It is the month of “Karthigai” which is significant. We light lamps every day, inside and outside the house. (See this link for details.) Here’s mine. I arrange the oil lamps on a plate for easier handling. When my Mom was alive, she would celebrate it in a big…
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Listen to Matt Cutts talk in this video. Now there is really no reason not to stick to this wonderful 30 day goal, right? Small changes. Big difference. NaNoWriMo – It is November 4 and I am on track so far. Thank you, Betsy at The Zen Mama for showing me…
This post brought to you by TRESemmé. All opinions are 100% mine. I wish I had a solution for every time I had to go out in a hurry and realized my hair did not look the way I wanted it to look. It can be so exasperating. My clothes would…
Big day for me today.How could things not be good when I have this calendar to look at throughout November 2011? Go on. Click the picture to see the full version! Back in January this year, I briefly mentioned this in a post. We were thrilled that Vidur’s painting was chosen…
It’s time for NaNoWriMo prep and on the eve of the NaNoWriMo, I feel all keyed up with excitement. I am also a bit nervous about the next thirty days because I am committing myself, starting November 1, to writing at least 50,000 words of original content by November 30. That…
This Sunday In My City, we were out all morning and I grabbed a few photos with my mobile phone camera. Here we go: We started with a visit to the nearby temple. Here’s the deity, resplendent in her finery, thanks to the patient travails of the priest who presides over…
I wish you all a happy, healthy, safe and prosperous Diwali! Diwali, or Deepavali – the festival of lights. What is the story behind it? Not one, but several. In India, we enjoy a festival every other day/month and each festival is dedicated to a deity. Of these, a major festival…