Vishu 2017 and Indian OOTD

Vishu. The only day I could get to take half day from School. Also Onam 😄 Note how it was only a half day and not full? No fever or excuse was good enough to be absent but the new year and Onam. Ammayis, Ammavans, grandparents, Appachi and Chittappan and their friends and neighbors would...

The girl with the game face.

Ugh, it was easier being a child. Screaming, making faces and throwing a tantrum every time you didn't like something. With age we've said goodbye to letting whats on our mind come out and learnt how to have a game face on. But there has been one such thing that I've been trying to be...

Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrasts

  For this weeks photo challenge - Contrast I searched my folders over and over again and finally found this. Its almost one and a half year since I've taken this picture but still the events during the time are so fresh in my mind 😀 Do let me know what you think about the picture...

Beyond Seattle: Olympic National Park.

After thoroughly enjoying 5 days on the busy streets of Seattle, RG and I decided it was time to venture out of the city. There are so so so many places around Seattle that it took us half a day just to decide what we wanted to do. I first read about the Olympic National Park...

Gautam rescues the day.

I sit breaking my head trying to write. It is like I know what I want to write but for some reason I've been in the same position all day trying to gather words to describe whats in my head. I walk around grab novels and magazines thinking that they will either distract me from...

SEATTLE: Must Love Crumpets

Every trip R.G and I have taken in the last one year has started with not just rushing to the airport followed by waking up late in the new city but also walking the streets with absolutely no plan in mind. It is a different kind of experience. One that I'm not used to but...

Vegetable Biryani from Traders Joe that opened up recently in Tampa, Fl. Definitely worth a try 🙂 Ah, I've actually managed reaching day 2 *phew*. So much hardwork.