“Some old fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat” – Laura Ingalls Wilder It’s that time of the year in Bangalore when the Pink Trumpet Trees bloom in abundance. Our streets are lined with these trees and the bloom can take away the gloom. I spotted this tree in my apartment … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 198
“Even in the familiar there can be surprise and wonder.” ― Tierney Gearon I know this Peepal Tree and this one knows me. For the last three years and more, I have often walked around the Yelahanka lake with my friends and this tree always greets us with open branches and a lush look. I have … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 197
Well, it’s been over a month since the world said Goodbye to 2025. This post has been sitting in my drafts in a half written form since December. Friday evenings are my favorite, I feel things slow down on a Friday. There. is calm around me. Usually VT is out playing and I wind up … More Goodbye 2025
“For in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be.”― John Connolly One fine day in December, we went out as a team. 12 of us to a place far away from office and work. The goal was to have fun. And we had a … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 196
Happy 2026, you all. As I write this, today is the first Friday of this freshly minted year. It’s fun how this year began with a weekend. I have taken a day off and I am in a reflective mood. I have a brand new planner that I want to write my thoughts on, I … More International Blog Delurking Week – 2026
I love to travel and experience what a new place reveals. I see people, fields, crops, landscape and then the sky, the Sun, the Moon and trees. I also want to hear stories from people and go back in time to know of something that has been forgotten. I prefer it at a pace that’s … More A 15-day road trip to Gujarat
“It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.” – L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables I was travelling for over two weeks and missed two editions back to back. But, I did not want to miss one last edition of 2025. So, … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 195
I dream my painting and I paint my dream. ― Vincent Willem van Gogh On Tuesday night, my folks in the US (Minneapolis) experienced the Northern Lights. So I got to see many photos and they all feel dreamy and gorgeous. I really want to see these lights some day so putting it out there for … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 194
“The answers you seek never come when the mind is busy, they come when the mind is still.” — Leon Brown On the first day of October, I went alone on a long walk. Usually I am with friends but that day I was on my own. So I walked for around two hours and … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 193
“One of the most beneficial and valuable gifts we can give to ourselves in this life: is allowing ourselves to be surprised! It is okay if life surprises you. Its a good thing!”― C. JoyBell C. On my way back to home this week, I spotted a rainbow. And if you didn’t know this about me … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 192
happiness and food 