Garcinia mangostana
Fresh produce
After my last post on broccoli, I was quite sure it would take atleast a few weeks before I ventured to get more broccoli. Well I couldnt have been more wrong. This morning Shankari & I went shopping for our veggies and fruits, the farmers market was busier than in the past weeks, with more [...]
Enriched broccoli
April submission for the jugalbandi click event, this is a broccoli floret taken with my home made macro. Carrot slices were intended to complete the salad, is the orange in the background. While I was really happy with the rich color and contrast I got on my XTi and home made macro, I was not [...]
Thopukarnam ; yoga for the brain
Praying to lord Ganesha the God of intellect and wisdom, can actually cure Alzheimer’s and make you brainier. When praying to Ganesha, we were taught to pinch our earlobes with opposite hands and do sit ups. Recent research has shown that our age old Indian traditional ritual, actually stimulates the brain by activating pressure points. [...]
live learn and pass it on
Saw this poster on someone’s wall, when we were house hunting for our friend K, and as we were in a hurry, I took a quick snap using my blackberry. Click on the image to enlarge. Thanks to Mythree who took the pains to type this out People ages 5 to 95 share what they’ve [...]
Happy New Year ! Start the year with a laugh
Happy New Year friends, I found this on a jokes forum. Enjoy. My favorites 8, 12, and 14 Here is The Washington Post‘s Mensa Invitational, which once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are the winners: [...]
Happy Holidays!
Briana Marie Brownlow – A Celebration of her life.
We celebrated the life of Bri in Santa Rosa yesterday. I don’t think I can do justice in describing how beautiful the it was, I can only try. The hall was filled with people who loved Bri dearly. We cried a little, laughed a bit, and it was unanimous that we can never forget Bri. [...]
You Will be Missed Dear Bri
We will miss you Bri.
Deepavali Wishes to All of You
Diwali this year is kind of low key. We miss the festivities of last year in India. Our family got together, amma had an iyer come home and make sweets and savories and we bought loads of fireworks, since it had been years we had celebrated Diwali in that fashion. Coming back to this year, [...]
