Earthquake Again !!

This one was way bigger than the last one......a 4.4 on the richter.

It happened last night, and strong enough to wake us up. Diksha and I came awake at almost the same moment, and while I was still wrapping my mind around it, she identified it right away, saying "earthquake ma".

It lasted about 10 to 15 seconds, and as feeling.....it felt like being on a boat, no... it felt like being the boat, and on a wave. Crazy feeling. Kamlesh aunty who was sleeping in the lanai next to the brick wall said she heard the bricks rumble around too.

Next morning everyone is comparing notes, and that's when we checked, and found it was a 4.4 on the richter scale. Pretty big.

Right time to put a picture of the earthquake caused crack in their house, from the initial Kilauea eruption. It's on their dining room wall...and guess what, it sits prettily draped in a saree.

Aunty has this sari hung over the area to cover the crack. A nice, banaras pattu saree...and then she says "this is ammamma's wedding saree, didn't you recognize it...I wore it to your wedding too". It gave me goosebumps. Ammammas wedding saree, my god !

And when she's like "you think I should change it...maybe it's not right to have the saree here?" Nammu and I are like "no, no, it's lovely, it's way better than just preserving it in the cupboard".

Just to touch that saree, letting it bring in ammamma's presence, become aware that it's over eighty years old, almost a family heirloom....and then the conversation.... just became this profound and bonding moment for all of us.

Well ...some cracks can even bond :)