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This beautiful book is now out. You can find it on Amazon .  This is a collection of poems I have written over the years. I loved putting this together so much. I think it would make a very good present in general for anything. It can also be a good coffee table book or a…

How to Throw Halloween Party

I have hosted many Halloween parties. This year it was small but fun because of obvious reasons and thus we did not want to gather many people in the house. Husband and I decided we would make October a Halloween month and do something spooky every week. On the 31st we had a special feast…

Things that annoy me when guests act like savages and lack the social etiquette

I love hosting. If you know me, you know that. It goes without saying, that there are standards of expected behavior when you are a guest at someone’s home. I do formal, informal, everything. Yet, when I tend to go formal I find guests so uncooperative or lacking in this area that it ends up…

July – Birthdays

June was ending and as July rolled in, it was a reminder of how it wasnt practical to have parties this year. I love parties, hosting them more than attending them. Husband asked what I would like for my birthday this year. I thought about it. I stared out the window of our living room…

Goals 2020

To live a more sustainable life. We spent New Year’s Day clearing out the house. We threw away or put it in a donation box as appropriate any unwanted, unnecessary clutter from the house. The house feels so much better and I feel much calm and peaceful. Later in the night as we sat in…

MetGala themed 16th Birthday

This baby turned 16 and to celebrate her, we hosted our own Met Gala. The Met Gala, also known as fashions biggest night out is a ‘summit’ of iconic styles. The theme and the costume each year are something I really look forward to. Creativity and the extravagant to the max. When there is an…

The Ghost Ball at The Haunted Mansion

Hello lovely readers, Happy Halloween! There has been an influx of poems in your inbox lately hasn’t there? If you have been enjoying them, well and good, and if it is a bit too much, here is a little break from it. This is a Halloween post. It is all about the party I had…

Chores, TV , Food and Fun

Hello! I am having a bit of a writer’s block. I have many drafts in place, but cant seem to find words to finish them off. So I thought I would write something that just comes out naturally, such as, what I have been up to in the weekend. Perhaps it will be the sort…

Teej 2076

  Teej is a Hindu festival, celebrated by women in Nepal and some parts of India. This article will focus mainly on my experience and observation on the Nepali custom. Teej as a celebration is amazing. The women gather, dress up to the max, like it’s their wedding day. They have fun, eat food and…

What shall I put in the oven ?

Over the weekend we baked. We baked this and this. For the walnut cake, instead of sugar we used honey and jagerry. The result was amazing. A soft, moist sugar free cake. Ande we made some healthy homemade ice-cream with frozen berries, cream, and cardamom. A simple orange cheesecake on an oatey base. And we…

Let’s eat cake

  Instead of three courses, if I could have three desserts, I most definitely would. And over the weekend I got to eat cake. Not once, but twice. The morning started with visiting my favorite, Lady MaiMai ! We had cakes and coffee at our local town. We live so close by but hardly have…

Vintage Bollywood Styles

For a while now I have been obsessed with the vintage Bollywood looks. I also started following this . It’s a collection of vintage Bollywood actresses with some modern day captions to them. Its brilliant! So, when there was an opportunity for me to dress up in Desi clothes, I took full advantage and went…