Mom is a very practical person. Wherever we lived, she always grew a fruit and vegetable garden. But she loves roses. So she always cultivated roses, too. Her garden bloomed with roses of many different colours. Mom has a green thumb. Everything she touches seems to gush with delight. As a child, I would tag along as Mom made the rounds of her rose garden. She would point out the buds and those...
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The artist in me wanted a very special theme to reflect my rebranding as a "Professional Writer and Mental Health Advocate." It had to be beautiful—something that I could feast my eyes upon every time I looked at it. Why is beauty so important? It feeds the soul. My web designer, Vasu, worked hard to come up with a number of options, but none of them really appealed to me. One afternoon I...
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