Every year I host a Spring Garden Ladies Lunch for all my girlfriends. It’s usually in late April or May depending on when the flowers are blooming at their peak. Continue reading Spring Garden Ladies Lunch
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Celebrating Diwali 2015
The name says it all. Celebrating Diwali with friends and family. Here are the pics.
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Diwali Dinner, 2014
Not everyone could come on the same day for our Diwali party in 2014, so we hosted two dinners over two weekends. Here are the pictures from those two parties. Here are the pictures.
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Summer Garden Ladies Evening
In the summer of 2008 I hosted a Summer Garden Ladies Evening. I wanted to give all my lady friends a chance to get dressed up and come hang out in the garden. But I also wanted them to just enjoy themselves and just be served. After thinking about this for a while I came up with the idea of asking the guys (mostly husbands of the ladies coming) if they would be willing to be waiters and servers and bartenders for the evening. The guys were thrilled to be surrounded by so many ladies and happily agreed!! It was a fun filled evening with drinks, food, plenty of laughter and good cheer. Continue reading Summer Garden Ladies Evening
Our First Spring Garden Ladies Lunch
2014 is the first year I hosted a Spring Garden Ladies Lunch in our new home in Los Gatos. We moved a year earlier but it took me a year to get the garden updated to my liking. Don’t get me wrong; the garden in this property is what sold me on the home! Continue reading Our First Spring Garden Ladies Lunch
Birthday Celebration in the Garden
In the summer of 2014 Hitesh and the girls hosted a birthday celebration for me in the garden. Here are pictures from that event. Continue reading Birthday Celebration in the Garden
French Press Tea Anyone?
You’ve all seen the French press, it’s everywhere now. If you are a coffee connoisseur, I’m sure you have a French press. It’s supposed to be the best coffee gadget to bring out the delicate coffee flavor. What I didn’t know is that it can also be used to brew tea. Continue reading French Press Tea Anyone?
A French Inspired Vegetarian Picnic Dinner. Celebrating Rakshabandan
Every year my cousins Mahesh and Nando and their families are invited for Rakshabandan dinner at our home. We started the tradition of celebrating Rakshabandan over a decade ago. It usually falls in the late summer so we try to have dinner outside giving us an opportunity to enjoy the cool evening with drinks and dinner. Continue reading A French Inspired Vegetarian Picnic Dinner. Celebrating Rakshabandan