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Garden & Pets
April 2, 2017

Sunday harvest: greens – amaranthus

Amaranthus are easy to grow and require well-drained soil. They thrive well in hot summer. The only pest that, I need to keep an eye on would be grasshoppers. Harvest the leaves before it starts flowering. I’ve two varieties – Green and Red Amaranth. They are rich source of Manganese. When…

Garden & Pets
March 12, 2017

Sunday harvest: shallots & ginger

Here comes the scorching heat!! It is set to last until the end of May. Today, I spent most of the time at my garden in building trellis for the tomato plants. Ginger plant and shallots leaves almost dried off. Take a look at – How to grow onions at home? Though…

Garden & Pets
January 29, 2017

Revamping the garden – create a compost pile!!

Every year, January appears to be an ideal month to revamp the garden. In 2015, it was the catastrophic flood and last year it was the disastrous cyclone that destroyed the garden. On 12th Dec of 2016, Cyclonic storm ‘Vardha’ ravaged the city of Chennai with a wind speed of 120kmph.…

Lounge
January 28, 2017

Jallikattu – revolution of 2017

History never fails to surprise you!! Pre-Independence freedom movements read in the History glorifies every spirited freedom fighters… Almost after 69 years of Independence, a massive revolutionary movement out-broke in Tamil Nadu to revoke the ban on Jallikattu. Jallikattu-Revolution of 2017 would be etched in the Indian History. Marina –…

Garden & Pets
January 24, 2017

How to grow shallots from bulbs

Have you ever thought on how to grow shallots from bulbs? After a year into gardening, I found Shallots are easy to grow. Well drained soil and sunny place are sufficient for its growth. They don’t require much of water as they thrive well in arid conditions. Almost all my…

Garden & Pets
January 8, 2017

How to protect the Christmas tree from your pet

I kept wondering on how ornaments from the Christmas tree fall often. He finds it attractive to see the colorful danglers in the tree. He sits for a while and comes around to grab it on. Before I set the tree, he almost chomped three of the baubles from the…

Lounge
December 2, 2016

A year ago – historic rainfall stranded Chennai…

Life is full of unexpected surprises…You never know what will happen tomorrow! Dec 2, 2015 – The city came to a halt.. Incessant rain brought Chennai to standstill! Dec 12.01.2015: Despite the rain, I booked a ride and left to work at 3:30 in the noon. Riding through the water…

Garden & Pets
November 13, 2016

Rain lilies…monsoon rains are on the way…

Rush Hours!! It’s half past twelve… It’s time to pack my bags and rush to get the cab. A five minute delay would end up waiting for an hour for next cab. I boarded the cab and it’s just thirty minutes drive to home. The day ended well! I start…

Lounge
October 30, 2016

Memories lights up joy…

Loud crackers, traditional sweets, colorful rangolis, lined up diyas remind me of the celebration of Diwali. It’s a week-long preparation! From buying new dresses to rice mill tours, scheduling it besides work to keep the festive spirit alive with a dash of tradition, is quite fascinating ! Surely, I must…