and celebrate with a meal, but then it seemed like a lot of organizing, and so many of them are away. So I choose to spend time with Uma and Anju. I chose...