I Heart the BSJ
Valentine's day slid past me with a slight nudge. 14th Feb is a day for reminiscing and admiring one of the strong women in my life. My aunt ( Maami ), born and bred amidst the intellectual and artis...
17 Feb 2016
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11 Feb 2016
Stash attack!
The home of this knitter has knitting wool crawling out of drawers, cupboards, baskets, packets, study tables and a few more places which cannot be mentioned... The daughter of this knitter has taken...
10 Feb 2016
Train to Ranikhet…and how not to loose sleep
There is a train named Ranikhet Express. There are no train tracks to Ranikhet. Travellers alight at Kathgodam, a quaint , well manicured, pretty station with one platform, two tea-stalls, a magazine...
04 Feb 2016
The last hour of the evening
Last evening was a clear-blue sky, crisp winter breeze, golden sunshine sort of evening. Everyone was determined to take full advantage of those warm, golden hours. The army band decided to practise ...
31 Jan 2016
Someday vs right away
This is the phrase that every knitter should live by... Knitters, like most people I know, have grand plans for the future- amazing cabled sweaters ( I have to put up my hand on that one), gorgeous b...
30 Jan 2016
Tales of Moonlight and Forest Fauna
The winter full moon rises over the deodar and juniper hill. I can see it from my kitchen window, while I heat up dinner at the unearthly hour of 6 pm. (In the hills, we eat early and then settle down...
26 Jan 2016
Concerning cables
Experienced, "expert" knitters swear by them. Beginners believe them to be the pinnacle of knitting chutzpah. Knitting challenged folks wonder what is the fuss all about--just go to a good fashion s...
20 Jan 2016
Payback time
It's 4 am..and there are two sets of rhythmic background sounds... The quiet drumming of raindrops as we get our first winter rains. This delay does not bode well for the summer, but hey, lets not ru...
16 Jan 2016
In search of pure wool
Ranikhet is situated in the lap of the Himalayas. To state a fact, 10 states of India are located in the realms of this range of mighty mountains. Mighty mountains have foot hills and rolling valleys...
11 Jan 2016
Nimbu, Galagal….and Nimbu
Winter bonus for the sturdy winter dwellers of the mountains. Big, juicy lemons stud the hill slopes and brighten corners of dwellings. The birds, monkeys and cattle stay far away from them and they ...