Slow September
Monsoon clouds being pushed away by September sunshine. Festivals and fun preceding the frosty arrival of winter. Little Mili revelling in her new found adult attractiveness ( and giving me some old f...
09 Sep 2017
Posts by Needlestosaymore
06 Jun 2017
GenNext women of the hills
Medical college and late teens--great combination for perfecting the art of making and believing in wild proclamations. "No Gynae and Obs specialising for me. Imagine working with and for women, all t...
30 May 2017
This month
May, the month which brings every aspect of summer into life...from early dawn grey skies, to pine needles showering down on brown hill slopes, to busloads of tourists with selfie inclinations, and lo...
15 May 2017
Movie star…well, almost!!
A few weeks ago, this email drops into my inbox. Someone wanted to know more about the work I do, someone wanted to make a movie clip, and so on and so forth. Don't get me wrong--Its not that I am fl...
29 Apr 2017
When garter stitch ruled the month
Garter stitch, on straight needles, means miles and miles of knitting one stitch. To break the monotony, different methods of knitting are tried--Continental, American, German, Portuguese and then som...
22 Apr 2017
Finding a cousin
Emails and phone calls had happened a month earlier. While the summer furnace burnt up the plains, I was busy with the departure of my daughter from the cool hills. Just after her departure, my guest ...
13 Apr 2017
Back to solitary living
It will be a week tomorrow. A week of the dogs and me getting accustomed to our own company and a timetable which suits my reluctance for long walks, Peppu’s desire for stone games and Mili’s habit ...
06 Apr 2017
Rainclouds and pine leaves
Dark rainclouds gathered over the forests and valleys. Rain and sleet worked their magic through 24 hours, and I woke up to shining pine trees, the fragrance of wet mud and leaves, and clean blue skie...
31 Mar 2017
I am not alone
This year, this week, today...I feel a spirit of kinship with many a knitter around the world. The changing season brings on the desire to knit something different and new. A new yarn material perhaps...
28 Mar 2017
Sublime summer knitting
The Crusade to Reduce Stash has been eating up the yarn in my cupboards and baskets, and it sure is a good feeling. While there is wool and warm acrylic yarn all over the house, its those unique cotto...