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Painting ‘Walking in the Rain’: Inspiration and Technique

The above quote totally resonates with me. There are a million images of paintings by great artists on social media. Some speak to me, others don’t. And if a painting speaks to me, I like to give it a try, even if it seems daunting. I’m finding it easier these days to face the blank […]

The Beauty of Penang Doors 1: A Visual Travelogue

This week, I’m sharing pictures of doors, I took in Penang, an island in Malaysia. If you want to read my travelogue on this island, you can check this link. Penang is perfect for photographs. A bright, vibrant place, the island is famous for its street art, cafes’ and restaurants. For door lovers, there are […]

Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge: Paths and Trails & Tanka Tuesday 170625 : Relationships

Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge this week is to share pictures of ‘Paths and Trails’. I found it hard to resist this challenge as I love taking pictures of paths and painting them, too. So, I did a search on ‘Paths’ in my phone and it threw up all these pictures taken over the last five […]

Discover the Charm of Penang: Walk, Eat, Pose, Repeat

I completely forgot that I hadn’t completed my travelogue on Malaysia. If you haven’t read part 1 of our trip, you can check it here- Dine and shop in Kuala Lumpur. Now for the onward journey. After spending two days in KL, we travelled by car as the flight to Penang got cancelled. The journey […]

Art : An ordinary little birdie

This is my second bird painting. I was wondering what to do next and I decided to try out a bird again just to ensure that the first one wasn’t a fluke. Here’s the little guy I painted using watercolours. It’s based on a painting by Kathleen. I saw the picture on Pinterest and gave […]

Thankful Thursdays 12.06.25, Thursday Doors & Tanka Tuesday

Note: I took the picture of the sun streaming in through the trees in the Karura forest. See the patch of sunlight on the forest floor? I’m grateful for a lot of things this week. First, for completing another year around the sun. I celebrated my birthday, last Friday. It was a blessing to have […]

Book Review 2025 14/50 : Burning Butterflies by Robbie Cheadle

I enjoyed reading this interactive book. I have read the author’s previous book on S.African wildlife, where she raises awareness on endangered animals in S. Africa while providing information about them, their habitat etc. through poetry. ‘Burning Butterflies’ like its predecessor is also about S.African wildlife but covers subjects and aspects not covered in the […]

Published : ‘From the heart of war’ in Masticadores USA

I’m delighted to share my poem, ‘From the heart of war’ published in Masticadores USA. I’m grateful to Barbara for giving this poem a space. War sadly has become the new norm. Ukraine and Russia have been fighting for 3 years, 3 months as of now. What was thought to be a disagreement that could […]

Exploring Karura Forest, Tanka Tuesday 030625, Terri’s Sunday Stills 080625, Jo’s Monday Walks 090625

On Saturday, June 7th, we went on a hike to Karura Forests. Karura Forests in Nairobi, Kenya, is the second largest urban forest in the world. The first is the Tijuca Forest in Brazil, Rio De Janeiro. As the weather is cool in Nairobi throughout the day, at this time of the year, we left […]

Book Review 13/50 : Embracing the Power to Live by Marsha Ingrao

‘A memoir in part prose, part poetry’ is the best way to describe Marsha Ingrao’s new book, ‘Embracing the Power to Live’. With a sprinkle of verses from the bible, snippets that give you a peep into her world and poems that show her attitude towards life, Marsha shares her journey through life. It’s an […]