Being 'Sill'y : Of Window sills & more
When was the last time you sat on a window sill and looked outward? It is one place at home where we sit without nothing much to look out for but always leaves us with this feeling of wishing for something to look forward to.
It has a mind of its own. Or rather it reflects the persona of the person to whom it belongs.
A house with kids can be easily identified as the toys will take up the window sills.
If there is a teenager in the house, the wallet and/or a watch will take up the place.
For a college goer, here is where the text books and the ‘to-be-read’ fictions get piled on. And bits and pieces of mid night snacks too.
It will mostly be the office tags and the laptops which will be covering the place for a working couple. If it is by the bedside, there will be the omnipresent cell phone and its charger leading to the nearest plug point.
The elderly keep their medicines and spectacles here. May be, a couple of photographs too.
It also varies with cities. In Bombay, I have seen window sills masquerading as mini gardens. Many a time in Bangalore too, but mostly on the outer sill where as in Bombay, it’s in the inner sill. The weather might be the explanation.
For a person of aesthetics and taste, the window sill can be a courtyard of creativity. It is a pretty special place which lends so much character to a room while taking up so little space.
Arun Babu
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