I’ve always believed that I’m blessed beyond belief (BBB!!!) To begin with I was born as the seventh sister of 3 brothers!!! I don’t know if they were bored of having so many of our side of the species at home but I have definitely enjoyed having these rock solid beings around. My eldest brother and I have a gap of 23 years between us! So it is not very surprising that I was very scared of him. We used to scream and scamper around the house till he came home from work. Then we would try to be well behaved, as a gaggle of children after a tiring day is not a great relaxant! But the good part was he was the person who bought me my first storybooks. I still remember leafing through a story about monkeys trying to reach the moon the millionth time! As part of his daily routine he would bring jasmine garlands for the altar. I will never forget the sweet smell that turned a house into a home. And thanks to him we would always wake up to Jim Reeves! Another routine we all shared was every yea...