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July was very busy for our family. We made multiple travels and have gone out of comfort zones and exposed my special one to new things. The signs of pandemic have all gone and every one seems to be enjoying the new found freedom and slowly forgetting the lock down days. Last Saturday was Pickle…
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What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? I am writing this blog around 11.30pm nearing midnight. I had half a cup of some left over coffee around 6 pm and I am paying the price for it. So this I should not do for a healthy lifestyle 😊. I try to…
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Tommy always wanted a pet. The rising fourth grader at Lincoln Elementary School, had always begged his parents for one. They have been giving one excuse after another. So when he saw a stray cat walking down his street he decided to make that his own. So he slowly decided to grab Mr. Pussy which…
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What are your future travel plans? 2023 has been really a busy year for us. We have traveled to a lot of places, made beautiful memories and relaxed ourselves. At this point I really want to stay home but it so happens my younger one will be in college and he is going to be…
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What would you change about modern society? I have boxes filled with cashews and walnuts on top of my box in which I store my rice. Nuts are supposed to be one of the expensive commodities and too much intake is also not good. So these are stored in smaller containers and my 20 lb…
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We went to Pittsburgh Botanic Garden last week. We walked nearly 2.5 miles on a trail, when I saw a sign that said Lotus pond. I was too curious since I have not seen Lotuses in this part of the world. I did see lot of tiny yellow flowers and huge leaves, similar to lotus…
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The pickle festival is in Pittsburgh this weekend and it was a fun evening today. Sometimes we need to get out of our comfort zone to enjoy somethings and that is what we did today and it was a success. We are not a alcohol drinking family so we avoid certain places and add to…
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A few weeks back I wrote a post saying my son finished one of his 300 piece puzzle. The same time, I had the opportunity to drop his work at his program’s Connecting Me Home to be exhibited for their art and garden show. This is the first time my boy’s work has been exhibited…
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A month of hot weather. The plants were sad. Their owner had been watering them from a watering can but they all wanted a shower from mother nature. With the smog it was much more difficult for them. Usually they would get their blessings from Mother Nature at least once a week. But they could…
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Image credit; Himesh Mehta @ Pexels Does this picture inspire you to write something? For the visually challenged reader, this image shows an old woman with a deeply lined face sitting patiently. She is wearing layers of clothing and a red flowered cloth tied over her head. On her forehead, she is wearing a red ‘bindi’. Written…
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“What in the world could have possessed you to do what you did?” she asked. Scot and Pam were standing in a kitchen filled with ankle deep water. The faucet was dripping and Scot decided he would fix it without a plumber. He wanted to impress his wife and also save a few dollars. But…
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We love our walks and wild flowers are so pretty. They looked like touch me not leaves that I used to see in India. The leaves used to close themselves when I touched. So I tried touching them and nothing happened 😊. So I took my phone and learnt about it from my picture this…
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Today I got my Official Participant Certificate issued by Guinness World Records in hand. I was participant in an event that did the The largest simultaneous Hindu Text Recital. We, nearly 1330 people chanted the entire Bhagavad Gita from Memory. The participants were in the age group between 5 and 80 and it was held…
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My husband has been busy this week with yard work. The weeds grow at a rapid rate and it seems like a never ending process. Anyhow my husband has spent a lot of time in the yard and I do not see a difference. Maybe he is just escaping from me? We didn’t plant much…
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We all would like to sleep at 10 pm and get up at 6 am all fresh with no burning eyes or aching body. But reality is different for so many people for so many reasons. Everyone keeps blaming the phone, television, food habits and so on. There are so many kinds of sleep aides…
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I unlocked the door as quietly as I could and slipped into the dark kitchen when my wife suddenly flicked on the lights, temporarily blinding me. Once my eyes were normal, I could see a small cake with numbers 50 on it wishing us Happy Anniversary. She knew I would be buying her a cake,…
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My son’s program PA Connecting Communities has a Home called Connecting Me Home in our Community. People like my son can spend some time in the Home learning skills like cooking, laundry or just chill themselves out. A cozy home in the community for special people to get used to a Home away from Home.…
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The vine grows fast and so hard to control that it takes over my gatden. We have tried to control their growth but they have their own way and outsmart us. The vine therefore is not our favorite but the flowers are pretty. For Cee’s FOTD
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We returned back from Maryland this evening. The weekend was hot over there and we had thunderstorms all the way back. It was cool back home. Compared to all the trips we have taken the past few months this has been our shortest trip with regard to distance. Our picnic bags and suitcases are begging…
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Angry Mom Sparrow gave her baby sparrow a vicks steam bath for getting drenched in the rain. Life of Moms! Written for Sammi’s weekend prompt #319 Sparrow in exactly 20 words FOWC: Steam RDP Saturday: drenched
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