A Babbler's Brain Dump
The street leading to Mahim Dargah is a foodie's paradise. From bhatiyaras selling flavorful biryanis and luscious kebabs, bakeries wafting with aroma of fresh baked breads and pavs and naans, carts loaded with tastebuds-tickling tamarind and berries tossed in salt and a sprinkle of dry spices, to stalls of chaats and burgers and shwarmas and... Continue Reading →
May this harvest season bring you abundant prosperity, positivity, hope and happiness...
Fairy lights on winter nights, He sleighed down my chimney tonight; Reindeer, holiday cheer, Merry Christmas, all far and near 🎅 🦌☃️🌠🎄🎀
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Ever seen a crow couple?That's Kai and his sweetheart. Kai and I are friends for a year now. Every morning he drops by for snacks. It gladdens me that he's no more afraid of this human, for now he pecks from my hand right till the last bit. What I've come to understand about... Continue Reading →
A shade of Mama Nature or her expression of fury?! In her tongue she warns... "Stop messing with me." Fireworks and roaring thunder, winds and whipping rain; two weeks into October, the season of harvest. Mutiny and mayhem of life, property and food. But monsoon isn't ready to take its leave just yet. Mumbai hasn't... Continue Reading →
Eid Mubarak to all our dear Muslim friends... Yesterday was Eid Milad-un-Nabi, also the night of Sharad Poornima. What a beautiful coincidence! To be honest, I had never heard of this Eid until yesterday. Until I witnessed this... hundreds and hundreds of people on trucks, in beautifully decorated autos, on bikes, pedestrians waving the Islamic... Continue Reading →
Powder dusted skies stretch till infinity, ginormous tufts settle on the wings of winds. Where they're headed, they know not. Mindless wanderers...
It's pelting down outside. Thundering and lightening have made a rare but dramatic appearance of this season. I'm grappled with sore throat and that's my tea boiling away.I'm not a tea fanatic. Therefore, when I make one for myself, I add a world of herbs to it. That way it doesn't taste like the usual... Continue Reading →
Natasha Gracious 