This year I decided to participate in the interesting A to Z Challenge. The challenge required me to blog every single day in April (except Sundays) upon something that starts with the corresponding letter for the day. I started with a great start, got sluggish …
Recycling folding wooden hand fan was another long due project for me. Little B has a beautiful wooden fan with intricate carving. The fan has been with her for the last few years and so it has stopped appealing to her. I was thinking of …
Last year, we visited Thailand. I was mesmerized by the temples in Bangkok. Especially Wat Pho, popularly known as The Temple of The Reclining Buddha. Visiting it was an experience in itself. Never had I seen something like this before! Here are some of the …
It started from an article that I read in the Parents magazine that emphasized the importance of exposing children to a variety of fine arts. The article inspired me to do The Eric Carle Tissue Paper Art Project with my daughter, Little B. Last month, …
Little B often gets confused as to what her city is and what her country is. Her confusion is not with the names, but with how these geographical entities are related to each other. For example, she would often wonder if India is in Karnataka …
This recipe for Tabbouleh Pasta Salad was result of desperation. I was about to host a Mediterranean dinner party for a big group. Tabbouleh was on the menu but just the night before the party, I realized that I didn’t shop for bulgur. I had …
Have you noticed that sometimes adding just a little extra thingy does wonders to a recipe? I make sunny side up eggs quite regularly as they are Little B’s most favorite of all egg preparations. To make them even more nutritious, appealing and frilly, all …
That one party every year that I am always the most excited about is Little B’s birthday party. It is almost my raison d’être for a quarter of a year. The first thing to be decided for a birthday party is the theme. Theme is …
I love things that are old. I love the fact that they have a story to tell. I feel thrilled when I think about what all they would have seen. I like to believe that they are even carrying along a secret from another time. …
It is summer vacations for my daughter and they go on for two months (yeah, I am not joking – a two-month long summer vacation!). The task for me for these two months is to ‘entertain’ her, from morning all the way to night. Little B is a toddler …