So the original drawing challenge #16 was to draw an owl in an iconic style. I started it, but somehow never got around to completing it. I guess I found it boring and not challenging enough. Anyway, months passed, and I still hadn’t done it. I suppose I could simply have moved on to theContinueContinue reading “Drawing Challenge #Day 16”
Author Archives: Leena T Pandey
Got the first Covishield jab yesterday
So my mom, husband, and I got our first Covishield jabs yesterday. Registering was simple and the whole thing was seamless and uneventful. We were all fine during the mandatory observation period of half an hour, but we all reacted differently after reaching back. The health worker had told us to take a paracetamol twiceContinueContinue reading “Got the first Covishield jab yesterday”
A Bigger Makeover Project
A side benefit of working from home has been that I’ve made considerable progress with “Know Thy Neighbour”. My nextdoor neighbours are a couple with a three-year-old. The first year or so after we shifted here, we barely got to see them. We were busy. They were busy. We travelled a lot. So did they. ContinueContinue reading “A Bigger Makeover Project”
A Small Makeover Project
After completing a year of working from home this month, I felt that the home needed a little bit of TLC. Various nooks and corners could do with a little sprucing up. So I’ve been working on a number of small home-improvement projects the last two weeks. There were bathroom shelves to put up, paintingsContinueContinue reading “A Small Makeover Project”
Celebrating Women’s Day with a New Skill
So this is my Women’s Day achievement — I completed my driving lessons today and thereby acquired a new skill. Actually I need to qualify that. I have learned to drive before as well (more on that in a later blog), but this is the first time that I have learned to Drive Without Fear.ContinueContinue reading “Celebrating Women’s Day with a New Skill”
Those Days and Nights of Leisure
दिल ढूँढता है फिर वही फ़ुरसत के रात दिन बैठे रहे तसव्वुर-ए-जानाँ किये हुए दिल ढूँढता है फिर वही फ़ुरसत के रात दिन जाड़ों की नर्म धूप और आँगन में लेट कर आँखों पे खींचकर तेरे आँचल के साए को औंधे पड़े रहे कभी करवट लिये हुए दिल ढूँढता है फिर वही फ़ुरसत के रातContinueContinue reading “Those Days and Nights of Leisure”
Trailing the Tiger in Bandhavgarh
This travelogue about our trip to Bandhavgarh more than a decade ago was selected for publication by Mississippi Books (www.mississippibooks.co.in) in their anthology, Caravan. Over the last few years, I have been on tiger safaris in Corbett, Rajaji National Park, and Thekkadi but have never been fortunate enough to actually spot a tiger. This time,ContinueContinue reading “Trailing the Tiger in Bandhavgarh”
Aloha On the Ganges, Rishikesh – A Review
Usually, when we visit Rishikesh, we stay at the Ganga Resort run by Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN). But it hasn’t yet resumed operations after the Covid lockdown. So this time, we tried a new resort, Aloha on the Ganges. Aloha on the Ganges is a beautiful, 3-star resort in Tapovan, Rishikesh, a little aheadContinueContinue reading “Aloha On the Ganges, Rishikesh – A Review”
A Cold, Foggy Morning
Today, I woke up to a world blanked out by fog. It has been foggy all week, but today an icy cold wind had come with it, just to stir things along. My husband loves such mornings, the fog and the wind aiding him in pretending that he is back in his beloved mountains. Personally,ContinueContinue reading “A Cold, Foggy Morning”
The Razorback
Previous – Loch Ard Gorge Just adjacent to the Loch Ard Gorge viewing platform are paths leading to two other natural wonders, the Island Arch and the Razorback. We only had time to see one of these and based on the driver-guide’s recommendation, we opted to go down the path to the Razorback. The RazorbackContinueContinue reading “The Razorback”
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