Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays.

Merry Christmas.

Welfare unto all ......

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Pray for Newtown

Those we love don't go away,

they walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard, but always near,

still loved, still missed, and very dear.

Welfare Unto all ...

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Dancing in the rain

Obviously,

a ship is safest at the port

but it is not meant to stay

at the port forever.

Have a wonderful weekend ahead.

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Happy Thanksgiving

Life is a shipwreck

but

we must not forget

to sing in the lifeboats.

Should we?

May the good things of life

be yours

in abundance

not only at Thanksgiving but throughout the

coming year.

Welfare unto all ......

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Happy Diwali

Happy Diwali

Peace

Prosperity

Good Fortune

May the blessings of the Lord be with you.
Today and in the coming years

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Festivals galore!!!

This time of the year

happens to be my favorite.

There are so many festivities all across

that it kinds of gets on my mood too.

Does that reflect in this one here?

I hope it does.

I created it yesterday.

Created though may not sound appropriate.

I compiled it yesterday

would say it more accurately.

In case you want a

poster version of this

or want tosend it out as

a greeting card

you can hope over to my

Zazzle store.

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Reflection

There are prompts

that I am skeptical of

and prompts that I love.

This is one of those prompts.

Let's begin with love.

I love it because there

is so much you can do with it.

The limits to the creativity

Well, they don't exist.

Only, I am skeptical of it because

I am not sure

if I have that skill

(even if we agree that I would have imagination).

The Golden Temple, Amritsar

My father took this picture in our April tour.

I just happened to have it handy.

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A Favorite Thing

One of the favorite things

that I like to do is reading.

And when I am reading,

I like to bookmark the pages.

So a small collection

is building up slowly.

Some for the words,

some for the colors,

some because they are a gift.

There's a reason why I like them all.

There's a reason why they are my favorite.

Now,

Which one do you like the best?

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5'o clock

Frankly speaking,

I missed the prompt.

5 A.M. I was sleeping

and perhaps snoring.

5 P.M. I was helping a boy

from the block with some

mathematics questions.

It totally skipped my mind.

And here I am sitting

without a picture to share.

Or may be not.

If an old photograph

taken precisely at 5:40 A.M.

will be thought eligible.

It is part of stoned wall or fence

from our neighbors house.

And talking of older pictures

there is one more that

I would like to share.

Lord Ganesha

in different hues.

Courtesy - my personal collection.

The first one from the left is the only one I bought.

The other two are thoughtful gifts

from thoughtful people.

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Mark of duty

Yes, the indelible ink on the finger there

that says out loud

I exercised my right.

I exercised my vote.

And hopefully wisely.

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Television

The prompt television takes me

back to the times

when we all used to

gather in the big drawing room of ours

to watch the favorite serials on

a set that looked very much like this.

Over the years,

the looks of television have undergone

huge changes until recently

when the wall mounted LCDs and LEDs

are in vogue.

I am pretty sure

it would have gone a step or two beyond

that too and I am yet to catch up with it.

A television looking like this

is certainly out of scenes

but it was so much more homely.

In case you are wondering

this machine is still functional.

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Breakfast

Breakfast

It has been a couple of days

since "Karwa Chauth"

which is

a late autumn festival

which falls on fourth day

after the full moon,

in what we call here the month of Kartik,

( somwhere in Oct/Nov, this year it fell on 2nd Novemeber, 2012)

and which is observed by rigorous fasting by married women

for health, longevity and happiness of their husband's lives.

The festival is best loved by me for

the reason I pictured.

The "Fenian",

a clarified butter (ghee) based preparation,

which is ideally a part of "Sargi",

gift from mother-in-law to the women

happens to be quite nutritious.

So, I buy a huge supply for myself,

good enough to last me a season

and I enjoy steaming bowl of

milk enriched with "Fenian"

for my breakfast.

Already my mouth is watering.

What is your tempting breakfast platter holding?

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Colour

Colors

represent the zest and zeal of life and living.

Each color

making the pallet of life

gorgeous.

For those who are guessing,

these are crayon sticks.

And for those who had guessed it already,

well, pat on your backs.

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Something beginning with 'C'

Something beginning with 'C'

With festivals almost every week,

I cannot think

of anything other than 'C'hocolates.

and that too

the 'C'adbury 'C'ollection,

the regular as well as the 'C'elebration series.

Sweet tooth, Naaah!!!

I guess I have a chocolate tooth.

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A dash of ... life!

A dash against ... darkness

A dash of and for ... life

This festive season,

let us all

celebrate - LIFE!!!

Have a splendid time ahead.

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The DIY Dreamer : From Dream to Reality #38

Sugar Bee Crafts

Romance on a Dime : Take it on a Tuesday

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Halloween - round the bend

It is already October!

My, my time really does fly.

Halloween is already in the air.

So is Dasshera, and Diwali.

The festivals are calling out.

Ain't it splendid?

Let the celebrations begin!!!

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A song and a quote

A song that reminds you of somewhere

This should have come at an earlier date

but somehow I skipped it.

So am making up for it today

by sharing

Tom Jones - Green Green Grass

It reminds me of ...

 ....

well, it is a little needless to state, isn't it?

And fall is definitely in air.

I see it on every blog

out there.

So, adding a little fall hues

to my little niche too,

with these words

Happy fall,

happy October,

happy living.

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A song from your favorite band

Favorite band

hard to narrow down to one

because mostly I listen to songs

according to mood

not by bands.

But in general,

majority of the songs in the playlist

would be from Michael learns to rock (MLTR)

So, here's me sharing

one of the most heard song from my list.

MLTR - Take me to your heart

Come share with me,

Your favorite band

and a song from that band.

Have a great weekend ahead.

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A song that makes you fall asleep

I interpret this prompt

to share a song

that lulls me to sleep.

Not exactly a lullaby

and not exactly a boring song either.

I would love to sleep to

soothing music, good song.

So before the sleep time,

I would love to listen to

Possibility - Lykke Li

Well, that one's from my side.

What song to do you listen to when

you go to sleep?

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A song that you can dance to

A song that you can dance to

- this is the prompt

and this truly is a no-brainer.

Well, I love dancing.

It is so much better than singing.

And that I can neither sing nor dance well

is a separate matter.

Now the preface with my dancing love done,

I am about to share the song with you.

The song that I can dance to

Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

Uptown Girl - hohohohoho

Off to dancing.

Everyone, have a wonderful time.

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A song that you know all the words to

This one is tricky.

So much that it had me thinking

for some 2 days.

Hence, the delay.

I love so many songs

but none of them really

qualifies for the category.

After searching all this while,

I did realize, that there is one song

- the words to which I know.

At least when it starts by playing.

Roberta Flack, George Benson - You are the love of my life

Have a wonderful time ahead.

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A song that reminds you of certain event

The best event of my life 

when my nephews were born.

For both of them

Celine Dion - Beautiful Boy

Have a wonderful day ahead.

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A song that reminds you of someone

Almost every song reminds me of someone

but if I were to select one

I would definitely

choose

You Sang to Me - Marc Anthony.

The song reminds me of a

dear friend.

Is there a song

that you would want to share

with us?

Go ahead

and do it.

Have a wonderful time ahead.

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Friday's Fences

I was trying to click some pictures

for the world photography contest last month.

It is at  that time, that I had clicked these shots.

The Canon had come to life

after a long time

and so I was experimenting with it.

The first thing that I share here is

the historic stone fence

to the historic Barselas,

the royal tombstones right next to my house.

And the next one is

a small little wicket gate

with a little arch that is now

all distorted.

There were times when this arch was covered with vines and climbers.

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A song that makes you sad

There are some songs that

make you happy

while others leave your eyes

a little tearful.

And

The Better Man - Shayne Ward

saddens me heart.

And I am auto-scheduling the posts

these days for by the time

I would want my post to go live,

I would be busy partying away.

Oh! I did forget to tell you all,

we are celebrating my cousin's wedding here.

So, I should be playing

some nice happy song at this moment.

Sorry "better man" - you got to wait to be heard again.

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Song that makes you happy

Celine Dion - I am alive!

Nothing can beat this song.

At least for me.

The music and the lyrics and Celine Dion's voice -

they work magic.

Lift up my spirits

and trickle my being with life.

It is definitely a song

that can make me happy.

I have it as ring tone for my cell,

I have it in my playlist on my cell,

I have it on my MP3.

Everywhere.

For one simple reason,

it makes me happy.

And I hope it makes you happy too.

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Least Favorite Song

It is only second day of

the song meme

and I am stuck.

That would have to be me.

The lists says the least favorite song.

I am torn.

I usually delete the songs I do not like

from my computer

and so, I am left with all favorite kind of songs.

I have gone through the list again and again.

And I have finally succeeded.

Pitbull - I know you want me (Calle Ocho)

I listened to it and knew in an instant

that it was going to the recycle bin.

I wonder how did it ever came to

be in my song collection at the first place.

And also how did it manage to stay there

unnoticed!

All said and done,

May be it just was waiting for today.

Keep waiting,

Day 3 is going to be fun too.

And don't worry, I will be signing off

on a better note than that song.

Does it not look so beautiful?

Here's another one.

So now, you know what I am doing in my office

when I am not dealing with students and notes.

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Favorite song

I came across a song meme

at this pretty blog

My Thoughts on the subject are as follows by Deana Burson 

The list for this meme is as follows

It will have me thinking on the few days

Where I will be left wondering what song to post.

but then what is a challenge if it does not challenge you.

However some days will be a no hassle day, like today.

So I am going to be participating in this one,

kick starting with

Day 1 - Favorite Song

The Black Ghosts - Full Moon

I love the lyrics, I love the music,

I love everything about this song.

And I am listening to it
as I am drafting this post.

Can't wait to hear what your favorite song is?

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Morning Sky

 The morning sky

today was very dramatic.

Like somebody

picked up a brush dipped in white

and brushed across with it

in a deep blue canvas.

And then added a little bit of greens

and a little bit of moon too

Wishing you all a splendid time.

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Happy Teacher's Day

5th September

The Teacher's day

I share

my gratitude towards my teachers

with the following words

This is one day,

when I call up a couple of my teachers

and talk to them.

It is a surprise

they still remember me after a decade.

Today, I wanted to extend the circle of my wishes.

So for all the teachers

who teach their kids with all their heart,

here's wishing you all

a very Happy Teacher's Day.

And I thought a Teacher's Day Card

would complement this design very well.

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Winters are - approaching!

Winters are approaching.

It is that time of summer

when it is no longer summer

and not winter yet.

But days have become shorter

and rains have become colder.

I do not put on the fan when I sleep.

By the morning I am too cold if I do.

I will share some winter skies

I had captured in January

but never shared.

I found them yesterday

Days will be soon like them again -

I remember the day.

it had snowed all night

and we were on our way to Manali.

The morning was bright sunny and beautiful.

I had started active blogging around that time

and my sister had prompted me to click these.

"You could use them for your blog."

But never got a chance

or a theme

and then forgot about them all.

Today, I do put them to use.

Even winter skies can be pretty.

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Skywatch Friday, Season 6, Episode 8

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Greetings for the week

Not all things in life

are served on platter.

And those that are not,

some how turn out to be

the best ones.

In this spirit

I share this week's greetings

I found the words on Pinterest

(there are so many to keep me busy. I have already tried some of them)

and I wanted to do it with daisies.

The poster is available here.

But then I decided to

diversify.

And, so I designed

A bottle, An apron and a T-shirt

with this design.

Have a wonderful time ahead.

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It's crow time today

This morning,

why just an hour ago,

I got a little lucky.

Yesterday,

I wondered how beautifully

Carver from Carver Cards, a photographic journal

had pictured all the birds.

And today, I get to picture

some crows

myself.

I managed to get two decent shots,

with a crow each

waiting with watchful eyes

for some safe place to feed.

It really posed well,

what do you think?

P.S. I am glad to have my Canon back in shape again.

It definitely works better than my mobile and Sony cyber shot.

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Beyond the fences

Beyond the fences

lies the history.

"The Barselas"

Rain washed and inviting.

If it is history from this one,

it is buildings from the other one.

Looking at fences on other side from the fence on this side.

Linking up with

Life according to Jan n Jer

Have a blessed week ahead.

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Crafting a lantern

Summer vacations

are a sure way to indulge in

lots of arts and crafts

with a school going nephew at home.

Out of all the projects,

there was a paper lantern craft

that I enjoyed the most.

We took a white chart paper

and decorated it.

We let my nephew do the cotton ball painting.

Then we folded the paper vertically

and made equal equidistant cuts along the fold

as shown.

The cuts should be long but not very close to the edge.

If need be, you can mark off the margins on either side.

Then you can cut within these margins.

The cuts having been made,

the next step is to apply the adhesive

 along the axis of the cuts,

right angles to the fold.

Then roll in this direction

and stick the two ends together.

The last step is to give the lantern a handle.

Use the same chart paper

and make a thin 2 layered strip

by folding and re-folding.

The strip was then stapled to the lantern.

 To give finishing touches,

we cut thin strips of solid green ribbon

and taped them with adhesive

equidistantly along the bottom periphery.

(I could not get a decent picture of that one.)

And, there! Your paper lantern is ready.

Do let me know in case you enjoyed crafting this.

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Weekly Greetings

"When you are down to nothing,

God

is up to something."

Came across these words on Pinterest

and created my own version of it.

I had created a textured background yesterday itself.

Yes, the very same that I had used for the I-phone skin.

I used it to get a poster ready for these beautiful words.

The result is

Click on the link below

to get one for yourself.

Poster by FuchsiaVision
Browse more Greetings Posters

Let every day of every week be blessed.

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Texture for Iphone skin

I was experimenting with texture designing

and the result was

something like this

And then it occurred to me

that it could be used as a

backdrop for device skin.

So, I created one for the

I phone 4S

To get one for yourself

click here

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A look at the sky

A look at the sky

and gorgeous clouds

finally had me getting the

Canon out of its hiding.

And I love the results that

I got with it.

How else could I flaunt the sky

with all its shades

And with bicycles, fences - everything.

This one had to be clicked

and this one had to be included too.

Linking with

Skywatch : Season 6, episode 6

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Happy Independence Day

Freedom in the mind,

Faith in the words,

Pride in our souls,

Lets salute the nation on Independence Day.

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