Category: bloganuary
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A pot of gold!
St. Patrick’s Day was last week but my husband hit a pot of gold yesterday! It wasn’t exactly gold but potatoes from last year that survived the winter. As we cleaned up our garden space getting ready for spring we stumbled upon potatoes that we didn’t harvest. Last year was the first year we had…
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Sleep
Last weekend we turned our clocks forward or what is called spring ahead. Then Monday I read that senate has passed a bill to stop the clock change. Yes, it is happening from November 2023. No more daylight savings time and no changing of clocks. When I cane to this country 25 years ago I…
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Jaggery
Yesterday was Karadaiyan nombu. The women fast on that day and pray for a long life for their husbands. This is not a public holiday or a festival celebrated by all Hindus. A fasting and prayer done by a very small community. An offering to Goddess is made with rice, jaggery (a natural product of…
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International Women’s Day
Everyone celebrated International Women’s Day yesterday. I am writing a blog a day after. Maybe some causes needs to be addressed through out the year and not on a particular day. When I was young my grandparents used to tell stories about how young their sisters were 8 or 9 when they got married. My…
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Pebbles
The beginning of pandemic saw me getting attracted to Zen Garden. I really enjoyed looking at them on YouTube and decided to make one. My son painted some pebbles which we had collected from the shores of Lake Erie and made a small one for our sun room. Then last summer we made a bigger…
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Shivaratri
Hindus celebrate festivals according to lunar calendar. Living on the east coast, I am 10 and half hours behind Indian Standard Time. But Indian Festivals are celebrated a day ahead in the United States. So when all of India is celebrating Shivaratri on March 1st, Temples in America celebrate the same here a day before,…
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Mannequin
Growing up in India, my idea of America was what I read in books. I still remember reading ” The Mysterious Mannequin” book in the Nancy Drew detective series, all time favorite detective . My Dad introduced me to Perry Mason series and I loved it. Maybe that is the reason I binge watch so…
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It’s Superbowl Sunday!
Having lived in New England for thirteen years amd Pittsburgh for the past eleven years if I say I do not know football I will be telling a lie. When we told our car mechanic that we were moving from Boston to Pittsburgh he asked”why Pittsburgh?” , That was how the rivalry between the two…
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Grandfather clock
As I was talking to my Mom yesterday, I heard some background voices. My Mom informed me our old clock was repaired and that it is being installed as we spoke. This bought back memories for both myself and my Mom. The clock was my grandfather’s and he took great pain in maintaining it. I…
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My personal reflection
I have been asked by some what next after a month of blogging challenge. I need to first reflect a bit upon my last month writing. Except for a couple of prompts I enjoyed doing most of them. Interesting fact, I was able to provide video and photographers from my own phone for almost all…
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The Star!
#Bloganuary Challenge Day 31 Last Prompt: How do you feel when you look at the stars? This question will be answered in two parts! One before my marriage and one after marriage. Before marriage: I loved being on the terrace of my house in Chennai. I enjoyed the stars, the moon and thinking about the…
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Bloganuary Challenge Penultimate Day!
Feels like being in a blogging camp! 😀 Prompt of the day: Bloganuary Challenge Day 30 Describe yourself as a Tree 🌳 I love trees. Trees are home to so many living creatures. They expect nothing back in return and provide the living beings with everything they can offer. They do not move from place…
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Bloganuary Day 29!
When I first read this prompt, the thought was guilty as I am doing nothing to change the world. I have been a home maker and life revolves around my family. But then the proverb “Charity begins at home” made sense for people like me. My younger one sends me pictures of animals that needs…
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My music list!
I have a monthly subscription to apple music. So I can hear any music I want. But my favorite has always been South Indian Classical Carnatic Music. I have healing music going on twenty four hours for my son’s sake. But it is usually in the background. Off late whenever I get time I am…
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Sensory Room
#Bloganuary Day 27! Prompt of the Day: Where do you go when you need solitude? It is a simple answer. I go to my basement when I need solitude. My basement has undergone so many changes in so many years in physical appearance but it has always the place of solitude for our family as…
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A few of my favorite things about myself!
There are few things I love about myself. I am a person who gets happy and satisfied with simple pleasures. Little things give me great joy. I have saved tons of money for my husband by saying this. I love children. I shouldn’t let my younger one read this since he can take advantage of…
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Strength?
#Bloganuary Day 25 Prompt: Write about something that makes you feel strong? I do not think there is anything particular that makes me strong. I think when situation presents itself that I need to face it and there is no other way for me to escape from it, I have become strong and faced it.…
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My dream
It is exactly 4 years and 4 months since I saw my parents. I had a ticket to see them in 2020 May. But pandemic hit and everything got cancelled. So what is the thing I am going to dream about? Dream and day dream the day I meet my parents. Most of my dreams…
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Not too many questions
Bloganuary Day 23 Prompt: Interview a fictional character. A difficult prompt today. I have never interviewed anyone. I think I need to pass on this prompt for today. Maybe if I do get a chance I may have one question to a fictional character from one of my favorite TV show NCIS. How does Leroy…
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Bloganuary Day 22
Today’s prompt: What is your favorite quote and why? आरब्धम उत्तमजानाः न परित्यजन्ति Good people do not give up what they have been. A quote from my Sanskrit book. There are many sooktis or wise quotes as a part of the curriculum but the first one even before alphabets is the one I like the…
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