Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Wishing you a very very happy Diwali.....

How are you my sweets? I'm just popping in to wish you all a very happy Diwali and a prosperous and fulfilling new year......





It's been crazy, this week. Got a load of stuff accomplished and now I need to roll up my sleeves and get down to some serious diwali prep. :) So I'm leaving you with a few pictures from yesterday. Don't you just love the details on those diyas? They're like works of art! 

All lit up.......

Happy Diwali, folks!


PS: A few more pictures here.
PPS:  Linking in to these fine festive parties: 1, 2 and 3. Thanks Patricia, Sharon, Rekha and Emreen!

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Sundays in the fall.....

...are for a steaming cup of adrak-chai, don't you think? :) Hope you're keeping warm wherever you are!



xoxo,
G

PS: Working on some stuff, hope to introduce a new feature to the blog soon.

PPS: Woefully behind on my diwali post, hope to slip one in before diwali. The social calendar has (thankfully) been rather full this year. Am trying to make up for lost time........... :) How are you? :)

Friday, October 14, 2011

Crazy-cool.......

So this post has absolutely nothing to do with design or decor, but sometimes I just need to let my inner nerd out...... :) How freakin' cool is this???




Anyone out there catch this episode? Truth is that the hopeless romantic in me loves this just as much as the inner nerd....

Hope you're having a wonderful Friday!

Friday, October 7, 2011

Have a great weekend....


How has your week been so far?  mine has been the usual mixed bag, nothing out of the ordinary. The good news is that the sun finally made an appearance and we're actually looking at what promises to be a lovely, sunny weekend. This picture was taken a couple of weeks back, I just wanted to capture the sunflowers and the way the light flooded out all else...the picture has been touched up a little (I used picnik). What are your plans for the weekend? I brought a huge bag of bulbs for planting and I hope to get some gardening done while the sun shines.....other than that it's shaping up to be a quiet weekend, a welcome break before the festival parties start up again. Maybe I'll put some of it to good use and whip up some festival goodies. Last year, I'd made some pedas and some til laddoos. I'm still looking for inspiration, methinks I'll trawl the interwebz for some. I also hope to get some reading done and update my music playlists. I haven't been able to stop listening to this song (thanks for introducing it to me, Prachi!). Reading-cooking-gardening-vegging out. Sounds like a plan to me! You???

However you choose to spend it, have a great weekend my loves.....

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Where I've been these past few days....

Hello hello! and how have you been these past few weeks, gentle reader? There have been days I've been super busy and days when I've just bummed around in my PJs *grin*....weirdly I haven't been feeling very chatty lately, which is reflected in the lack of posts on the blog. Sigh. I've kind of given up on trying to "make" myself write--it's not like life hasn't been happening behind the scenes here, just that I haven't felt the overwhelming urge to "talk" about it. Do you know what I mean? I hope it's a phase and it will pass! However, there were a few gloriously sunny days where I was able to take advantage of the light and take a few pictures. ...So if you'll have me, just the way I am at the moment, I have some pictures (and some links) that take you through the days past......

I added a few new pictures to my flickr page. I've also been pretty active on the tumblr front (pretty pictures +  no need to talk = awesome!), do check out my blog here


I was really inspired by the latest issue of Sweet Paul Magazine and made this delicious batch of pretzels from the recipe on page 30. I love freshly baked pretzels and I'd always wanted to try some at home, so when I saw how ridiculously simple the recipe was, and the fact that I had all ingredients readily available at home, I went for it! The only thing I would add to the recipe next time would be a source of fat, maybe some olive oil. Because, though these were delicious fresh-out-of-the-oven, they became kind of tough and chewy by the next day. (That didn't prevent my boys from polishing them off tho'! :))


This past month I've fallen hard for Pico Iyer's writing. I just finished "The Global Soul" and I loved it! I've been meaning to read it again, just to linger over parts that really spoke to me.......












Next up on my reading list is Hot, Flat, and Crowded, by Thomas Friedman. I'd really loved watching his interview on GPS last year and it's been on my list of must-reads ever since. I finally got my hands on a copy and I can't wait to get started on it! Have you read it? How did you like it?

In other news, stuff has been blooming in my garden, we've been having unseasonably warm weather in these parts (by unseasonably warm, I mean no frost warnings out yet, and though it is cold enough for me to pull out my warm socks, it's still warm enough for some plants to survive the nights) and I thought I'd capture some of the pretties from my (container) garden and the green fields in front of our home.......


That mint plant has really been pressed into service this year--I've been making mint chutney each week! The red flowers and purple petunias make for a cheerful welcome to our home.....


 
And then, of course, you are all aware that the festive season is upon us.......Have a happy Dussehra, folks! Here's a shot of my threads from last weekend. You know, I've had this Gharchola dupatta since my days in college! Since this dupatta was the star of the show, I kept the rest of the bling down to a minimum. I love the combination of deep, dusty red with the grassy-pistachio color. The gold threadwork, which already had an antiqued look about it, has taken on several  more layers of patina and I love it! This one is a keeper for sure!  (This time, on my trip to India, I'd decided not to go crazy buying new stuff. It was time to revamp some old classics and some hand me downs, and I couldn't be happier with my decision--the smile that this dupatta brought to my face couldn't have been put there by any other "new" piece of clothing. Do you ever do that?--bring back gorgeous memories? :) ) What are you wearing these days? Do share some pictures of your finery!

LOL! That's a surprisingly chatty post for someone who's not in the mood to talk! *grin* That's about it for the "wind up" post....Till I see you next time, be good, and don't do anything I wouldn't do! ;)


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