Baba
Here is the man who traversed the long road from dictator dad to supportive soul while I was travelling my long road of life. Its not his birthday today, he is not visiting me these days but I can thi...
21 Oct 2014
Posts by Needlestosaymore
20 Oct 2014
From castaways to cushions
Knitting is all about sampling…when a batch of lovely yarn comes home, there is this period of “ knit or crochet? what pattern? which needles? who gets the stuff….and finally, will it be knit or stuff...
18 Oct 2014
When a cottage is built
The days between Dusehra and Diwali are days for travelling, for buying property/gifts/cars/gizmos. The weather is cool and crisp, the sky a pure blue and the mighty mountains emerge after their summe...
17 Oct 2014
The first googly of the week
Current resolution update for Day # 4...Alarm beeped at 4.45 am, smashed at 4.46 am, tightly shut eyes emerged from warm quilt and decided that 5 mins bonus is a given for a cold autumn day. Arm emer...
16 Oct 2014
A sweater for autumn
It is a quiet and grey morning today. The thick fog refuses to disperse, even though the howling North Wind keeps rustling through the pine forest. The dogs stay curled up on the bed, and I am donning...
15 Oct 2014
A tale about trash
This lovely hill town is divided into two sectors by the bustling market place. The Mall Road with its stately houses, large estates, thick forest cover, and clumps of quarters welcomes visitors to ou...
14 Oct 2014
Living in a hiatus
2 weeks of silence on this page is because of an avalanche of activities, bouts of ill health, bad internet connection and an arthritic set of fingers which refused to keep up with my outpouring of ex...
01 Oct 2014
October…gateway to winter
Does Nature have a calendar on Her desk? A calendar like the one tacked on the cupboard, with lunar signs and holidays visible from a distance?! How else can She get her domain to function so perfectl...
27 Sep 2014
Caution—Fable ahead
Once upon a time, a starfish (shawl) was born in the mind of the amazing designer, Norah Gaughan. Nora studied Math, Biology and Art in university and designs unusual knitwear based on the mathematica...
23 Sep 2014
When the continents came calling
The car door opened and 3 smiling people emerged after my excited daughter. She dived down to cuddle the surprised and wriggly dogs, leaving this smiling trio to their own methods to meet/greet me. Ca...