Good Bye MJ - you will be missed!

I struggled about putting up a post about the King of Pop. But after watching snippets of the memorial this week, I am overwhelmed with nostaligia and frustrated at the media coverage of the passing of this music legend.

My husband and I grew up listening to BAD and the news of the death of Michael Jackson on June 25th, 2009 brought up a feeling of immense sadness. When we heard the news, that evening, Father Bear and I , began crooning to the Man in the Mirrror much to Little Bear's amusement. Little Bear, I hope you will enjoy his songs and like your parents did try to mimic the moonwalk.

The questions that emerged after his death about his personal life are both sad and unnecessary. Let's celebrate the best part of his life, his biggest contribution to the world - his music.

In this bear household the biggest questions revolve around death. Why do people die? Is it only old people? Amma- I don't want you to die and the biggest one - Amma - I don't want to die.
How do you explain death to a 3 year old, I asked my mom. Her recommendation was to use the power of distraction and evade the question. He's too young to grasp the concept she said. That's the Indian way, I retorted. I want to be able to offer an explanation which is not based on any religious beliefs. Still looking for an answer but until I find it I'll have to go with my mom's way.

Astronaut soup

Here's a recipe from the budding chef - Little Bear..

Take some jeera in a pan.
Put some chilly powder and then ginger.
Put eggplant and stir.
Add turmeric powder.
Add water and let it boil. Then add a drop of orange juice and apple juice.

Then add milk to it. Stir well. Then add curry leaf and coriander. Then filter the leaves out.

Why is it called astronaut soup you ask ... Because you add milk to it and it becomes white