Category: Life
Our Poor Destroyed Door…
Two and a half weeks ago, I tweeted about our bathroom door not opening. At all. Happily,…
Squirrels Are A-Frolickin’
I talk about the squirrels a fair bit here. I even take pictures now and then, Shocking,…
Favourite Photos of 2006
Cows are everywhere here. Cows that wander freely through neighborhoods and even in heavy traffic are common…
Primal Stride – Double Crunch Challenge Day 1
This week’s challenge is the Double-Crunch. I’ve posted my week’s goals. And here’s what I did: Exercise:…
Favourite Photos of 2005
2005 was an all-round difficult year. The Asian tsunami happened only 5 days before 2005 started, and…
Primal Stride – Five at Five Day Five
Alas, no chameleons or other creatures keeping me company today that I could see. Instead, I’m showing…
Favourite Photos of 2004
I don’t know how he does it, I really don’t. Fahim can fall asleep in the weirdest…
Favourite Photos of 2003
I haven’t been in the habit of doing "The Best of…" posts, but I thought it might…
On hair colouring, hair length, and henna
I didn’t start growing my hair long until about 1991. Prior to that, it never really reached…
Monkesses? Nuns? Erm, what?
I wonder what they’re called. I’m not trying to be cute or funny – I leave that…
Sewing Machine Repair Guy = A Success!
My sewing machine went on the fritz a couple of months back and we just got around…
Images of Poverty
In the first image, You can see a small concrete building with black plastic sheets covering one…
Project #365 Day 91 That’s a full basket you’re carrying on your head, sir.
I took this photo when we were waiting for traffic to move in downtown Colombo. This man…
Sri Lanka’s Bus System
In Sri Lanka, there’s the government-run bus system and then there are the privately-owned buses. The big…
Project #365 Day 85 Red Yellow Green
Garden Crotons or Variegated Crotons (Codiaeum variegatum) are native to Sri Lanka, among other countries. This comes…
Installing a Water Line
Houses are frequently started, then finished in fits and starts. Sometimes, finishing a house will take place…
Project #365 Day 84 Insects and Reflections
Fahim’s sister and her children were in town for Eid. Naturally, with three children old enough to…
Project #365 Day 83 Poison for the soul
Manioc, also knows as Cassava. My mother-in-law grows it in her garden and has fed it to…
Project #365 Day 81 Spiralling
This is the stem of a thebu plant (Costus speciosus). The thebu plant has a spiralling leaf…
Project #365 Day 80 Palm Leaf
I’m working on fostering my creative side, theoretically. Or, I hope. Or something. I’ve never really thought…
Project #365 Day 79 The Bee and the Jambu Flower Blossom
The bees and other pollinating insects have been buzzing around the jambu tree for the last couple…