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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Straight From My Art – Feather Zentangle
My fascination for zentangling continues with this Pinterest-inspired feather in Zentangle form. I used my neon set of gel pens for this to get a super bright vibrant feather. The end result reminded me of …
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The Year that Wasn’t
It’s been a strange year for sure. Nothing to write home about, to put it mildly. I have started a few times since yesterday to attempt to write a blog to commemorate this rite of …
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Happy Kidneyversary!
Ten years back, I and with me my husband and our family went through an experience that left us changed forever. I was diagnosed with kidney failure and my sister Lakshmi saved my life quite …
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On International Men’s Day
As the adage goes, behind every successful man is a woman. But the reverse is also absolutely true. In the post COVID era, one of the things that has happened is that the media has …
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Straight from my Art – Diwali Mandala
I can’t believe this is my fourth art post already! That marks a month of art posts. Time is truly flying! I’ve never posted on a schedule before so this “have to post on Monday” …
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Straight from My Art – My First Mandala
Ever since I discovered them, mandala art fascinates me. The infinite possibilities of symmetric patterns flowing around a circular shape, be it monochromatic or colourful have brought me a lot of peace and a great …
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Straight from my Art – The Buddha in Madhubani Style
My neice who has her own art blog dabbled a few months back in a Madhubani painting that depicted Radha and Lord Krishna with a cow keeping them company. The intricate zentangle-like design really appealed …
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mykidneybeans is four years old!
There is a ritual associated with my anniversary posts now, that I am not sure many have caught on to. It started close to my blog’s very first anniversary when I came across an amazing …
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A Decade Since My Rebirth
It’s been ten years today since I was given a new lease on life. Recently I wrote about how my sister very literally saved my life by donating her kidney. Life has never been the …
