I didn’t know cooking when I got married 26 years ago in 1988, but I have managed to learn how to make the simpler dishes. The ones that need minimum or no cooking time are my absolute favorites 🙂 Today…
RIP Robin Williams
To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die. ~Thomas Campbell A great actor and comedian, Robin Williams is no more with us, to make us smile, laugh and sometimes cry with his sensitive performance. He has left…
On My Bookshelf
Have you heard of the book-spine-poetry? I had written a book-spine poem during the A to Z Challenge. Today I am going to post something different with the new books on my shelf. I call this the books-fan (the books…
Rakshabandhan
On Rakshabandhan day the sister ties a rakhi (sacred thread) on her brother’s wrist and prays for his safety and long life, the brother in turn vows to protect her always. I used to love this festival when I was…
Friends Forever
A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half-cracked. ~Author Unknown Debbie is hosting the Write Tribe Blog Carnival- Reflections on Friendship and I am participating in this blog carnival at The…
Futile Attempt
Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb Being a Pro Blogger is fun, challenges you to be creative everyday 🙂 I have written Haiku and Senryu for a while now and the thought of…
My Grandmother…
The 100 Words on Saturday prompt: my grandmother/grandfather said… My grandmother said to me, “Open that trunk and pick out anything you like from the dress materials and saris kept in it, they are brand new clothes and not hand-me-downs”.…
Tired Eyes
I have signed up to become a Pro Blogger at Write Tribe, and all we have to do is, write a post daily. Today I am going to attempt writing another Senryu Senryu is a short poetic form which focuses…
Breakfast or Dinner?
What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers. ~Logan Pearsall Smith Friends, can you hear the whispers of my pen? I have just come up for air after participating in the Ultimate…