PLATES and BOWLS

Just a photo to show you my shelf where I keep my plates and bowls...This is just one of the shelves I have a lot lot more ...

Its my passion to collect glass home-ware .

BRASS

South Indians ..love to decorate their homes with brass items.. They have such a great collection in their homes

The lady of the house always takes pride in keeping them shining and gleaming..

Let me share with you one such beautiful brass idol which my friend keeps... (more photos will follow)

Isn't it beautiful?

SOOTHING ....

The below pictures are taken at Dhapoli , from the hill top where you can see the lovely expanse of the beach..

For people like me who stay in a typical city where all you see around you are massive concrete structures which although are made to look beautiful , lack the natural beauty and calmness that you find in places like beaches or a small town or village..
I look forward to visiting such places which makes you feel relaxed and rejuvenated ..

How is the place that you stay? do you find your mental peace there? are such places at a comfortable distance for you? Where you can just escape too when you feel like it...

EVENING AT THE BEACH...

This is such a great photo taken at a beach at a small town called DHAPOLI in Maharashtra...

A LITTLE LATER.......

I love both these photographs taken on the same beach but at different times...

PHOTO--EFFECT

I have been trying giving effects to my photos today, Let me share the one which I loved giving an effect to.

This is a faded and focus effect.. I love it.

EVERYDAY....

We go through your everyday in a normal rhythum.. each one of us have a routine to follow you may be a homemaker or a working woman but there is a certain routine that one adheres to and goes about it..

Once this routine is set it sometimes tends to become monotonous doing the same things everyday and going to the same drill regularly ...but but...

This is the time when we should try to make our everyday a little bit brighter and more interesting , we should try to put in or incorporate some thing cheerful or something that gives us that little spark of enthusiasm , that little rush of color in your cheek.. 

That gentle skip of heartbeat when you look at it ....and all this you can find in the day to day things or we should try to find that search for it make it happen .. Its very important for us to look for that little something in the everyday things to make our life a bit more interesting...

If I have to speak about myself , I love to see that something in the things I touch everyday , which I use for my day to day activities like for cooking, cleaning , organizing or just while sitting in the living room watching TV.

Let me tell you how I brighten up my day …

I have this tea mug which is very colorful I keep my pens and pencils in it and in front of me when I sit at the computer table writing this out to you.

I love to buy these multicolored sweets which I love to keep on my kitchen counter and love to just glance at them while cooking , just looking at the vibrant colors makes me feel good.

 A slice of watermelon with its lovely color is enough to give me happiness..

 A rose sitting on my dining table...

Beautiful stirrers gifted to me by my little sister who always wonders what I would do with the various varieties of cups, saucers,or plates that I have.

 My favorite blanket which I use everyday....
 

You too dear friends try to make your everyday your everything , try to make it special by doing the simple things that you enjoy doing , by looking at things that you like to see especially bright and cheerful looking things.

Those who read this please comment and tell me what is your idea of a cheerful everyday what gives you those little pleasures in your everyday.

SACHIN TENDULKAR.....

OUR VERY OWN  LITTLE MASTER "SACHIN TENDULKAR" GETS HIS MUCH AWAITED 100th 100 IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET..

CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM!!!!!!!

                                                           source of photo

A memorable moment for all us Indians .. and to top it all I could see the action live on TV a great feeling...

The 100th Sachin ton came against Bangladesh during the fourth match of the Asia Cup at the Shere Bangla National Stadium where the  master blaster went where no cricketer has gone before.

Of his 100 international tons, Sachin has scored 51 in Tests and 49 ODIs.

It took Sachin 188 Tests and 462 ODIs to get to this landmark. Sachin, who is now 38-years-old, made his debut at the age of 16 in 1989.

SACHIN reached his milestone using 138 balls and smashing 10 boundaries and a six.

GOOD MORNING...

Each day comes with new hopes and aspirations .. live your day with renewed enthusiasm and positive thoughts..

LITTLE LITTLE THINGS....

life is made of this little little moments everyday... We have to catch those little moments and try to get pleasure from them...

Each one of us feel that rush when things happen just the way we like them or when we do something that we love ... for me such a tiny moment is when I wash my steel tins where I store my everyday tea and coffee making material i.e tea leaves, sugar and ground coffee...

 

I love to see them drying on my kitchen counter .. and then I love it when I refill them and keep them in their place ..

for those reading this it will be like a simple action which one does without giving a thought ..but for me its a part of my daily routine ( I remove one or the other steel vessel in the house and wash it ..) I have so many ... Here in India we store our food stuff in steel tins or dabba's as we call them...

Why don't we talk or at-least think of those little little moment that are a part of our day to day routine and which give us as much pleasure as a new diamond ring would right?

I have many such moments in a day which I search for ...

Making  my bed and dusting our room clean...

                                          (above picture is from a magazine)

Having my mid morning cup of tea without disturbance and in a nice pretty cup..

cooking something new and delicious which I am positive will be enjoyed by everyone...

organizing something everyday like a drawer or a shelf.

reading one of  my favorite magazine 

Can you tell me yours???

Daily routine...

My son's college reopened today and so does my normal routine..

Vacation over and hence the routine changes , I have to wake up early and pack  a wholesome lunch box for my dear son , I wont say have to but I want to or should I say would like to .. as I feel that the love and attention that goes into making a meal which our child has away from home is what makes him feel the warmth of home even when he is away from it...

A nice lunch box is something that I look forward to preparing ,if you read my other food blog love4cooking you will see what I mean , I always take put in a lot of thought and planning when I make a lunch box.. I have to pack 2 boxes for him one a light breakfast type and the other a little heavier which he can eat at lunch time...

Right now as the college has just began he will be having college only for half the normal time so he carries only on box...

You can always read my blogs and see when I post some of the lunch boxes that I pack for him...

Morning times are quite busy with lots to be done .. like loading the washing , drying folding, dusting (here we have lots of dust around and hence its a everyday job)..Plus I cook three full meals everyday and if you know Indian meals its a lot of cooking which takes up major time of my day...

Reading blogs is something that I have to do everyday its like a relaxation exercise for me.. I love reading blogs which you see on my sidebar...and also some which I discover new almost  everyday...

I love to read what other like minded bloggers do while at home and that's a real inspiration.. Its this inspiration that keeps me going makes me do things with renewed enthusiasm...

There is lot of other housework which forms a part of my daily routine like arranging , organizing etc

How can I forget something that I can never live without and that's reading or just going through my dear .. and huge. huge ..huge collection of magazines mainly interior and cooking...

I love listening to music and you will find my little transistor always playing in the background while I am drifting around doing all my chores... its my constant companion..

This is a little glimpse into my daily routine whats yours?