By nature, I am not an early riser, neither is my husband. On the other hand, my Father in law can rise really early, especially if we have to go for sight seeing. Whenever we go out as a family,…
Orange Crush – the sun in a cup
Category: Leisure Pockets
Home is not always work. That’s the main reason why I have this website. This corner is to discuss the myraids of ways that we can and do spend the ‘my time’.
6 Ways to Make Your Yard More Welcoming
There are few things more relaxing than having a beautiful yard to walk out to. We spend a lot of time and attention making our home a comfortable place to live inside. However, the outdoors can be equally livable and…
Marble House, Newport RI
The imposing, magnificent mansions of Newport Beach are a sight to behold. Built in 1800s, most of them are a testament to the power of new money that symbolized the rise of United States of America and its new…
Fragments – exquisite collection of fine jewelry
For over 30 years, Fragments© has been an industry resource, an arbiter of style and a top expert in the fashion jewelry field. Founded in 1984 by artist, innovator and fashion designer Janet Goldman, Fragments has made a unique place for…
Las Vegas – Toasting New Year in Style!
I have been MIA lately and for a good reason. I was on vacation! It was a rip across the coast – the icy East coast to beautiful warm and sunny West coast. It was a whirlwind trip, with barely…
Niagara Falls – wordless wonder
Niagara Falls has been a favorite destination of ours for the last decade or so, and it never gets old. It never fails to awe you. It’s majestic. Ethereal. The gossamer quality of its flow over the edge is…
Slow cooked crock-pot lamb short-ribs – “And the mountains echoed” book review.
If I like a book, really, really, really like it, then my clock will cease to exist until I have gleaned every word from its pages. If I don’t read a book in one sitting, it might mean that I…
Footprints of the Blizzard
Impressions…………
Happy New Year!!!!
It’s snowing. Beautiful white puffed up flurries all over the place. It looks pristine, white, gorgeous. May this New Year bring prosperity, happiness and love all around. May this year wash away the unpleasant and bring in the beautiful for…
Payesh (Rice Pudding) and Happy Diwali!
Have you ever heard of Diwali? We Indians kind of go bonkers over this festival. You can call it our Christmas. We clean houses, paint them new, dress them with beautiful lights. We pray to Goddess ‘Lakshmi’ for prosperity and…
Happy Halloween and Hazelnut Chocolate Nutella Bon Bons
“Sandy’ badgered us for 14 hours straight. However, the actual wind gusts and incessant rains didn’t really bother us as much as I had thought it would. It was like any other normal storm, only that it lasted for…
Raspberry Kahlua Mascarpone Cheese Pie with Hazelnut Sauce Topping
I have been trying to post about this pie for three days now. However, a long weekend, an official trip preparation for hubby, fighting the fall pile up of leaves, some very important errands, shopping and watching movies moved this…
I won! Food Photography lessons learned and an exotic rose drink
I hope you all had a terrific weekend. For me, it was fabulous. Not only did I get to have some truly relaxing and quality time at home with hubs, kids and my K9 companions, but also my…
A dislocated ride and Homemade fries
Twenty minutes into the Water Park, my husband dislocated his shoulder. Rewind. Charlie’s swim lesson adventures from her blog Hotly Spiced made me revisit an incident that happened when my younger son was about 3 years old. He…
Another crock pot gem – BBQ Baby Back Ribs
Recently, I was featured on GoNannies.com’s post on best kid friendly crock pot recipes on the web. Say, ‘Wow!’ ;p I am on a crock pot roll. I invested some 40 odd dollars in a big, beautiful looking…