Tulika, Author at Obsessivemom

18/07/201215/04/2017

Classic Remix

Look up Elizabeth – It’s makeover time

Now I know what cricketers mean when they say they’re ‘out of form’. Strange it is.. to not have the drive to do what you love and enjoy the most… for me it’s reading, blogging, exercising. No thrill in any of those these days. But more on that later.

What has brought me back here was an article I found in today’s papers. You can read it here…
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fifty-shades-of-grey-effect-classics-get-raunchy-makeover/975710/

Apparently classics like ‘Pride and Prejudice’, ‘Jane Eyre’ and ‘Wuthering Heights’ are set to get a “steamy makeover”. Blasphemy or what??? Oh well once upon a time I did find them a bit restrained and staid. However, that’s part of the old world charm of the books, isn’t it?

An Elizabeth who finds Mr Darcy ‘hot’…. is not the Elizabeth I know.

12/07/201215/04/2017

On the trampolin

Thursday Challenge : “MOVEMENT” (Dancing, Jumping, Running, Falling,…)

That’s baby Hrit on a trampolin at Mahabaleshwar

… and that’s an older Naisha on the same trampolin but so much more sure footed.

05/07/201215/04/2017

Bottoms Up

Thursday Challenge : BEVERAGES (Tea, Coffee, Wine, Beer, Water,…)

BANTA… Yum..

I stumbled upon the ‘banta’ after ages during a recent trip to Mussourie. I’m not sure how to describe it and so I’m letting Wikipedia do the needful… (I’d never imagined I’d find it on Wiki).

Banta is a lemon or orange-flavoured drink popular in India. It is available in a Codd-neck bottle, a heavy glass bottle in which a round marble seals the mouth of the bottle by the pressure of the contents, instead of a cap. The distinctive bottle has led to the drink also being called goli soda in some regions (goli = marble).

NJOY!

13/06/201215/04/2017

Back home

Dear blog,

Last we met I was packing my bags for Dehradun about a month ago. Yes I understand your concern at my long absence. No, I haven’t been in Dehradun all these days. I do understand how lost you would have felt with no one to look after you and get you your dose of posts. Now don’t be dramatic, you really weren’t in danger of imminent death.
Come on you know how it is in May and June.. what with the holidays, the reunions, the shopping, school reopening and the kids’ birthday I really did have my plate full. Those are NOT plain excuses. Give me a break. No, I wasn’t just shopping and chatting all the while. Even if I were, I’m in my city with my family just this one month each year. Yes of course you are family too but I really have been busy. Come on you know you’re important to me. Now stop sulking. Really, The Husband bears my absence so much better than you. What? He couldn’t have been celebrating. That’s a mean thing to say.
Will you stop smirking !!
Yes… well I’m sorry too. And I promise to you more posts… plenty of them. Thanks for being there. Muah!

Love
OM

27/05/201215/04/2017

When did they grow up?

When I got home late evening the other day……. the bed covers had been folded and put away
…. the sheets and pillows were laid out
…. the mosquito repellant had been switched on
…. the AC was switched on
…. the kids had changed into their nightsuits
and finally two pillows and a book were kept out ‘specially’ for me .. where I could sit and read.

… a surprise planned by the kids. Surprised I sure was … theyre growing up.

That’s Hrit demonstrating how I’m supposed to sit and read