Soak, Rinse and Spin

Soak, Rinse and Spin

There’s something I both love and hate about an afternoon nap. Or a mid-morning rest after I’ve been up pretty much most of the night. I do this often. Stay awake through the night, sleeping only a few hours at best. Doing nothing special in the hours I’m awake....
A Colour Palette

A Colour Palette

Gray and brown. Just colors. The huge waves of a monsoon ocean as they crash against a rough, sandy beach. A dull, dusk sky as it heaves against the intense desert heat. The tarred road meandering through muddy pathways that rest carelessly on either side. Gray and...
Benevolent Grace

Benevolent Grace

In these days of an isolated living, I have vivid dreams. Concerns replay themselves; unresolved past issues keep raising their voice and I often wake with a pain in my heart. But I’ve been here before and the pain has passed. The particularities change, new...
A Bad Hair Day

A Bad Hair Day

On a ledge in the corner of our guest bathroom sits a bunch of white roses in a tall blue ceramic vase. They add a pretty relief to the otherwise functionality of the space, which also houses the washing machine hidden neatly under a marble enclosure. But not quite....
Another Day in Leh

Another Day in Leh

A little update/thought on our upcoming Ladakh trip. It is presently snowing in Ladakh, so we expect the temperatures to be cool. Daytime around the low 20’s and nights will be cold, even nearing 0 degrees. The hotel has heating so you will be plenty warm. Do...