Previous home improvement projects Meter Box Cover Makeover Corridor Makeover Foyer Makeover My four-seater dining table is quite plain. The table is alright, but the chairs are a bit boring. The chairs are made of mango wood and have straight backs without any upholstering. Quite bare as you can see. I wanted to make themContinue reading “Home Improvement Project #4”
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And Covid Strikes
Last week started off with a sore throat, which metamorphosed overnight into a full-fledged fever and body ache. I quarantined myself in the master bedroom, leaving the other three members (and dog) of the family to sort themselves as best as possible in the remaining one and a half bedrooms. I slept off most ofContinue reading “And Covid Strikes”
Cheeku Turns 10
Ten years ago, this cutie pie came into our lives! After a few months of calling him by various names (Fluffy, Snowy, Kaju, to name a few), we settled on the name ‘Cheeku,’ mainly because he consistently responded to it. So in a way, Cheeku chose his own name. This week he turned 10 yearsContinue reading “Cheeku Turns 10”
Diwali 2021
So after last year’s lull, Diwali is back with a bang! Quite literally, the ban on firecrackers notwithstanding. The Diwali celebrations started off with a Diwali mela in our society on the weekend preceding Diwali. The next couple of days went in meeting our relatives who stay nearby and exchanging Diwali sweets. We also gotContinue reading “Diwali 2021”
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 twiceContinue 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. Continue reading “A Bigger 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.Continue 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 रातContinue reading “Those Days and Nights of Leisure”
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,Continue reading “A Cold, Foggy Morning”
On Raves and Rants
Whenever I open a newspaper, I dive straight into the Editorial and Op-Ed pages. Even as a young girl, I often dreamed about major newspapers printing my opinion on assorted matters and conveying them to people all over the country. However, I soon figured that the path to the Editor’s chair was probably paved withContinue reading “On Raves and Rants”
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