I was a strict Pixar fan for years. So much so, that because of Pixar I was open to accept Disney and reject everything else including DreamWorks. No doubt Pixar made amazing movies. But yeah, I was biased. Doesn’t matter how loudly I laughed watching Kung Fu Panda, …
I am down and out with flu. My body is bearing the brunt of the obvious, and yet, my mind is free to do what it pleases. So I read the book that has been lying on my shelf for a week now – ‘Losing …
I am obsessed about personalizing my belongings – my house, my clothes, my phone cover – and by the extension of ‘my,’ even things that belong to Mr B and Little B. Seriously, it’s like I want my stamp on each and every thing. And …
Ma and Little B’s adventure at the Aero India 2015 were originally published in offdhook.com as What Did My 4-year-old Daughter Do at the Air Show and Was It Worth It? I am re-publishing it for the readers of YellowMellowLife.com. Living in Bengaluru, it is hard to …
Of course I like being busy. But I hate that being busy with my professional commitments keeps me away from this blog. The weeks that go without writing here, are the times that I do not appreciate at all. I might have started off the blog as …
It was Little B’s Dussehra vacation time last year. With almost two weeks of holidays to pass, we were getting bored. I started looking for projects that can consume at least a few of these days, the more the better. Somehow I ended up getting inspired to do this newspaper pirate ship activity for kids with her.
I have never tried to give Little B a positive or a negative image about Pakistan. If anything, I have painted a black and white picture. For every shelling, I have reminded her that the ‘dama dum’ song that I listen to is sung by a Pakistani singer. Countless number of times I have told her about the “bravest girl of all” Malala.
Little B was to celebrate her birthday in school and I wanted to send something ‘homemade’ for her friends. So here I was looking for some inspiration on the internet. My go-to place for any of such inspiration is usually Laura in the Kitchen. I love you Laura Vitale because you always have the simplest of ingredients and easiest of recipes. I found her Candy Cane Sugar Cookies recipe and I followed it to the word.
Christmas was so infectious, always following us like a ghost! Play on the radio and all you hear are carols, shop at a mall and all you see are ornaments, go to a coffee house and everything is laced with pumpkin spice. For one whole month there is magic in the air and it is truly a winter wonderland.
Vittala Temple This is the temple of the elusive Stone Chariot and musical pillars that adorn every travelogue written on Indian tourism. The ‘temple’ is actually a sprawling campus with temples, halls and pavilions. And oh! the details on the carving, the symmetry and the …