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Did that pic catch your eye? It did mine – I saw that beautiful old door, with the carving on it – and I couldn’t quite place the design – was it Mexican, was it Spanish, was it Indian? “It must be Indian,” I thought, “because that little girl is […]
This is part 15 of a story that I am writing in collaboration with some very talented writers on Blogadda. Our team name is ‘Tete-a-ten’ Please read the backstory here Mumbai, India Mumbai Airport had changed. Dr. Sneha Phadnis hurried out of the airport, as she tried to keep […]
Working from home has its positives and not-so-positives. My home office is just a little space borrowed from my dining area. Luckily we have an open plan home, so nobody has asked me what a computer is doing so close to the dining table! The main positive is that I […]
This is part five of a story that I am writing in collaboration with some very talented writers on Blogadda. Our team name is ‘Tete-a-ten’. Please read Part 4 here Mumbai – 19:25 Jennifer banged the table in frustration. Why couldn’t she get through to the Duttas? She looked around […]
Two events last weekend led to this delicious, melt-in-your-mouth, moist and dark-as-sin chocolate cake. One, I got a new oven – bigger than my old one and two, my neighbor who is leaving for the US decided to give me all her unused caking ingredients. So I decided to bake […]
My grandmother and her contemporaries used to make beautiful crochet and lace table cloths, cushion covers and shawls. They looked great on her dark-wood furniture. The good news is lace and crochet still look fashionable in modern homes! Here are pics and tips to inspire you to bring these old […]
Imagine walking into a room and being pleasantly assaulted with color where you least expect it – not on the walls, or the accessories, not on the curtains or on the upholstery, but on the furniture itself! While most hardwood furniture comes in varying shades of brown, one particular company […]
It’s always a pleasure to eat something hot and fresh from the oven. Weekends are just perfect for some morning baking. The smell of freshly brewed coffee and a baked goodie is irresistible. These sausage rolls are a long-time family favorite. In fact, I grew up enjoying my aunt’s version […]
A while back, driving through Pune’s Wakdewadi area, I saw some slum dwellers selling soft wood stools and cricket bats. I frantically asked my husband to stop the car – and you guessed it, I bought one of the stools – pretty badly finished, not polished even. But I was excited […]
Mustard-colored distressed paint on the background wall, and recycled furniture placed in front of it – I fell for the poster without even reading it, and when I read it, I had to post about it here on my blog! What am I talking about? This image – it took […]
