Garden 2011

Yup it's that time of the year where you love evening walks ... and you love working in your garden .. although I don't think I have a green thumb I am still doing a garden this year .. just because we had awesome tomatoes last year ...we did go a step further by planting little more and making our garden in the backyard ...

Here we have tomatoes seeds that sprouted last week ... I know I planted them so close .. but thats ok I think I am learning this year and next year it will be better

Check out the garden we started in back ... we have four variety of tomatoes seeds and cucumbers in there already ...


Our very low maintenance friend mint is happy already ....

and these are marigold that are sprouting .. I was hopping we will get come but lets see maybe they are still shy :)



and these are my favvvvv ...my mom planted coriander before she left for India and now they are almost ready ...can't wait to make chutney with mint and coriander ...

We also have 'Tori' seeds that sprouted I will take a pic soon and also will let you know what actually grew in our garden ....Are you guys starting a garden soon ?

Things I learnt

Inspired by this post from Artnlight: Things I learnt in 2010 .. I asked myself what did I learn ...nothing came striking at once .. but when the flashback started I did realize what a year it was ..so this post was best for me to start a new year ...

1. Forgive - It's ok to forgive when someone makes a mistake ..... what you get in return is priceless .... and when you look back at the issue you realize that it was not as big as it seemed.


2. Pray - Always have time to pray ...remember that almighty is always listening to you ...take a moment and say your prayers ...

3. Travel - If you can travel as many places as you can .. you never know if you will ever get a chance again or not ...if your body will allow you to walk on a trail or climb 50 steps ...if you can today go for it ..
4. Enjoy - everything around you ..the beauty in nature, the birds talking ..your home .. even if it needs some cleaning...an old t shirt that you wore in college .. you have two options either to enjoy them or not .. why not go with the first option ..


5. Guardian Angel -yes there are guardian angel all around you .. you just have to keep your eyes and ears open to see and listen to them ..you will see them as your friends and family .. you are blessed to have them in your life and they will be there when you need them .....


I am sure when you look back there are lots of things that you learnt or are Thankful for .. take a moment and make sure you think about them ... Wishing you all a very Happy New Year 11

Diwali pics

Diwali Wishes

Hope you all had a safe and happy Diwali .. We had a good time here with family and the wether getting a little chilly .... sweets turned out good, everything went as planned, house was all lit up and it smelled like festivity around .. I do miss India this time of the year but I am glad I got to spend this festival with my family ... Here are some snaps to show some decorative corners of my house .... Hope you like it ..

Diwali Corner

Lights are lit up in the backyard .. you can feel the cozy weather as the evening approaches ..mom making sweets and namkeen and house is super clean ..you feel the grace of almighty all around you ...yes its that time of the year that we wait for ...its Diwali ....

With as busy as I can be ..I am trying to find time and decorate the little Corner's of my house...I was able to do one this evening so thought to sit down and share with you all . I can't wait to light up the candles on Diwali night and take pictures again ...Ganesha on the entrance and candles so welcoming ..colors of fall and Diwali will surely welcome Lakshmi Ji and all the guest in our house ...

Count down to Diwali

* There are lots of things to be done in so little time ...was waiting for Halloween day to be over to decorate the house with Diwali lights ...so that starts tomorrow

* Clean the house - done ( I know I am surprised too )

* Shine up the silver - in progress

* Methai to decide - already decided to make Coconut Burfi, Kalakand and Rasgullas :)

* Fireworks - Already have from last years so we are good

* Gifts - for family and friends ..pretty much done...

*Pooja samagari- good to go

*Grocery shopping - pending...

* What to wear- still deciding

* Candle shopping-done

the list goes on.. I think I am kinda ready because of my parents being here as they are a big help in cleaning to cooking...It's gonna be a special one as mom dad are here and its Diwaliiiiiiiiiiii

Baby Shower

I had the pleasure of planning Baby Shower for My Sister -in-law ...We are so excited for them and can't wait to meet the new arrival ... I had so much fun looking for ideas and came across some really nice blogs. Trust me I don't know what we did without Google :)

Here are some snaps and details for the Decor

Entrance of the house welcome guest with Baby Shower sign ...

I was able to make the center piece using the stuff available at home ..some branches from backyard ..a garden pot...fabric flowers and print out of the word "Baby Girl" ...my sister-in -law decided to decorate this in baby's room .. I am so excited it part of my nieces room :)



Here is the food table ...I look a pink fabric and folded it as runner to keep the pink and white theme ..some wine glasses with pink ribbon wrapped around it to bring warmth to the room ...food labels hand made with baby feet punched in them ..some of the appetizers includes .. meat balls/spinach wrap/deviled eggs/cream puffs/mini-cheese-cake etc ...my fav was deviled eggs presentation ..instead of using a standard platter I tool soup spoons and served deviled eggs in that ...again use what you already have in the house :)

We also hung baby clothes to add to the decor .. invitation card was onsie so this decor connected the whole celebration. The clothes hanging were gift to mom -to-be

Some fresh pink flowers mom-to-be and blocks reading the work girl .. simple design that helped decorate the corners.

and last but not least the cake .. it was adorable..Sam's club did such a good job and it was very reasonable ...the baby on top was a keep sake for mom .. I think baby is adorable ..

Party favors cookies for the guest that read " Thanks for Showering Kim and Deepak with Sweetness" .. I will upload the picture soon for that .. Hope you enjoyed reading the blog and got some ideas for your parties coming up soon ....