The past year has not been kind to any of us. While things are slowly looking up, we’ve been through a lot of grief, defeat, loss and hardships to get there. I often find myself …
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mykidneybeans Turns Five!
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Appa’s Love for Singing
A few years back I wrote about Appa’s love for music and the range of songs and music he loved to listen to. Apart from loving to listen to music from some of the greats, …
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A Plus B the Whole Squared
Author’s Note: Names have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals being spoken about. I have a very vivid memory of my first day of higher secondary school. All of us progressed from …
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On World Coconut Day
One of the more pleasant side effects of the pandemic has been more and more special days to celebrate and commemorate coming to our attention. I’ve never heard of these days before and it’s nice …
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CoviMusings – Far From Home
A few weeks back, Indian brothers and sisters all over the world celebrated the beautiful festival of Raksha Bandhan. It is traditionally a promise of protection and an affirmation of the bond between a brother …
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Straight From My Art – Decorative Planter Base
A few weeks back we bought some additions to our sound system. The packing came with two perfectly round pieces of cardboard. Just the weekend before, we had purchased some more house plants to add …
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 8 – The Goddess Durga
Our workshops are part of a weekly family call that involves speaking to my mom and praying with her. This is usually followed by general chitchat on any topic that catches our fancy while I …
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 7 – Madhubani Birds
After the beautiful Madhubani we attempted of the decoratd elephant, I found a beautiful artwork in the same Madhubani style of two birds gazing adoringly at each other, surrounded by the foliage from a tree …
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 6 – Elephant in Madhubani Style
My sisters are getting better and better at the artworks they attempt along with me every week. And that in turn keeps me motivated and enthusiastic to give them more artistic and creative challenges. We …
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Straight From My Art – Mandala Patterns on Wood
This one was a complete and total labour of love. As part of furnishing our home, I was looking around for designs and inspiration. I wanted a shoe rack that was a comfortable bench with …
