Can spring be far behind?
These are the coldest days of the year.
09 Jan 2015
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02 Jan 2015
Roots
31st December last year had a sunny afternoon. The cobalt blue sky had been smudged by just one white cloud, and the sun was blazing down on the revelers dotting the golf course that afternoon. Ranik...
30 Dec 2014
You have come a long way, oh Quilt !!
Army cantonments have large, high-ceiling houses with cold drafts, pathetic heaters and a few ghosts with icy fingers. That is what I remember of the houses I grew up in. They were lovely homes for su...
27 Dec 2014
Facing reality…my yarn stash
The last week of a year has a few magical properties. There is this short day, the winter solistice, which is meant for standing still and for taking stock of the world. Its a day of gratitude, for m...
24 Dec 2014
Ruminating on Reunions
There are some dear friends in my life. Friends who are great company, supportive and funny. They listen to my banter and laugh at the right moments, listen to the same stories with interest and not a...
22 Dec 2014
Women in the city–Kolkata
Kolkata was moving towards its winter season. The weather was misty and cool and city folks had taken out their warm shawls and monkey caps. On the streets, dogs curl...
19 Dec 2014
Returning home…
15 days--3 train trips, 3 flights and some 300 odd kms of taxi and auto rides. 3 mega-cities-- 2 re-unions, 1 big happy Bong wedding and some interesting interviews and chats. Time spent with...
02 Dec 2014
When a fortnight seems forever
I am in the plains today...arrived on a warm and balmy Delhi night, with wedding traffic jams and bright lights and noisy trucks and lorries on the road to home. I am here to attend a wedding, to do ...
26 Nov 2014
The great knitting debate..
In this country, where knitting and other handicrafts are in the oblivion phase of their life-cycle, the community of knitters has dropped to minuscule numbers. Knitters reading blogs and surfing the ...
23 Nov 2014
The terrified cook
Two things are guaranteed/taken for granted/enjoyed for sure when I am invited for a meal to any friend's place in Ranikhet. There will be great conversation and laughter...and there will be tasty, de...