Though we push our kids to indulge in various hobbies, as moms our aspirations come last. I mean who has the time with all the work we do. But, 3 years back, I took up learning kathak. There was a lady within the layout where I stay who was offering classes. Though, I am not … Read More →
Cussing to me was something I was always uncomfortable with. In my normal lingo, I hardly ever curse except when I am driving :). Even then my gaalis (curses) are pretty mild. I was more of a prude when younger looking down upon people who were excessively bad mouthed. Even my male friends I don’t … Read More →
Just today, I read an article about how online purchases in India are largely centered around ticket booking and that too is a miniscule 8%. That surprised me because I did think that a lot of shopping is being done online especially since there are so many deals sites in vogue these days like snapdeal.com, … Read More →
Every summer, we look forward to having the most luscious mangoes — juicy, sweet and incredibly fragrant. And India, by far has the best and most varieties of this king of fruits. But, I have to tell you that this season has been utterly disappointing. Most mangoes I bought looked great but had a slight … Read More →
I read this story in Mallika Sarabhai’s column in The Week and found it to be quite good, so I am sharing this with you here. This is a story by Rabindranath Tagore written over a 100 years ago. —————————————————————————————————————————– Once upon a time, a king had a prized parrot who could not speak. So, … Read More →
Curious cat! Caramel in all her splendor. This is Caramel, a cute cat who is living with us since the past 1.5 months. She belongs to a neighbor who will be back by month end. When we had painting work going on in the house, we let her out of the house to play. She … Read More →
No, this post is not about the humble banana. It is actually about this incident that happened this Friday. G and I decided to have lunch at a Japanese restaurant some distance away from the house. We decided to pick up Gautam from school as he is left off by 1. By the time Sid … Read More →
“A rose by any other name will smell just as sweet.” Will it? Not for Indian parents I guess? These days I am regularly coming across names of kids that sometimes border on plain weird. For the sake of not antagonizing some people close to me, I name no names :). In the olden days … Read More →
Living Room has got a bright orange with a lovely peaches and cream Finally, the massive cleaning operations are over :). Here are the pictures as I promised. Hope there is enough proof that I have done a good job at decluttering:). Living Room — Another view! The kitchen wall has a pretty brick brown … Read More →
Ah, the painting work in my house is finally getting over today. And, the house is a riot of colors. I love colors — vibrant, bright and beautiful. They seem to emanate energy, so I’ve got reds, purples, greens, blues, yellows, oranges and browns in light and dark shades all over the house :). This … Read More →