With strings attached…
(posted by Sujata Noronha) I find myself deeply sad that my Stitching Stories workshop ended. We had stitched ourselves into our patches, and into each others lives. Suddenly we knew intimate things about each other, we knew that Elaine was not keeping too well and her back hurt, we knew that Krystal did not like […]
…with spaces inbetween
For some time now we’ve been struggling with Cacra as a MOP site. Initially it started with the numbers of our older children dropping rapidly. In time, the number of regulars began falling. Ever hopeful, we ploughed on. Numbers will improve. Numbers have still not improved. We’re still doing MOP. Not for 20 odd kids, […]
Tails and Tales
(posted by Shruti Murali) We thanked the heavens as we stepped from the scorching heat into the draft of the air conditioner at the Central State Library. The number of kids at the children’s section seemed more than usual at the first glance and I grinned internally. The Reading Adventure had been tweaked now, and […]
A Stitch in Time…
Tuesday morning. The little stitchers have been at it and already have works to show, in just a day. Today’s a special day….we’re meeting Eleanor at her home, aptly named- Peace Cottage. Admittedly, we spent a little longer getting to Peace Cottage….we got thoroughly lost getting there. (Thank God for GPS which finally helped us […]
Ease @ the Easel- Visiting Gallery Gitanjali & Vamona Navelcar (Day 3)
Its day 3 of the Easel @ the Easel workshop happening. We’re stepping out of the library space and visiting Gallery Gitanjali. The kids are all in the van and we’re making our way through traffic, discussing artists they knew. Leonardo da Vinci is the first response we heard. With some amount of prompting, they […]
Ease @ the Easel with Harshada Kerkar (Day 1 & 2)
Colours of summer…enthusiastic budding artists….and paper just waiting to be filled. This was the situation on Monday morning, the first day of the Ease at the Easel workshop. For the first 2 days, the kids would be working with Harshada Kerkar facilitating and guiding them. The session starts quietly…contemplatively. Their talking about nature. The table […]
MOP Chimbel…growing
Analysing our Chimbel Site data , we can see attendance of children in batches and groups. It is all heartening and also a reminder that if we were an organisation with reasonable funding, we could have included home visits and community work to significantly sustain older children in the library program. Having said that I […]
A last session of stirring it up… (Day 6)
Its the last day of the stir it up week…..and what a last day it was! The kids were excited as usual, the people at Bookworm, not so so excited. But just for one reason…..there’s no lights in the area today! …and both things we’re doing today are baking oriented! *trying hard not to panic* […]
The Story of a Mango….at Oiteant, Taleigao
Friday. MOP. Taleigao today. Well. The lesson is planned and I’m set to go. Eva’s coming along today. The story I’ve chosen to do is perfect for the season we’re in and is called ‘The Story of a Mango’. Its an unusual book, quite captivatingly done. No words, but images that will lead you through […]
Stirrrring it up with Vandana Naique! (Day 5)
Excitement even before entering the library today….everyone knows its that day of the week when we go to the kitchen of ‘the lady who makes the yummmy brownies’! Yup! Today the kids are visiting the kitchen of Vandana Naique; the lady behind the brownies! And so we’re ready to set off; 2 car fulls. When […]