Friends,
I would like to share my favourite tradition in sourashtra wedding.The groom side gifts the bride with all the items needed by her in the new place in a suitcase on the wedding day.It is termed as "samsazha pedi".Pedi means box and the term indicates a box giving to bride from the groom.
Here comes the exciting part.The items can be categorized into the basic necessary items,must be items and others.
The following were the items i got
Must be items : Turmeric,kumkum,Yellow...

MOMMY BRAIN

It’s a known fact that every human being has a powerful brain, until I discovered "Mommy brain" which can be the sharpest when needed and blank at times. Not all are born with a motherly instinct. But the birth of a child gives birth to a mom too.


Coming to the topic, the brain of a new born mom is fuzzy, days and night filled with diaper change, feeding and tiredness. I used to be embarrassed, when I used...

Well friends..I am sure in some phase of a women's life,we all must have faced the existence of unwanted,itchy friends and struggled to get rid of them.The art of catching them is tricky ,before the birth of specialized shampoos.Did you guess..Yes i am talking about the lice that resides on the scalp.
I can vividly remember the days when my mom used to sit on a stool and myself on the floor to look out for the head lice and destroy them.They used to be in different shapes and sizes-...

Wondering whats it about..its "Karunanidi kari masal" a spice powder with a unique name,very popular in madurai.
I heard about this during one of the cooking session with my MIL.I was very much amused with the name and wanted to have a look at it.All the years before,my mom always make garam masal at home ,so this one raised my curiosity to see this store brought masala ,which was much raved about by my extended family.At that time my Mil did not have in stock.
Initial...

Calendar,One of the integral part of one's life has seen huge changes from the day born till date.I would like to share some things about me and calendar.
I love to get new calendar during the year end and place it in my desk.My dad used to get loads and loads of calendars and planners..and i keep my favourite ones and others gift to friends and relatives.Chubby babies,natural scene,medical advertisement,glamorous ladies,Diety photos,with proverbs are few categories.every room in our house...