Hello and Happy Tuesday! Hope you had a good long weekend. Ours was mostly low key as it’s been a rainy stormy weekend around here. So it was kind of nice to actually get out of the house and go some where we could get dressed up. We met our cousins to celebrate the Indian harvest festival of Shankranthi, also called Pongal among South Indian Tamilians.
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Celebrating Diwali at Vijay and Priya’s 2022
Celebrating our daughter and her new husband’s first Diwali as husband and wife. This was the special celebration we had at Vijay and Priya’s home (husband’s parents) in the couple’s honor.
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Celebrating Diwali with Family and Friends 2022 🪔
Hello Hello! Happy Diwali 🪔!! Today is Diwali the Indian Festival of Lights which is observed all over India in the fall. Diwali is the most significant Indian festival that venerates the power of Good over Evil. Happy Diwali to all of you who celebrate it 🪔 🪔 🪔 !
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Celebrating Navratri with Family 2022
Hello and Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Good? Relaxing? Ours was fun and busy meeting family for our Indian festival of Navratri.
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Our Daughter Got Married!
Hello hello! How is your August going? Good? Ready for school to start? I know it’s been a while since I last shared something. You see things have been crazy busy. My daughter got married in early August!
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A very special Rakshabandan 2022
The Indian festival of Rakshabandan – the festival celebrating sibling love was observed in mid August. This year we had a very special celebration as family had flown in from all over the world (UK and Kenya) to attend our daughter’s wedding in early August – and these cousins for the first time in 30 years got to tie the rakhi (string bracelet) on each other in person. Who knows when this opportunity will come again!
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Soup, Salad, Sandwich. Lunch with friends
Hello and Happy Monday! Hope you had a good weekend. Around here our weather was pleasant in the 70s, perfect spring like weather. I mostly had a relaxing weekend but also managed to sneak in a couple of fun events.
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Spring Lunch at Babita’s Celebrating the Festival of Vishu
All things spring are being celebrated in April from Easter to Indian spring festivals such as Holi, Ugadi, Tamil New Year and in the Southern state of Karela the celebration known as Vishu.
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Celebrating Tamil New Year at Uma and Nando’s
Happy mid-April! Today is is the day many Indians in the southern states celebrate as their New Year. This past Saturday my cousins Uma and Nando hosted a New year lunch to celebrate spring and for all good fortune.
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Twins Turn 20 & Favorite Dishes
Hello and Happy Saturday! Today I wanted to share with you my twins favorite dishes in celebration of their birthday this week. They turned 20! I can’t believe it!!
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