Have you ever been on a road trip where your car broke down in the middle of a jungle (that had leopards)? Imagine being stuck in a broke down car with two kids, no mobile network, no other vehicle or house in sight, not another human soul around and rain and fog clogging your visibility. … Continue reading When Our Car Broke Down at Bhimashankar #wanderfulwednesday
"Tomorrow's harvest depends upon today's ploughing and sowing"--- Chinmayananda Saraswati We came across this farmer ploughing his field on our way to Bhimashankar. My son being a city born had never seen anything like this before. He was amused and surprised to learn that so much effort and hard work goes behind growing the grains … Continue reading Plough #WordlessWednesday
I loved old-fashioned letters written with a pen on paper, I loved the texture of the paper, the postage stamp, the envelope with the address of a street or lane from an unknown city, the handwriting of the sender, the fragrance, the stamps of post offices, everything. But, Alas!! Nobody writes such a letter these … Continue reading The Lost Joy of Letter Writing #MondayMusings
"It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened". ...Philip Sidney On our recent trip to Vasai Fort, I clicked this especially keeping in mind Parul's Thursday Tree Love. This blog hop has taught me to love Trees, and I was … Continue reading The Palm Tree- #thursdaytreelove
"A flower blossoms for its own joy"....Oscar Wilde Every morning, I go for a walk to a small garden, adjacent to my home a strange calmness engulfs me I look at the flowers, blooming in various shapes and hues, and stare at the various shades of green, watch the early birds getting the worms … Continue reading Morning Glory- #WordlessWednesday
A lot of debate is going on around the movies Kabir Singh/Arjun Reddy. I have not watched Kabir Singh but I did watch the original Telugu Arjun Reddy. I watched it simply because I like Vijay Deverakonda, the actor who played Arjun Reddy in the Telegu version. I agree the movie is misogynist and sexist, … Continue reading The Misogyny in Arjun Reddy/Kabir Singh is not Exceptional #MondayMusing
Pisa Central station is the most deserted station that I have seen in my life. It was 7pm and other than Gail, me and a homeless man, there was not a single soul to be seen anywhere. Pisa is a small town that becomes quite deserted after sunset and the station was no exception. Our … Continue reading 6 Must See Places in Florence
Last Saturday, I woke up at 4am. I wanted to sleep till late but found myself waking up at the wee hours even without an alarm. Once I wake up, I find it very difficult to fall asleep again, even staying in bed becomes difficult. Therefore, I left the bed and started reading a book. … Continue reading Vasai Fort- A Hidden History
Six months into 2019 and I got my muse back, today. Six months ago my muse left me in a lurch. Actually, I was so self-obsessed and confident that I presumed I would do absolutely fine without the muse. However, after my muse left, I found myself in the middle of a creative desert. My ideas … Continue reading Six Months into 2019 and I Found My Muse Back #ZombieBlogHop
