Cambridge University has always sounded to me like an exclusive place reserved only for people who are extraordinary and exceptional. Like one has to be particularly phenomenal to be allowed to enter through the University’s Trinity Great Gate. Like one has to be a Stephen …
My love for Pixar Animation Studios is an open affair and anyone who knows anything about me knows at least that. There was a time when I was in awe of Pixar and almost blinded by Luxo Jr (the desk lamp that jumps upon the …
The best time to collect pine cones is in autumn. Especially if you want to collect good-sized nicely-opened ones. And I missed collecting them at that time. So when I decided to make these pom pom pine cones Christmas ornaments, I could only think of …
We made these Stick Star Outdoor Christmas Ornaments for a tree dressing event we were going to have at our local park today. The ornaments are rather simple and therefore I was planning not to write much about them. I reckoned I would wrap this …
It was the very same day that I saw the very same video repeating over and over on almost every social media channel. WhatsApp? Yes. Facebook? Yes. Twitter? Yes. Instagram? Yes. I am talking about the same video which even got many celebrities interested. The …
What I love London most for is how it brings out the curious child in me. With the city bustling with museums and galleries, it’s hard not to enter one and get lost in the story it offers. Even without us realising it, Little B …
A child going to a school in London has weeks of holidays. There is no dearth of school holidays in India as well, but most of those holidays are sporadic, one here and one there. Here, the holidays come in bundle. A school academic year …
While shifting to London last year, we packed Little B’s Lego blocks in Ziplocs. Once we were here, every time Little B wanted to play with the blocks, she got irritated because she was often unable to find the pieces she was looking for. She …
TeAfter quite an eventful December, we went into hibernation in January. It got colder and we stepped out of the house for absolutely necessary stuff like Mr B for work or Little B for school or I for running errands. However last weekend, we told …
As soon as Halloween was done, the shops got rid of all the grey and black stuff they were selling and instead started stocking themselves up with things that were red and green and gold. Suddenly, Christmas was in the air. Many of the items …