When my dad died in 2006, as family gathered around I was angrily adamant that his funeral should not become an educational resource as had happened with my Indian wedding. I firmly refused to have the celebrant distracted by the best way to explain the unfamiliar...
Diwali Eve
Here at Dignity Lifestyle, everyone is busy preparing for the festival of lights. The old folk seem in a more festive mood than usual and everyone is wishing everyone else a Happy Diwali. The air today was ominously silent, but the firework fest has started this...
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I normally wear Indian clothes when I'm here in India, partly as a token of respect to my conservative countryside hosts in a deeply conservative culture and partly to blend in with my surroundings. In shalwar kameez or churidar kurta, I blend. No-one bats...
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A final duty
When my dad died in 2006, as family gathered around I was angrily adamant that his funeral should not become an educational resource as had happened with my Indian wedding. I firmly refused to have the celebrant distracted by the best way to explain the unfamiliar...
Diwali Eve
Here at Dignity Lifestyle, everyone is busy preparing for the festival of lights. The old folk seem in a more festive mood than usual and everyone is wishing everyone else a Happy Diwali. The air today was ominously silent, but the firework fest has started this...
Be a lady …
I normally wear Indian clothes when I'm here in India, partly as a token of respect to my conservative countryside hosts in a deeply conservative culture and partly to blend in with my surroundings. In shalwar kameez or churidar kurta, I blend. No-one bats...
Proud householder
I don't know whether you can help me identify this bird? I've seen at least two building nests with the reedy grass from one of the monsoon-swollen ponds here. They carry the long reeds to their nests with pride and often drop them but they don't seem to...
A final duty
When my dad died in 2006, as family gathered around I was angrily adamant that his funeral should not become an educational resource as had happened with my Indian wedding. I firmly refused to have the celebrant distracted by the best way to explain the unfamiliar...
Diwali Eve
Here at Dignity Lifestyle, everyone is busy preparing for the festival of lights. The old folk seem in a more festive mood than usual and everyone is wishing everyone else a Happy Diwali. The air today was ominously silent, but the firework fest has started this...
Be a lady …
…and wear a dress
Proud householder
I’ve been doing a bit of birdwatching.
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