Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Still here...
My heartfelt gratitude to each one of you for the very supportive and warm comments on my last post. Unfortunately, we had to cancel the trip to the hills; my son Ashish's tests were not very satisfactory, so more tests etc.---please keep up the prayers. The irony is that the present problems are...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Beautiful June!
This is an “advance” post again, as I’m off to the hills for a week, minus the laptop! So, a few snippets on June. In ancient Rome, June was the fourth month. It was named in honor of Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage. The latin origin was “juniores,” or “young men.” In the northern half of the...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Embracing Imperfection...a wonderful story
More food for thought......in a forward received today. "When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate...
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
A poem by Rumi
Have missed being on Blogit all of last week....back now, with a poem which gives much food for thought! Look forward to catching up with all your blogs in a couple of days. The guest house This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some...
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
Today’s special……interesting origins/names of food items!
Hope you enjoy these snippets.... What’s on the menu today? Should we start with bread, the staff of life? Early breads were hard and flat, as they were made by mixing ground grain and water. It is said that the Egyptians were the first to make bread soft, light and filled with air, and they also...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
A thought provoking poem...
I was shocked, confused, bewildered As I entered Heaven's door, Not by the beauty of it all, Nor the lights or its decor. But it was the folks in Heaven Who made me sputter and gasp-- The thieves, the liars, the sinners, The alcoholics and the trash. There stood the kid from seventh grade Who swiped...
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Mother’s day!
Mother’s day is commonly celebrated in many parts of the world today, but it is not a new tradition. It is said that the earliest celebrations were held as early as 250 BC, when the ancient Greeks dedicated the annual spring festival to the goddess Rhea. She was the wife of Cronus, and mother of the...
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Thank you!
Heartfelt thanks to all of you, my friends, for leaving such positive comments on my post. I'm sorry for not being able to visit and read you, (catching up on backlog!) but will do so soon. My blogit plan doesn't allow me to upload pictures here, but you can see a few of them on my blog at...
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Friday, May 8, 2009
A pilgrimage!
This is a deviation from my usual factual posts, but I'm just back from a trip to Kolkata (eastern India), and would like to share an experience with you. There are popular lists of and documentaries on “100 places to see before you die”, famous pilgrimage sites, royal houses, etc. But I doubt if...
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
Boys’ day!
It is Children’s day, more specifically Boys’ day in Japan on 5 th May. (I will be away for a few days, hence this snippet in advance!) Families with sons raise a bamboo pole on the roof or yard, and fly a hollow cloth or paper streamers shaped like a carp. This fish is a symbol of strength, courage...
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