When I read this poem in school it evoked an imagery. When I taught it to my students – it kindled a wish to once see this in person. Loveliest of trees, the cherry now by A. E. HOUSMAN Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about…
Month: March 2019
Dol – Holi – down the memory lane
Today’s post is not a typical food or travel related post. It’s more of reliving some fleeting memories, talking about myself , a little bit of my childhood . I guess these are bits and parts, that makes me. Usually Dol was the bengalis’ version and Holi was celebrated a day later by the Hindi…
In the mood for a Mediterranean meal
Last two days I had probably dreamt of falafal and similar other dishes each time my eyelids met each other. I had been thinking of Doner Kebabs too. The weather being amazing today (almost 22°C while Bangalore showed 21°C) we saw most of our neighbors coming out for a walk , skating , etc. We…
And the clock struck 0300 !
Ever since I joined the millennial work force , I heard often of the term #daylightsaving. What it meant to us then : in the month of November , from a certain Monday the work which probably used to start at 4.30 pm will now start at 5.30 p.m. by IST. In the following years,…
Añejo – our ‘première’ NYC brunch experience
A cousin of ours was visiting New York City for her work. When I asked her , what can we do together when we meet , she popped the idea of a NYC brunch ! While I am here for a little over 5 months, but I definitely don’t know this city , the way…
Taboo is good – at least in this case (I am talking about the word game)
Week 21 highlights : I have started going to the French Institute : Alliance Francaise. I have visited the Alliance Francaise, in each city I have called home , or stayed for sometime. I just don’t know why it took my almost 4.5 months to visit this one. It just did not occur to me….
Avrils Food Journee 