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Tag: plinky prompts

  • A Case of Buyer's Remorse

    Men Shopping for Clothing Accessories A recent purchase that I regret It very rarely happens since I am not the shopping kind. My usual spurges are on books books and more books, if the book I bought is a boo, then I gift it off on the next birthday that pops up or donate it…

  • weather-be.

    The perfect weather is always there, its us who are not upto appreciating it. Autum Leaves What does a perfect weather mean to me? The perfect weather depends on the mood, though I am not very fond of the scorching heat. Like waking at day break when the Usha (I like this poetic rendering from Usha suktam) spreads…

  • The trivia hoader.

    collecting scalps was not my forte but I did go through the path stamps, coins, greeting cards, and have finally settled for Agatha Christie and Asterix. agatha christie collections.. well i went through various ones. Though scalps were never on collectible list, memories are no doubt there. There were stamps for a while, when uncle Raja gifted…

  • scents of the past

    whiff of memory Fragrance Lake sense of smell is great. One fragrance that stays with me is the fragrances of sandalwood sachet. My maternal grandmother Parwati was a no nonsense person. Yet she always had a small indulgence she would. place small sachet  between her sari’s this gave a mild fragrance to them. this stayed through out the day. we…

  • weekdays-holidays-birthdays

    it’s not the birthday per say but the people who celebrate it that make it special. Birthday Cake – Candles When my daughter was about 2yrs she always insisted that the days in the week Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday and Birthday. Our neighbors 3yr old would tell my daughter that she would hide her birthday so that…

  • writing on the paper

    describing my handwriting just bricks in the wall if my handwriting was a font it would be called confused. there are times when I write a neat beautiful italic hand, while sometimes it crawls diagonally on my sheet with the “rs” reveresed. There also times when I do write a running hand. Whatever the handwriting…