this has turned out to be a beautiful sunday, with the first snowfall of the season just starting now outside my window ! as i write, th...

tomorrow is the indian festival of pongal, or makar sankranti. astrologically, is it considered to mark the movement of sun into capricorn,...

this is a photo of my coin bank that i took back in 2012, when it was almost full... ( it is shaped like an old red british  pillar box ...

this is that awkward phase - where saying 'last year' seems so odd, it being so recent - and yet we come to terms with the reality ...

today being the first monday of the year, i thought it wouldn't be a good idea to put it off :) this mug was gifted to me la...

and so here it is, the last monday of the year. theres a lot about this year that i'd like to forget, but one of the few things that i...

what could be better today than some wonderful vintage christmas cards - here are some four of them... i've linked the sources below e...