Author: ganga1996
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Positivity
Last day of my Navaratri celebrations and it is Vijayadasami. I go to bed as a happy person. It was 10 days of continous visits by guests. Many years ago I used to be tense when I wanted to have people in my house. I was nervous how my son would behave and more about […]
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Hectic week
Today I was texting a friend saying that I couldn’t make it to her house this year for Navarathri. I told her we needed two weekends to finish rounding up everyone. She said, we need the entire winter to be Navaratri so that we are not depressed. I have already written a lot about rituals […]
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Red and Yellow
I have displayed an entire room full of multicolor dolls for my Navarathri Golu. But my main five step dolls are displayed on my red and yellow saree representing ShAktam or the power of Shakthi. If you do like this display picture why not click on the link below and vote for me and make […]
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Poinsettia
Finally able to join Cee’s and Judy’s Alphabet challenge today. I even did a blog on these lovely plants in December. I tried to maintain them all winter but they couldn’t survive. CEE’s FOTD and Judy From Life lessons
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Navaratri 2022
I am so happy that this is the third year in a row I am blogging about my Navaratri Golu. This year as I mentioned in my previous blog, my theme is to showcase where we are from . We come from the South Indian State of Tamil Nadu rich in culture and traditions and […]
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Reverse engineering and theme
As I start sending out my invites for my Golu next week, people have started asking what is the theme for my Golu this year? My special one has worked on a lot of things this year and just like last year I wanted to incorporate in my exhibit. But this year I want to […]
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Okra
This summer I planted two pots with okra seeds. Only one pot yielded and that too a few. As the summer closes down I was surprised to see the other pot too blooming. For Cee’s FOTD .
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Living in the present
We tend to carry a lot of baggages. Our everyday one is in itself so heavy. To be able to work on that we need to let go of some heavy ones like the past and the future. A nice illustration I saw on facebook. Weekend was great for my boy. We went to a […]
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Obsessive Compulsiveness
I have started my Navarathri set up in my home. This is not easy every year since my son is obsessed with things being in the same place. He is not a neat freak. He has his own arrangement and that cannot change. Yesterday with huge effort my husband with my helped moved a table. […]
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TRIMMED-CFFC
For Cee’s Fun Photo Challenge: Walk 50 steps or less and take new photos. My yard got trimmed and mulched. Looked like my plants got an hair cut. Crews worked all day and here are some pictures that I took this evening just walking out of my home. A fun challenge.
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Garden Lily
I do not shop at the garden center during fall. I am not confident about planting bulbs for the spring. But I did do some window shopping and found these beautiful lilies. My plant identification app called this Orange Lily and it seems it represents confidence, pride and wealth. For Cee’s Flower of the Day!
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When the waves stop
I will take bath in the ocean when the waves stop. This is a common saying in my language when we do not do something or keep postponing or not attend to a current matter in hand. In our brains we are perfectionists. We need a perfect situation to execute something and that needs to […]
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Bandage
I have to accept I am a clumsy person who falls and gets bandaged. My first memory being, when I was four, I fractured my hand, followed by a sprain to the same hand, again stitches on my skull for a fall and even a ligament surgery twenty years ago. Ouch seems like a lot! […]
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Oobleck
I noticed I have been writing everyday since September 1st. As I was thinking what to write, I decided I am going to skip today since my day was going to be busy. My son had his program and I had to go with him. It was sensory day at his program. One of the […]
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Canada Goldenrod
I found these plants in front of the visitor center in Ohiopyle State Park. Looked ornamental but they are perennial and native to North America. For Cee’s Flower of the Day!
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Women’s Hostel
Yesterday I was watching an advertisement for an Indian talk show. The moderator was talking to a Mother and her daughter. The daughter who lives in a working women’s hostel (somewhere in India) was being constantly watched by her Mom. The Mother is so annoying she does not believe her daughter reached safely to her […]
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Youghiogheny River
For WWE Challenge: My first post! Ohiopyle Falls in Ohiopyle State park, I would call a beauty not to be missed. This is the second time we are visiting this year and I would say the sound of the gushing river and the falls is really therapeutic. The Great Allegheny Passageway trail is an added […]
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Onam
The other day my Dad was talking to me how our ancestors moved from Tamil Nadu to Kerala and back to Tamil Nadu. Long time back my brother who had sent out his dna sample got the report our original ancestors moved from Africa making a long journey to South India. Anyhow myself and my […]
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Slip
Ragtag Community Prompt: Slip These pictures were taken February 2011 in Boston. That was the last winter we spent in that city before moving to Pittsburgh. If you love snow you would love Boston. Nothing can beat the Nor’easters over there. Then again comes the risk of icy conditions that can make you slip and […]
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Avian
I am not a big fan of immunizations, anyhow my younger one got many yesterday. The one thing he did not get was for the Avian flu! Thank God!
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