Friday, October 23, 2009
In Praise of Natural Fibres
I hve been gone so long fromm Blogit, I am ashamed! I miss you all and think about the posts I would like to post, ahve your read them and comment. Yesterday was a magical evening and I wanted to share it with you - with photos. Enjoy them and more later....
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
The Dakineswar Temple: Across the ocean of existence
On Sunday morning, Tandra and I set off for Dakhineswar temple. Although I had lived in Calcutta, now Kolkata between 1967-71, I had not been to this temple. It was a 15 minute ride from Tandra’s house. We entered the parking lot and left the car there. As we were approaching the temple, Tandra said...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Good, evil and fireworks
Monday, September 28 was Dussehra, the day of the victory of good over evil. It is a terribly auspicious day. The goddess Durga is submerged into water, after she has been on display in various pandals (make shift spaces) across the country. As you can imagine, there is affair amount of eating,...
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
High on Pad Thai
Two days ago shopping for ingredients for a Thai meal, I was on a high. The deep green velvety kaffir lime leaves, the galangal (ginger) that is somewhat different to regular ginger that we normally use, the lemon grass – long and elegant - all lend of a kind of cuisine that enrich the senses....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Egrets in my backyard
Every year, these elegant white birds with their yellow beaks come to visit. They perch on tops of the trees in the neighbourhood and focus their beady eyes on the water bodies which appear during the monsoon rains. I love looking at them. They are graceful, slim, erect and seem to have all the time...
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Chasing shadows at noontime
Last week I have been in the swimming pool, twice, and both times around noon. The sun was high up in the centre of the sky, and there was no one else in the pool. Imagine. I felt like I was queen of the pool. The water was cool to the touch and welcome after the burning sensation in the soles of my...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Photos to go with the 24 hours in Nagarkot blog
A little late, but better than not at all, yes? Hope you like them. http://picasaweb.google.co.in/AA.comfirst/NagarkotNepal?feat=directlink
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Monday, September 14, 2009
24 hours in Nagarkot
Havingplanned to get away from Kathmandu for a weekend, I decided on Nagarkot, a hillstation, as we call it in this part of the world, east of Kathmandu. Maheshand I started off at 11.20 am on Saturday and we were in Nagarkot by 1.30PM. Our friend Chandni had got us bookedinto the Fort Resort hotel....
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Minus five gear and the hearing impaired
Two days ago I went to shop for Anjali, who lives in Delhi and is going to Latin America and some place which is minus 5 degrees. We were together about two weeks ago when she mentioned her trip and her anxiety about not having the proper gear and being afraid of the cold. AS I was coming to Nepal,...
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Home away from home
Well, well. Now that I seem to have mastered the art of posting a link to my picasaweb, I am thrilled! No more attaching photo by photo. I wanted to share some photos of my friend Chandni's home and garden. It's so lovely to stay in a home away from home that makes you feel good. I love my room,...
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