A friend has offered to send me 2 books from Persephone in London ! Im soo confused..I cant decide which to ask for...any suggestions ???

 My short list might be :

They were sisters or anything by Dorothy Whipple or DorothyFisher..

anyone can help me decide ?? it doesnt have to… Read full post »

For those book-lovers who are always in search of some book news..some literary happening..what better than a competitions! Between books !!

I was thrilled to see this - Tournament of books !

I discovered it through one of my feeds and had a delicious 30 mins of reading nay devouring all… Read full post »

This post reminded me of a conversation my husband recounted the other day -

I'm back and Dora is back home too and here are some visual treats from my Kerala trip ..

Enjoy !

> Houseboat

> Tea garden/ plantations

> Flowers !

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With our impending vacation tomorrow , this evening we had to hand over our beloved dog to our colleague...

They have 3 dogs and huge land for the dogs to play in and our colleague's wife is a big animal lover (4 horses, 3 dogs and countless cats) so we are… Read full post »

Metaphorically I mean...

I am going to be on a minimum 16 hours long flight in couple of days and thought I would finally get to put my kindle to its right use..I have had it since august and waiting for a long road trip to really test it out...but that… Read full post »

Yesterday one of the biggest corporate company in India's head resigned saying 'he didnt know how to get off a tiger without being eaten by it' meaning he had fudged up lot of numbers, over many years and had come up to the neck with it now and confessed thusly.. now… Read full post »

I have been mentally composing some kind of year end list post since couple of days but it wasnt really coming out the way I wanted to...I think 25 things might just work for me..so giving it a shot :

 #1. I got my Macbook on my bday and I love… Read full post »

So what if someone threw a shoe at me !!

WTF !! If not threatening , isnt it atleast insulting that someone throws a shoe at the President of USA ??

I didn't know Bush was practicing  'Zen' ...

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I am in a very unfamiliar setting, surrounded with children, a fun class is going on...I have absolutely no idea where this is..I am very comfortable in the setting and enjoying it...Slowly I come to the realisation that I have adopted a girl Today...her name is 'Shweta'...she is about 3 and… Read full post »

Its been one week now , I was waiting for the day to be over, anticipating the thanksgiving dinner the next day and our trip down to Charleston later...and a colleague sent me the news that 'Mumbai was attacked' ...again..and I was saddened but almost not too moved...as these things happen… Read full post »

Mumbai brought to its knees...

Mumbai seiged...

painted RED..and not in a good way....and it still goes on...almost 24 hours now...the hotels are burning...people are dying...grenades ...gun-shots...

and we go on too....walking the dog...packing...getting ready for thanksgiving dinner..then the trip… Read full post »

I cant get this out of my mind...it is the landmark..the beloved ..the revered stucture of the city...and its burning...

and it goes on...the dawn comes..the night ends..but not the terror...Im numb...  Read full post »

While the whole country, including me prepare for the holidays here , a horrendous terror attack continues in my beloved city of Mumbai..

I am looking at the casualty figure mounting moment by moment and I feel so helpless...when does this ends...does it ever ends...how audacious of these people to c… Read full post »

Lie down on the bed ..like mom and dad do..

Don’t tell anyone..and I didn’t and don’t know why..

Dream of snakes coming out the walls of the house..

Hiding cream from biscuits in the shelfs to eat later ..

Reading fairy tales and fighting and… Read full post »

1. Poop-bag holder

2. The leash

3.  2 pair of shoes

4. Lint brush

 5. The ends of the blinds on our main door ! Read full post »

and Im loving her !!! Meet Dora, the explorer :

and they are not even asking anyone for advise...

 But I am..

My husband and I , we are both working professionals , living in a townhome with a small backyard patio (convenient commute to workplace) ..He has wanted a dog since god knows when...Im not too fond of that idea… Read full post »

In his book 'The last lecture' , Randy Pausch recounts his childhood memory of painting his room . He wanted to paint his imagination in it and first thing he painted in was a quadratic equation , because it was so cool for his 6/8 year old self !

I… Read full post »

My today's reading jackpot :

Indepth account of the campaign -Newsweek special

Wonderful -Photo series

Past prophecy and present - Newyorker story from 2004

Fun to know - A living diary of Obama presidency day-to-day

21st Century President office - Office of the President-Elect website

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