15 Marbles

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  • For the love of tomatoes


    Here’s presenting-The first tomato from our kitchen garden..Ta..da…

    And here’s a little girl,who’s loved tomatoes since ever since she took her first bite of one..

    Back from a grocery run..It was like she could smell the tomatoes..She would ignore all the grocery bags and reach for the one,which had tomatoes in it.She never looked..just reached in and pulled out one..How she knew which bag to look in..No idea!

    And enjoying the fruit,yet again..

    And can you guess what happenned to the star of our garden??Well..we checked on it every day,waited for it to turn RED and then,waited patiently for Mamma to take a pic and then,promptly,popped it in our mouth..to enter the tomato heaven…Aaah!!
    Editted to add-I had some crazy thoughts niggling at the back of my mind,after I posted to pics..so deleted one!

  • The budding composer-My daughter

    Yes,you read it right!
    We were over at Friend S’s place and after dinner were sitting around.Dinner was this most amazing Mutton curry..Everyone else had rice and mutton curry..while I had some curry and some yogurt.A very fillng meal and then had half a GJ for dessert.
    So we were sitting around and another friend’s kid had got this microphone toy,that was really cool.So,started the little diva’s performance..first she just said hellos..then she sang on demand..singing “Meri Khushiyan,meri duniya” from Hey baby.That’s her most favorite song.Then,she said,I will sing something about my munnu shonu(her baby)..And she goes-
    “Hello my munnu shonuuuuu..I am going to pick you up and put you in the strollerrrrrr..and put you in the stroooller.Ohh my munnu shooonu..Oh my sweetie pie!”
    Claps clap..Next song please
    “I-eyeeee Am Aadyaaaaa..AAdyaaaa has a car-seat..car-seat..Papa is sitting in the carrrr seattt..and mummyy alsooooooooo.”Someone snickered and she glared and said..Don’t spoil my song!!!
    I am still reeling in shock from this..My baby composing her own songs with real tunes! Another friend R,actually wanted to know which song she was singing..
    A big Kala Tikka..May her life always be so melodious.

  • Plain sheets..hate’em..

    So,I don’t know why I can’t find good printed bed spreads here.I bought some in India,this time but had to leave them behind,because of lack of space…so I just have to bear the plain sheets..but they are like a speck of dirt in my eye.I won’t be comfortable till,I don’t jazz them up.
    I have the plain sheets in-beige,maroon and ink-blue..I know I know..yuck… but it was the need of time.When you make a cross-county move with nothing but 4 suitcases and have to set up a home,from scratch..the last thing you want to spend on is sheets.We picked up the cheapest sheets available.They are nice and soft..but just too plain.
    Oh and I also have this gorgeous deep purple set,that someone gifted me,but again,its all plain.So,I am thinking what can I do to jazz up the sheets..
    1) Dye them…batik style
    2) Dye them…Bandhani style
    3) patchwork
    4) embroidery-Too tedious…
    5) Paint them…

    What else can I do with them?Any ideas?

  • My day today

    ..was just a normal day..nothing special about it..but I have a headache and want to write a no-brainer..to keep up with Nablopomo.
    It was a beautiful day…slight drizzle in the morning.Just my kinda day.I love these,cool mornings,after it has just stopped raining.Everything seems so bright and clear,as if God took a big brush and scrubbed all the dirt away.I woke up,weighed myself..lost a few 100 gms and that cheered me up,instantly.Yesterday the scale showed that I had gained a few 100 gms..and so I was bummed.I know I know I shouldn’t check the weight everyday bt I am trying to get a pattern..of what increases and what decreases my weight..
    Anyway,morning rituals done with,I sat down to do my yoga.I have slowly learned to stop cocking my ear to listen for Aadi.I used to feel a little guilty about taking this time for myself,but I dont anymore.Those 20 minutes each morning are pure blisss and they kickstart my day like never before.
    Aadi woke up,just as I was putting the water for tea..turned the gas off and started the drama of brushing the child’s teeth.She refuses to rinse-and-spit..COZ,”My t-shirt will get wet MOM!” Thankfully,got through that without any tears or tantrums.B’fast was peaceful too.
    Then started the demands for cookies.I offered to go get some.No,she wanted me to bake some.So,we decided to bake.And bake we did..that’s another story,that we messed up the oven settings and burned the first batch..the second batch was yumm.I know I know..will post the recipe later..But burnt or not,EVERY LAST Crumb is gone !
    Lunch was terrible..No it tasted fine..but lunch-time was terrible.Aadi didn’t want to eat her lunch and cried screamed all the time..as a result,I ate too fast ..you know to drown the noise..I wish meal-times were tear-free!I think I need to just do a drashti for her!:(
    Post-lunch,we did some crafting..Today,we made Valentine cards and made sand print/paint cards.Yes Yes,pics..tomorrow.
    Evening was alright..between lunch and evening there was one more crying session ..I dont remember why,because by then,I had a head-ache starting at the back of my right eye..It just got worse.Friend S called up to ask,if we should cook together.I told her,about my grand plans of Curd-rice for the husband and and daughter and Soup and cracked wheat Salad for myself and said that they were welcome to have the curd-rice.She mumbled something about my suddenly boring diet..I took a deep breath and told her and myself..its for a little while and for a VERY GOOD Cause.When I first started the diet..I sort of anticipated this kind of reaction and so was prepared for it.Anyway,they took a raincheck and went away to a thai place instead.We ate in! 😀
    Then we went out to the Reject Shop to get some craft supplies for this challenge over at Shruti’s.I have come to love the Reject Shop,the australian equivalent of a dollar-tree..though,not everything is for a dollar. Oh and bought Aadya her first Paper cutting Scissors!!Yay! We remembered about the scissors after paying for the other stuff and they dont accept card for an amount less than $10.My purse was at home..And that was the perfect recipe for a meltdown.Aadi cried and cried until,finally she comprehended that we were going home to get some MONEY for her scissors.We came home,got the change and went back,its a short drive and she had fallen asleep.
    We spent the evening watching 20-20 world cup..The head-ache is still here..but..we made it through the day..:D
    Does anybody,Somebody..have any pointers on dealing with the screaming and crying?I have had it with the screaming..More later ..Have a good weekend.