December 31, 2021 Free Writes Christmas Eve We celebrated December 25th on Christmas Eve. Manohara made Italian raviolis with fresh homemade pasta and sage butter, also eggplants grilled and rolled up. There was a carbonated pomegranate drink. Gathered were myself, Baladeva, Kathi and David, Manohara, Amit, Atindra and Lalita-kaisora. We savored the meal and at […]

December 24, 2021 SDG Maharaja 2021 Vyasa-puja videos now available on Youtube “SHARING MEMORIES OF PRABHUPADA AT 26 SECOND AVENUE” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDAHO3tNP38 “HOMAGES” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V8uAWP60eU “KIRTANA” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Urvkw6c_Y Free Writes Christmas Eve Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, December 24th. We will have a quiet, modest Christmas feast lunch. Then we will open presents. We’re keeping it quiet and small—but […]

December 17, 2021 Free Writes Frustrated Writing Career I had a dream that I wanted to write full-time. I had graduated from college with a Bachelor’s degree. I didn’t want to go back to college for more degrees. I thought the best thing to do was to get a job to support myself. I thought […]

December 10, 2021 Free Writes Vyasa-puja Marathon Today we waited four hours for the workers to bring a new washer and dryer. It disrupted our cooking and eating. We had to empty out the whole kitchen so they could work there. But when they finally came, they said the new washing machine was damaged, and […]

December 03, 2021 Free Writes Thanksgiving Dinner The best preparation was Anuradha’s mashed potatoes: smooth, without lumps, and just right. She also made green beans. Lalita-kaisori made a tossed salad with a sweet-and-tangy dressing. Baladeva made stuffing and gravy. The stuffing had pecans and celery in it. For dessert, Lalita-kaisori made two pies, a squash-pumpkin […]

November 26, 2021 ANNOUNCEMENT What SDG’s Vyasa-puja When Saturday, December 4, 2021 Where The Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall 845 Hudson Avenue Stuyvesant Falls, New York 12173 (There is plenty of parking near the Hall. The facility is just a few minutes’ walk from SDG’s home at 909 Albany Ave.) Schedule 10:00 – 10:30 A.M. […]

November 19, 2021 ANNOUNCEMENT What SDG’s Vyasa-puja When Saturday, December 4, 2021 Where The Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall 845 Hudson Avenue Stuyvesant Falls, New York 12173 (There is plenty of parking near the Hall. The facility is just a few minutes’ walk from SDG’s home at 909 Albany Ave.) Schedule 10:00 – 10:30 A.M. […]

November 12, 2021 ANNOUNCEMENT What SDG’s Vyasa-puja When Saturday, December 4, 2021 Where The Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall 845 Hudson Avenue Stuyvesant Falls, New York 12173 (There is plenty of parking near the Hall. The facility is just a few minutes’ walk from SDG’s home at 909 Albany Ave.) Schedule 10:00 – 10:30 A.M. […]