Holidays & Observances: Imbolc

For all the posts in this Holidays & Observances series, go here. Prologue: I have been meaning to write a series about Holidays and Observances that we (my family and friends) follow in both India (my birth country) and USA (my adopted country). This series is dedicated to those. On a side note, perhaps IContinue reading “Holidays & Observances: Imbolc”

Destination: Adventure 10a – Ice Castle

For all posts about the adventures and one of a kind bucket list items, click here. Verdictum: Truly magical land, felt like Princess Anna visiting her sister Princess Elsa’s Winter Wonderland. In 2022, I took a visit up the Ice Castle in North Woodstock, New Hampshire with a friend. This was a magical land weContinue reading “Destination: Adventure 10a – Ice Castle”

Imagine-Art: Sitar – Flavors of India

For posts on all Murals, Sculptures and Artwork I have come across, go here. Prologue: I am always amazed at imagination that artists use various colors to bring to life on a wall. And so also that they create with any kind of metal. These are some of those murals, sculptures and any kind ofContinue reading “Imagine-Art: Sitar – Flavors of India”

Cinema Slueth – Baby Face

For review of all movies starring Barbara Stanwyck, go here. Stars: 5 / 5 Recommendation:  The cast is exceptional, brings out the social ladder success some have by betting everything even their own soul. It is a very fascinating film with explicit pre-Code melodrama completely overpowered by Stanwyck’s blazing performance Prologue: This series follows moviesContinue reading “Cinema Slueth – Baby Face”

Wild Paradise: Firefly Magic

For all the posts in the Wild Paradise Series, go here. Have you seen a field filled with fireflies? And did you ever catch them on your camera? Last year we went to a Firefly Walk in a Firefly Sanctuary here in Connecticut when we got to spend more than an hour watching these luminousContinue reading “Wild Paradise: Firefly Magic”

Cinema Slueth – Jeopardy

For review of all movies starring Barbara Stanwyck, go here. Stars: 5 / 5 Recommendation:  A psychological thriller by a master craftsman, with equally talented actors giving the story more life making the horror all believable. Prologue: This series follows movies of Barbara Stanwyck. I have gained a certain fascination for her as she remindsContinue reading “Cinema Slueth – Jeopardy”

Strange Oddities and Peculiar Pretties: Very Large Whisk

For all posts about the wonderful and weird surprising stuff I did or saw, click here. Now that we know that the huge cup I found in Ottawa was in reality a huge bowl, Lord Stanley’s Gift Monument to be precise, I am guessing this whisk hanging on to the door of a store inContinue reading “Strange Oddities and Peculiar Pretties: Very Large Whisk”

Holidays & Observances: Jaya Ekadasi

For all the posts in this Holidays & Observances series, go here. Prologue: I have been meaning to write a series about Holidays and Observances that we (my family and friends) follow in both India (my birth country) and USA (my adopted country). This series is dedicated to those. On a side note, perhaps IContinue reading “Holidays & Observances: Jaya Ekadasi”