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Hi ! Advance new year wishes to all of you .  Today myself and Naveen went to saipoorni mess at nanganallur chennai to have dinner and get some parcel . We gave our order and was waiting outside . We saw few old uncles having fun with filter coffee and chit chatting. I asked them Enna mama reunion ah ??? He was like yes yes after 35 years we all have met . We are all school mates . I asked them how did you all find each other and he said what’s app eruke:)  We said we have come for the first time to the mess and he was like Venkat is America citizen avane sollitan this mess food is nice so you can buy :) They said even 20 more friends have not come for the reunion. Which means nearly 30 people are still friends for a long time . Then we said bye got our parcel and left the mess  What we thought was how strong friendships were those days . Today we all have max 5-7 countable friends that too if you are lucky enough . And how many of us make a chance to meet each other . Ev...

 Hi ! Hope you all are doing well .  Happy Karthigai Deepam !  We have moved to a new house recently with a big balcony so this year I decided to decorate the balcony with my thoughts as I couldn’t make it in the veranda which is air conditioned  The lamps don’t stay for long so I just kept for half an hour and brought the lamps inside .  Here in the new flat I got some friends and the medium is my everyday Kolams . They wonder how I do it and they love the rangoli . Many are seeing kolam for the first time . So I have told them I shall invite you all for Navarathri at my home this year :) let’s wait for it .  So back to karthigai deepam . Apart from making savouries we make big Kolams and light lamps with oil . These days there are electric lamps and water lamps but we don’t use it .  In my childhood karthigai deepam was more beautiful than now .The whole village would be lightened up with lamps . My mother used to wear the 9 yard saree and go to temp...

Happy Navarathri to all of you !  Navarathri has always been fun time jolly time for me . During my childhood we children in the village used to take one thooku and go to everybody’s house .Night we just eat the sundal and sleep that’s it for dinner . That was just wow . Whether we see the golu or not for the sundal we go:)  Last Navarathri I had a wonderful time in india . Myself and tungli visited everyone’s  house . 10 days outing and dressing only . This year we are celebrating at Dubai and making it the best . We have kept three step golu with few meaningful and memorable dolls . The first two step dolls where bought in each situations and has stories behind . The last step with the dolls and shells were all collected from each countries we visited . The shells were all collected from beaches visited by us Meenakshi amman is the new doll for this year . I have never been to madurai so hoping to visit soon I bought this doll . There is a silver coin of my mother and m...

 Hi All ,  Today as I am giving my phone in the store to change the panel as I broke it I had to transfer everything in my phone before going to submit . That’s when I saw nearly a 10 year story / chapters of my life . It was an amazing experience to go through all the photos but I also thought there are a lot . I had nearly 20000 pictures and 4000 videos . But every photo had a story . Has been a wonderful journey . It was a really long time to get this photos transferred. Took a lot of my patience and time .  So now I have decided to stop taking a lot a photos and instead take less . And another thing is I am still wondering how to print all these or make an album .  How do you all deal with this ? Do you take a lot of photos ? Or what are your thoughts on saving or printing these . Do post in some ideas for me . 

 

I am writing here with a lot of happiness.  Onam …a time when childhood was at its best . My memories of Onam goes like this . Everyday we used to see on the roads for cow dungs . It has to be fresh cow dung :) immediately I would collect it and keep it in our backyard . We had a big black thindu to put kolam in front of our house . Those days we do not buy flowers from market . We had it in our backyard / kollai itself . We had red chembarathi, mandharam, nandhiyarvattai , Mathan poo ( to keep in the middle ) .The highlight is paaasharu / algae for green colour . We used to slowly scratch it from the wall or from the sides of a well .  We keep a little ball of cow dung in the middle and make a round shape . Then we keep the biggest flower in the middle and then with the other flower petals make a round design . Sometimes I have even plucked some chembarathi from my neighbour house . She is still my friend so even if she reads this not a problem :) . By morning 7 or 8 am it’s ...

This is my small garden in my house . The pirandai chedi has touched the ceiling. I am yet to learn or explore some pirandai recipes. Marudhani/ mehandi has become a small tree . Kanakambaram has so many seeds which has to be moved to another pot . Jasmine’s are blooming . My rubber plant has grown very shiny . The money plant is flowing like anything . This money plant is my lucky plant I would say . The chembarathi/ hibiscus is doing well . Likewise the table rose , indoor plants etc … isn’t this a happy picture .  I am posting some pictures here for you to see .

 How many of you think big houses doesn’t have a life in it . I strongly believe in this . I have been in big houses as well as small houses .  After my wedding I moved to my husband house which is only 700 sq feet . But that house has real life . Our house is very small infact the smallest in the family . But most of the people come to our house only . To be honest we don’t even have space to accommodate a couple if they come home but still we give them the  main room and we sleep in the hall . We have a small little balcony with nearly 35 plants . A small Pooja room and a kitchen . This house was bought by my father in law nearly 30 years ago .  Another example is Dhanalakshmi stores at trichy . This was my grandpa then uncle ( Peripa )  house where we used to go for vacation. I think he was paying 600 rupees rent per month . It has one room and a kitchen that’s all . Toilets were public but neat . We sleep in the terrace looking at the sky . Let me tell you t...

 Hi !  How many of you believe that every family and their rituals are different . I have been married since last 11 years . When I got married I never knew to wear a saree , to cook or any such things , but I knew I must learn all these because I was brought up that way . If there is anything new I always learn . When I get it done and people say wow you did a good job I feel great . That feeling is priceless . Now , I am not doing for the appreciation alone . I like to learn and do things and the end results will always be great . Not only with regards to a married life . I was always like that in my younger days . I am still a student and i get fascinated and exited about most of the things around me .  Many at times it has been a great plus because my friends call me when they get upset . This mindset has helped in most of the difficult times in life . People say that I have so much of will power , creativity , looking forward to life and so many but I am also an extr...

Hi !! Happy Vishu / Tamil puthandu vaazhthukkal to all ;)  Vishu has always been a sweet memory in my mind . Those days my mother used to keep a simple small vishu Kani with the vegetables and fruits taken from our backyard . We get tomatoes , bananas , ashgourd , pumpkin , coconut and cucumber from our backyard . Sometimes we get snake gourd if we are lucky .Konna Poo ( yellow flower ) need not say we just pluck it from the trees . My mother used to arrange the Kani and close my eyes and show the Kani in the morning nearly by 3 am to 4 am time . After that dad gives 101 rupees as kaineetam. At that time it was a big thing . Then we all take bath wear new clothes and go to the Krishna temple to see Kani there . Then a small vishu Sadhya at home . Neighbors call us and give kaineetam . A day collection would be 300 to 400 rupees . We save it and buy some Coloring or school items . These are the memories I have .  Today I arranged a vishu Kani at my home with some art work of Tu...

 Hello !  Advance Vishu & Tamil Puthandu wishes to all :)  I think any kind of art is under estimated or under rated today . I will tell you why I thought of writing this . As you all know I am  an artist myself .  People think a million times  to pay fee for quality art classes . They need less fee and great quality art .  Let’s come to Bharatanatyam . I would say this is not an easy deal . Let it be from class fee , stage shows whatever may be it’s so much of effort ,people , practice and talent there .  Let’s talk about vocals . You can’t learn the basics from YouTube or any cinema .  Like wise take any art .  I am someone who believes art as the greatest blessing .  Anybody can go for work but not everyone can bring or be connected to art . It’s like lord Brahma directly sending you with his blessings .  Never bargain to a teacher .  Now , let me tell you there were days when art was taught for free or for less fee...

  Hello ! How are you all doing ? I am happy to know many people from my previous post . Thank you .  Today I just thought of writing about living with needed items . What is your view on minimalism ? Everywhere it’s minimalist videos and related videos .  Are you a minimalist ? Have you heard about this concept in younger days ? How was life then ?  If you are a minimalist how did you start the journey ? 

Hello People ! How are you all . I hope you are getting better as each day pass by . Today I am posting here to know about the country that you live in and what are the best parts of living there . I was just curious to know how people in another lead their life and what can I learn from each one .  I know that there are many people who read blogs and enjoy writing . If you are one among them do let me know . I think it would be interesting to read and know how life is in another place .  Much love and take care 

Happy Republic Day to all !  Today I thought of sharing my memories of Republic Day when I was a child and what I tell to Tungli . Republic Day is always a happy day for us because we know that we don’t have classes and can go to see and get the chocolates after flag hoisting . I remember the parade in dd channel going on and meantime all the work at home also will be going on . I was a little sad on not wearing colour dress and going to school for flag hoisting but later I understood why it was always uniform . I used to walk to my school through the highway those days . Now the scene is not like this . Counting how many chocolates each got is an other fun time .  Today due to covid and as the schools are closed Tungli doesn’t have a chance to experience this type of a Republic Day.  Today morning I taught her vande mataram  song, Jana gana mana and how we used to go to school . I asked her the flag colours and to tell a little bit about india . I am glad that she r...