I am reading The Gita, it is a Hindu religious excerpt which expresses Lord Krishna’s teaching to Arjun in the epic book of Mahabharata. I keep it by my bedside and read it especially in times of stress. anxiety or dilemma. It somehow brings meaning to every situation and kind of tells me what might … Continue reading Who Won!!
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Avatar: The Way of Water
A late night movie is fun but watching a three hour one is questionable. Media and my son had huge recommendations to go for Avatar. Sunday night always goes by slow so we often end up at Showcase Cinema to see something with our discount cards. It is nice to have a few pounds off … Continue reading Avatar: The Way of Water
World Outside
From the window I can see Clear blue orange skies, Sunshine all across the horizon, The red roofs of the buildings, The almost bare winter trees. From the window I can hear The continuous rapture of the bird, The constant music it is making, The way the whistle is breaking into The stillness of the … Continue reading World Outside
The Start____.
English Winter Morning. I have a choice to make today. I am thinking there are two ways to look at the thirty-first of December and hence what should be the appropriate heading. It can be the end of the year or the start of the next year. It has to be your own thinking. The … Continue reading The Start____.
Pressures.
Christmas Day is finally here. To reach this point, it all begins in early December with getting the decorations up and setting up the Christmas tree. It has taken a number of trips to the shops to get the right presents. Then gift wraps and the wrapping. The cards. Parties to attend nearly every weekend … Continue reading Pressures.
The fifties and beyond !!!
London is the best city in the world. Two years of the fifties, things have changed for me. Some important things happened that improved my outlook on life. Hey ho, happy to have fallen. I had a fall and hurt my face very badly. If it had not been for the fall, I would have … Continue reading The fifties and beyond !!!
Weddings.
There are multiple different ways to get married. Cultures, religions, beliefs, and countries have different ways of doing the same thing. Basically a marriage ceremony is a wedding. Whatever said and done it is a happy occasion to celebrate a relationship. I absolutely love to attend a wedding especially in India where mostly it is … Continue reading Weddings.
A piece of cake!!
I used to bake when kids were small but now, I do minimal baking. My children make most of the cakes and biscuits these days especially our daughter. I always love the finished product and the way it looks. Now both are at university, and I am going down to meet them I will take … Continue reading A piece of cake!!
Train Travel
Sun uprising with colours galore. Going to Leeds early morning can be exciting. I took the 7.35 am train. Husband dropped me off at the quaint station . It was still dark when we started from home but as the train was leaving Yarm, the sky started to light up. The train soon reached Northallerton … Continue reading Train Travel
Complaints
When writing an email at the end of the day I misspelt complaint. I missed out the t at the end. I kept looking at the word and couldn’t understand what was wrong. I knew something was not right. Only after five hours I realised there was no t. Too late by then to retrieve … Continue reading Complaints