Framing the Master 😜🙏🏿
The b&w poster of Osho that greets you at our home has been double framed finally. Framing the Master was a fun exercise :):).
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Plastic – Reduce and Reuse
There are many “good” uses of Plastic but its important to reduce and reuse plastic. Switch to large containers and bulk purchase. Reuse the outer container of creams.
The Myth of Multitasking
Multitasking is overhyped. Unless you are Maa Durga with eight functioning hands, you cannot multitask. Focus on the task at hand !
Homebound Anniversary 2020
This year we celebrated our anniversary (Sept 7) with Pongal, Dadpe Pohe and Home made Vegan ice cream at home.
A bat and a Peacock !
Yesterday when Amma opened the kitchen window, she saw a tiny bat latched onto the outer wire mesh. Obviously the bat couldn’t see very well in daylight and so didn’t move or it was dead. In 2010, as we were about to close up the house and leave for our vacation, a tiny bat flew … Read more
A Split Ahuja No. 1 and a mini-Gurgaon in Solan !!
We were losing a few days on our Club Mahindra membership points so we decided to take a holiday in the hills during May. As luck would have it, the general elections were on May 12th and we couldn’t miss doing our democratic duty. So I rescheduled our holiday to June and only managed to … Read more
Cast Iron cookware, Coffee filter and an Anniversary
Dearest Appa, Today is Thiru Karthigai and its the 10th anniversary of your departure. We remembered you with some things that were very dear to you. Believe it or not, Amma made dosas on a cast iron tawa ! She has been making dosas on a cast iron tawa for the past week, ever since I … Read more
Truly back home – A screaming row !
While Krishnan and I returned on the 20th from our vacation, I feel we are truly back only today. Here’s why – I stood in my nighty in the middle of the street and had a screaming row with a neighbour ! I had to sleep to cool off that’s how intense it got. This … Read more
From Saffron to Maroon !
The painting of our house is done !!! I had posted earlier about how I have dreaded getting the house painted just because of the dust that will be generated as the walls are sanded. The bedrooms and the kitchen got done without too much hassle as they are separate units with a door that … Read more
Changing colours :):)
We are getting our house painted after 15 years … I have a huge problem with painting because it meant scraping off the existing paint from the walls and neither the scraping sound works for me nor does the dust. So we kept putting it off but our house started looking dated. With seepage, hanging … Read more