A Note before I forget - A letter

 

Rabdi 

Dear Advay,

It's been so long since I wrote to you.

You know what I feel like compiling all the letters I wrote to you.

Won't it be nice to read them again and again. And when you grow up and share stories about your weird mother you will have a record of the free life which I lived.

Since past two years we have developed a strange relationship. We have become used to of each other. In a different way we know the inner life we are living. You know now which songs make me write, which books make me smile and what I do stay away from negativity. We are a different family, We know when to stop or when are irritating each other. I think I will start with letters once I compile your great grandfather and grandfather book. Won't it be nice to go through those poems. Words can become a treasure for us if we use them wisely. Sadly most of them don't know how to use them.

While I write this you are attending your home based class. In one week you will have holidays and we will be seeing more of each other.

Keep reading,

Mummy 

be who you are a reminder for my son

dear advay
this post is about why its okay to eat in bed sometimes
yes sometimes i do this after i have finished all the morning chores carry my breakfast in a tray pick the book i am reading search for my favourite pillow and sit back and read and eat or watch something that's how i slow down or ignore the lists looking back its perfectly normal to drive away sometimes i know you do the same by locking yourself in bathroom very frequently specially during weekends to stay away from the noise and the things to do we list down for you
i love hw you balance your reading and studies
be who you are
love mummy
sharing pic of aloo tikiya chaat which i had when you were in school

aloo tikiya chaat 

Words which melt your heart a curry and a letter

Dear Advay
Yet like any other weekend I was toiling in the  kitchen so that by 1 pm food is ready you walked in silently and saw me frying onions I told you to open the window so that you don't cough and then you told me " mummy maybe the fragrance of food will cure me "
These words son melted me took me somewhere I was not cooking any thing special simple alloghost curried meat with potato and missi roti because weekends I try hard to put a decent meal on the table
Not because that's what is expected but because I love too

Recipe of allo ghost is blogged
Recipe of missi roti is blogged here
And thanks a ton for your visits to the kitchen makes me happy
Love
Mummy

a soupy letter and other things for Advay

Dear advay
I know again it took me so many days to come here and write to you , what triggered this can be many things
- I am reading letters home by Sylvia Plath , I loved the way the book starts innocence of words excitement of new place its like listening to her yes words have that effect
- yesterday at bus stop you told me you had slight irritation in your throat and I told you why didn't you tell your father because being a doctor he can tell you better but your answer saddened me when you said he said its nothing and the way you said I could see it ,evening when your father was back I told him and he had look of guilt on his face the thing is dear son you are just like me direct , you don't keep anything but if you feel bad you never forget it.
- when you came back from school you had slight cold you asked me to cook soup I could understand why you asked last time when your father was sick I had cooked the same so maybe now you know if you are sick its soup but you are lucky I don't have such memory we would eat the same food cooked and there was no one to ask but lets not go there now just in case in future you have the craving to eat
It was mutton do pyaza which I had made soupy  sharing recipe below

Ingredient
Mutton pieces 4
Onion two chopped
Ginger one fourth chopped
Garlic six chopped
Salt as per taste
To temper
One tbsp mustard oil
Pinch of asafoetida
Cumin seeds one tap
Bay leaves two
Crushed red chilli one
To be added later
Coarsely pounded  cardamom one  black pepper six
Clove five and kebab chini
Pinch of turmeric and garam masala

Procedure
heat oil in non stick wok
Add tempering ingredients followed by
Chopped onion ginger and garlic
Let it brown once translucent
Add mutton pieces let it cook for 10 minutes
After that add powdered masala salt
Coarsely pounded whole spices
Stir nicely and one cup of water
Pressure cook for five to ten minutes
Serve warm with wholemeal bread ..

open letter to advay - heartfelt sorry

Dear Advay
I know its been a long time since I wrote to you here
This is heartfelt apology from your mother
I know how you must have felt when you must have seen other kids in coloured clothes yes its because of me I never checked the school mail most of the time school news is given by your father and just because he is travelling I forgot to check
So please forgive your mummy
I know this has never happened before I promise I will be checking the school mail daily
Happy children's day
Love
Mummy

the new you - open letter to advay 20

Dear Advay,
This letter will surprise you as you surprised me as you growing son..
Last few weeks you have become more responsible
You keep your bag ready night itself, keep the bottle in kitchen with a tumbler to fill it
And for your snack break you keep the carton of milk bag too night itself
Morning first thing you want to do is fill your bottle.
Then you ask me whether Tiffin is ready and as usual I tell you to get ready..
So yes this change of attitude of shocked me but later on noticing you everyday I realised why this happened..
You would be ready by 7:30 so you get 30 mins of time for yourself to read book
So your urgency doing things a night before that all made sense to me
And when I asked U ,,you just smiled]
You are just like me son chasing time I do the same daily
That's a different story,,
So yes I love how it happened and I love the new you,,
Love
Mummy..

the ptm which i already knew - open letter 19

Dear Advay,
I know its been quiet long since I wrote to you,,
this is about parents teacher meeting you were quiet calm & composed ad if we were going for a birthday party ,,& when we reached I was surprised to read in your folder yu want to become a cricket player and you told you simply wrote that ..so maybe you still don't know & its oky I leave it to you son otherthing your class teacher very calmly told me that you read books while she is giving instructions this was the reason I was not ready to send story books in school because I knew you would be reading in school,,,otherthin that you are not organised with your work you keep forgetting or don't plan maybe you dream son ,,this is again something which I knew,,
So we agreed mutually that no more books in school
You will be doing your work on your own which always I keep telling you but you feel it something
Abnormal..
So yes this is what this letter is about
Will catch You soon with other things
Love
Mummy

How you enlightened me about speed dating - open letter for Advay 15

Dear Advay,
Wanted to write this letter long back but couldn't because since past few days life has been very busy you know this .

Today thought of putting down in words what was in my mind since long. This letter is about the day when you enlightened me about speed dating in the bus .Conversation started like this I asked you about your study log submission and you said that it was not done the normal way but by speed dating . On hearing this I was shocked then to bring back my composure you told me that its not that speed dating its a different one I was more shocked because I never imagined that you would know the meaning of dating maybe your teacher told you while explaining you tried to explain me but still I couldn't understand then I asked your classmates mom if she knew and the she told that its a term given to a different kind of presentation .Then you told me that's wnt you were trying to explain me .This was different experience for me so wanted to trap it in my memories so can read  this sweet letter again & again thanks for enlightening me with the term Speed Dating.
Wish you lots of happiness
MUMMY