Four middle aged women of different backgrounds on wheel! A journey of self exploration and mutual understanding and support.
Women on Wheels (Day 1)
Going out with friends let you be yourself , while going with family do not let you leave your role in the family. This was my first trip with friends in last 35 years. I totally enjoyed and rejuvenated myself.
Quinoa – The Superfood
Quinoa pronounced as kinuwa has recently been acknowledged as “superfood”. Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a pseudocereal, as this grain isn’t from grasses like wheat and rice. Quinoa is the seed of Chenopodium quinoa and is closely related to bathua which is Chenopodium album (goosefoot).These gluten free seeds are rich in proteins, vitamin B, dietary minerals and fibers….
Jai Bholenath
It’s Maha Shivratri today. This is the only fast I keep whenever I can. This year I am fasting. I have a certain affinity to Bholebaba. It’s an old story. Whenever I recollect it, I have goosebumps. It was early eighties.I had just passed out my M.Sc – Physics and was back home. Immediately after…
Ambarsariya
I am here at Beas , Panjab at Radha Swami Satsang , Beas , at my father-in-law’s home on my annual visit. I have been coming to this place now for more than 30 years. I have read about the developments around Golden Temple. It was mentioned that it’s being developed on the lines of…
Running for Health- You can Even Start @ 50.
I had shifted to a new neighbourhood in NCR, where we had constructed our first house. We were young couple with very young children then. Middle aged Sharma’s lived just opposite our bunglow. Mrs. Sharma was a healthy middle aged woman, who was leaving no stone unturned to take care of her family of five….
Resolution / No Resolution for 2019
Every new year brings in the festive fervour all around social media, print media and actual social interactions about the “new year resolutions”. After few days , a new paradigm is heard – “promises and resolutions are made to be broken”. I am on “no resolution” resolution 🙂 this year but will definitely list some…
Satvik 2018
SATVIK Traditional Food Festival by Srishti in Ahmedabad has reached an iconic status. It provides a platform to expose city dwellers to our traditional local rustic foods and allied organic products. I have been a regular since I shifted to the city in 2013. Every year, its growing in terms of offerings and management. I…
Ahmedabad Food Bloggers Meet @Baraco Sizzler
It all started by a message on Instagram of “dil-vich_foodie“. Few messages were exchanged on Insta and then we shifted to whatsapp. The foodie at heart ( dil-vich-foodie) turns out to be Priti Gupta and the conversation was about the blogger’s meet she is organising. Since I am free on Sunday, I confirm my presence…
Bengaluru to Ahmedabad – By Train
I and RB had gone to Bengaluru on a family mourning in early hours of 6th December by an Air India flight. I was to come back on 8th by train after the fourth day havan for the departed soul. We booked our return via train, as it was very reasonable ( 1/4th of the…