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Book Review 04/50 2025 : The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

This is the third of the three books we bought on Christmas eve. My younger one read it before she left for University and said she loved it. My older one read it after her and also echoed the same sentiment. I couldn’t wait to get to it. Having read ‘The Stationary Shop of Tehran’ […]

In the shadow – W3 challenge

I’ve never taken part in the W3 challenge before. Colleen’s Chesebro’s post inspired me to give it a shot. Colleen says, ‘This week, Jaideep is the POW over at David’s blog for the W-3 challenge.’ Jaideep’s prompt guidelines I'm not sure if this is the right way to do it but here's my take - In the […]

Poetry : Look at the brighter side (based on the news)

P.C. from the net of actress, Sonam Kapoor cryingIn the last one week atleast 4 celebrities and politicians wept before an audience, resulting in this poem. Look at the brighter side Is this the new trend,A fashion statement of sortsIt seems to be catching onPretty quicklyLike wild fireAnd appears contagious like yawning-This crying-men and women […]

SoCS 01.02.24, Thursday Doors, Thankful Thursday, Jan Recap, FOTD

Th prompt for this Saturday is ‘Spoonful’ as per Linda. You can check out the other posts by clicking here. I have absolutely no idea what to write about to this prompt except for the dish I cooked today: Achari Gosht (Pickled lamb). My friend from Pakistan had introduced it to me and I loved […]

Published : ‘A Guide to pick up a fight’

In this day and age, when everyone seems a pro at picking up a fight, I needn’t have written this poem. And yet, I did. I thought of a fight as a final meal- that bitter tasting dish that everyone involved wished they hadn’t taken a bite of. It’s a silly, fun poem and yet, […]

Wordless Wednesday 290125 : A smile full of heart

I know it’s supposed to be wordless and I’m sure this picture is self-explanatory, but I need to talk about it. I had gone for my morning walk when I noticed the people in charge of cleaning the gardens busy at work. This lady looked up at me and smiled and I asked her if […]

Art: My first bird painting and a landscape painting

Last week, I managed to paint two pictures on my sketchpad. One was that of a landscape and was inspired by a painting I’d seen on Instagram. I don’t remember the artist. I’d saved it a long time ago and I decided to try painting it now. Here’s the second one I did. It’s of […]

Stream of Consciousness Saturday 27.01.25 & Thankful Thursday 23.01.25

The SoCs prompt for this Saturday is ‘in line’. Linda says you can use it in anyway you like. We went for a walk last evening. The weather was pleasantly cool. Perfect for a walk. The sun had set and the sky was painted a beautiful pinkish purple. Apparently, yesterday was the day when Jupiter, […]

Book Review 03/50 2025: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

This was the third book we picked up on Christmas Eve. Being one of two sisters, having two daughters and having a mom who was one of four, two boys and two girls, the ‘sisters’ relationship is something that’s always intrigued me. It’s bitter-sweet and volatile. My daughter said the author was famous. I opened […]

Stream of Consciousness Saturday 190125 : Getting back to art

I’m participating in the Stream of COnsciousness Saturday. Linda, who hosts the challenge, says, “Hi there! I’m back with our nineteenth prompt for Just Jot it January 2025. Today, our prompt comes to us from the wonderful Willow. Your prompt for JusJoJan January 19th, 2025 is “why.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!” ________________________________________________________________________ I finally […]