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What principles define how you live? I had written for this two years ago. I wrote I live truthfully. Yes, I still do and I hope to live like that. Last week we found out that our heater has broken. It is not insanely cold but a heater for a few hours would be good.…
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What have you been putting off doing? Why? Putting away the groceries: Groceries come in different shapes and sizes. They do not walk on their own. I need to take multiple small steps to reach my pantry/cupboard, the freezer or the refrigerator to get the task done. My watch doesn’t add those small steps amd…
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When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)? My grandfather was a hard worker. He meticulously saved money and was very careful in his investments. Every penny accounted and every transaction noted down. His past family experiences and his personal character made him be like this. When I was…
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We took our young man to his first dance. Yes, we did one during the pandemic. It was way less crowded. But this was the first he attended with a costume. Can I shout from the rooftops that he did it. I think I can. Every mom wants her son to be educated, get married…
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What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail. My physical and mental pain tolerance level is a bit high. It is not the fear of me failing that makes me not do things but the necessity of it. If there is something that needs to be done I can come out…
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What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself? I really do not want to write about it and jinx it! Who am I kidding? I write all about my interest to visit all National Parks. Yes, as I try to plan how to execute it, it does look like a hard goal. There…
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The temperature dropped yesterday night. It has been raining/drizzling.This fall bouquet looked lovely in front of a shop. But the trees in real time have not turned their colors. My son loves his routine. Less meltdown and crankiness. There were no children at the pool in the morning. So all are back in school. He…
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What is your favorite hobby or pastime? Oh I just made my Navaratri series. I collect dolls and I wrote all about it. I love Britbox murder mystery series and I have to get back to it as I really got myself busy with my Navaratri Golu celebrations. Yesterday anyhow we put away our dolls.…
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What would you do if you lost all your possessions? I had to go back and check what I had answered for this prompt. Interesting how I felt now and a year before for the same prompt. I felt the prompt gave me some negative energy 😀 today ! True to that my percolator broke…
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What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind? I have been feeling global warming and I have to accept that it is real. I would say I was on the fence about it but now I am accepting it!!! It had been a warm September and I do see my plants still…
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Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. In midst of all my personal business last week, I heard the US Government has shut down. You all know from my blog that we love traveling to various parks. National parks and their sites have been the go to place for us. Yes,…
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When you bring a newborn from the hospital you immediately understand nothing is the same as ever. The seven pound 17 inch human can turn your life forever. For me as my son was diagnosed and as he grew up we very very slowly started understanding that nothing is going to be perfect. I have…
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What skill would you like to learn? Thanks to all who followed and liked my Navaratri series. Today and tomorrow we celebrate Goddess Sarawathi, Goddess ot knowledge. Tomorrow is Vijayadasami and kids and adults start learning something new. Young children begin their music or dance classes on this day. Both my children sat on their…
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Excited to share pictures of my Navaratri 2025. The five step golu display. This has my first dolls which are not big but huge for my sentiments. Assorted dolls of Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi along with Maha Vishnu’s Dasavathara and Ashtalakshmi. The steps ends with Sangeeta Trimoorthi with every Golu’s marapaachi bommai. My collection of…
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What a day it was! I wanted to write about my first biggest doll in my collection. The Uriyadi Krishnan doll. But the day was great and big as we survived the Great Race. I got a earful when the alarm rang at 5.29 am for signing up my family on a very busy Navaratri…
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I love going to The family dollar shop. I enjoy getting those dollar dolls. During Christmas time they are flooded with Christmas village dolls. Yes, I have the entire village and I do have a car wash and a ice skating rink. This time due to space constraints and other factors many things didn’t come…
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Today I am writing my blog a bit early. Tgif and the work week is done. I have a few minutes to myself. I got this set for 25 dollars from an online store many many moons ago. I called them to confirm and read out my credit card and we discussed shipping cost etc.…
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We do two types of grocery shopping. One is at an American grocery and the other one at an Indian grocery store. Other than groceries they would sell miscellaneous items and that is how I got these two dolls in Boston. A Radha Krishna and a Lakshmi doll. I think I got a very very…
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I started a Navaratri series last Saturday night. So this is my fifth day and three days of Navaratri has been done. I am doing good. I have some birds today. In fact I have a lot of birds in my display but when I took a picture these few just came into my angle.…
