MAGAZINE DEAL......

On the weekend I was in Pune , I went to a big mall which had a fabulous book store and what I see when I go there YAY!!!!! There was a 50% sale going on , I visited this book stall for a very first time and to see that sale sign made my mood go on a real high swing...

This deal on foreign magazines was something that was too too good to miss... They were selling some British publication magazine which are normally exorbitantly priced at a very low Rs 50/- because they were all past copies i.e year 2008 and 2009 copies which were not sold out and so in best condition (I think its the price that stops us in India from buying it).

 Whenever I buy magazine they will be either cooking magazines or something concerned with home and interiors ..
I found a stash of HOMES AND GARDENS  which were absolutely new and clean ( I don't like to read magazines which are tempered and are not clean when you touch or handle them, it just takes out the satisfaction of reading a good magazine..) 
Hence the pleasure of receiving a new magazine in your hand through your courier guy and the smell of the fresh pages of unopened magazine hummm... heaven....
But , but these where as good as new only the fresh smell was missing but they were crisp and untouched.. WOW WHAT A DEAL!!! I got 8 of these for myself.. and have opened and reading only 1 , so that I can savor , devour them one by one at my own leisure when I have the time to myself .

I have a corner in my home where i sit (on the floor ... yes on the floor next to the cupboard where i have these magazines piled up... and read them a little at a time... ) These place is my space where I sit only for going through my big big and really big stash of magazines and enjoy them to my hearts content its a real relaxation mantra for me...
I read my magazines at a very leisurely pace, Now I have 8 but i will take my own sweet time I dont rush into them , I want them to last for ever and ever and then I read them again and again over the years ..
As I read I dream I actually go into the place where the shot or photo is taken and imagine it in my mind's eye.. and I can feel how it must be feeling to the owners... wheww.... 


 This issue had this great article on blue and white decoration I just loved the photos and want to share them with you....

look at that lovely blue bedspread or quilt in the first picture above . Its got an Indian touch and print and so good with white...

These blue tiles look wonderful In the kitchen right?

How do you like the white and blue scheme ? does anyone out there have this colour scheme in your home please put in a line and we all can have a look...

 

LITTLE MORE OF PUNE FOR YOU....

I LITTLE MORE OF PUNE PHOTOS WHICH I CLICKED FOR YOUR PERUSAL.......

We clicked some snaps here outside this above shop which is very famous in Pune for its BHAKARWADI , AND AMBEWADI one being a savory item and other being a sweet thing.. Both the items are very famous will upload the pictures tomorrow , you could see people queuing up here for the sweet modak and pedhas too...

There were many vendors selling fruits and vegetables here , 

  

 

 
I found this person selling guavas to be very interesting with the way he has arranged his fruit on the basket on his bicycle....

SOME GREAT LOOKING HOUSES AROUND THE PLACE , SOMETHING THAT WE DO NOT GET THE PRIVILEGE TO SEE IN OUR MUMBAI....

I LOVE THE ABOVE GREEN HOUSE......

OUR LITTLE TRIP TO PUNE.....

We were in Pune over the weekend , Its a city which is just 3 hours drive from Mumbai the place I live. 

 
I went there on the occasion of GANESH CHATURTI a festival of lord GANESHA, Pune is a place where this utsav or festival was first started and people still celebrate it with the same fervor and gaiety .

for more details on this festival read this site here .

Its so wonderful to get the feel of a place especially when the festivities are on , you see people walking on the road with things required at home for the celebration, you could see stalls selling Lord Ganesha murti's or Idols..

I loved this above Ganapati Idol... There was so much rush around the place that I could not click more pictures than what I have, It was also getting very dark and so clicking pictures was getting all the more difficult.

 I somehow managed to park my car in such a way that it would not disturb the devotees who had all eyes and senses for the lord.
I stood at a distance to click this photos , I had to zoom the pictures in order to click them so please excuse the quality.

NEW CUTE CUTE MUGS

I admit I have a weakness for mugs , How much ever I might try not to buy them I almost always buy them when I see something bright and cute, It just invites me to buy it...

I was at my brothers house this Sunday and I had about an hour after lunch and before leaving for  my home.

My hubby loves his afternoon nap and wont trade it for anything in the world , I knew that he would have his lunch and go for his much-loved afternoon nap. Now I had about an hour before he gets up and is ready to leave (He does not like waiting....)

There is this great shop next to my brothers house which has some good stuff and as the festival season has started upcoming shops always stock up on some nice festive looking stuff.

So taking this opportunity (after peeping in and making sure that my hubby is sleeping.... Hey he does not like it that i waste my time on mind less shopping.. Its ok with him if I go for some reason and then spend some extra time there , but going just for the fun of it without having anything on the agenda is a big NO NO for him....)

I spent about 30 Min's there (most of my time is spent in the kitchen ware section ) as i love buying things connected to the kitchen.

I found this great looking mugs which I had been waiting very long for i.e polka dot mugs which have to look attractive..

They caught my attention and I just could not leave the shop without buying them.. There were 4 different types but  I bought only 3.

Aren't they cute... I just cant take my eyes of the red one with white polka dots and smile every-time I see that mug on my kitchen counter . I feel good that I did buy it as I gave a lot of thought before buying these mugs as space is a real constraint and where to keep them is a big problem ( I will make space and place for these beauties in my little home).

I never had mugs with a red and white combination and I thing they are lovely...