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As I waited to heat my breakfast in the company kitchen, I was party to a Thanksgiving dinner preparation discussion between two of my co-workers. One person was in favor of frozen turkeys and the other for fresh. They went on to detail their menu and how they were watching […]
As I labored over my first attempt at making Kaju Kathli/Cake yesterday in the evening, the house filled with smells of cardamom and saffron. The warmth from the stove was making the whole place cozy. As I poured the bubbling mixture into a greased plate and patted it into an arbitrary shape of even thickness, […]
With all the excitement surrounding one of the most widely celebrated festivals in India I couldn’t help but reminisce on the Deepavali’s past in my life. And yes I refuse to call it Diwali. I grew up celebrating Deepavali and I will continue to address it that way Much like Chennai and Madras I […]
It is not secret that I am a traditionalist. I love celebrating festivals and those special occasions that our lunar calendar marks like the ‘Star’ birthdays or Janma Nakshatram. Today my niece had her Ayushomam(a ceremony to bless the child will a long, happy and healthy life). It sure was a special day. K and […]
Proudly presenting the second roundup of reviews for the book “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Husseini. Links to reviews are published below. Fear not, if you do not yet have your review in. Send it to me when done and I will link it back here. So, without much ado, here we go.
Anila of […]
K and I share our wedding anniversary with fellow blogger UL and her husband. We got married on the exact same day. Our connections go beyond that as eloquently expressed by UL here.
So, since our first anniversary we have always made it a point to visit the temple and eat outside and spent time together. […]
With every passing year, the memories seem to acquire a sepia toned feel to it. Early on in my marriage I used to relish recounting how K came to “see” me. What we talked about, how we decided to go ahead to commit to waking up to each other for the rest of our lives. […]
Rads of tunneling thru’ and Bavani of The journey of life…. have both tagged me to do this interesting post on the book nearest to me. Thank you both!
The rules are as under:
Pick up the nearest book.
Open to page 123.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the next three sentences.
Tag five people, and acknowledge the person who tagged […]
Its not Thursday I know but I was way too tired to post this yesterday night. After much deliberation, I have decided on “A Thousand Splendid Suns” By Khaled Hosseini. Here is a review from amazon.com
“From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Afghan-American novelist Hosseini follows up his bestselling The Kite Runner with another searing epic of Afghanistan […]
Indeed it does. I am talking of the book we need to pick for the next edition of Thoughtful Thursdays. Going by the suggestions in the comments thread and one off conversations I have had with a few of you. Here is the list. This is in no way complete. Feel free to throw in […]
