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Jan11

Daily Prompt: 32 Flavors!

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There is nothing more appetizing than an ice cream to placate your sweet craving. I simple love ice creams and the reason I couldn’t skip today’s Daily Prompt.

 “Vanilla, chocolate, or something else entirely?”

Although you can never go wrong with vanilla and chocolate ice creams but being more of a chocolate person I always end up with chocolate.

My absolute favorites are:

1. The Strawberry Passion from Cold Stone Creamery. It’s a red velvet cake with strawberry ice cream which melts in your mouth leaving you wanting for more. (Pic from the net)

strawberry passion2. Another one of their signature creations is a Chocolate Devotion ice cream made of Chocolate ice cream, chocolate chips, brownie and fudge. And of course the waffle cone makes it taste even better.  (Pic from the net)

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3. But it’s the Lemon & Triple Ginger Snaps from Trader Joe’s that never leaves my freezer. If you are in US and live in close proximity of Trader Joe’s then you should try it out! Scrumptiously delicious :-)

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Dec22

Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise!

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Surprise is the theme for this week’s Photo Challenge and this is what surprised me today:-

For a day forecasted with 80% chance of showers, we got lucky with sunshine for most of it. A pleasant surprise indeed. And I always love it when the mighty sun has to put up a fight with the clouds to coexist, especially during the cold, rainy winters. Keep up the fight, Sun! :-)

And for what’s it worth:-

 Life itself is a lovely surprise

Full of memorable moments

With a few bumps here and there

If there’s any solace

It’s that in the end

It all works out

Go ahead

Live it

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Dec15

Weekly Photo Challenge: Delicate!

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Delicate is the theme for this week’s Photo Challenge and this is my interpretation.

I consider the parent child relationship to be the most delicate. As a parent, you can nurture them with love and affection and advise them to choose the right path or misguide them into oblivion. You can create the strongest bond or live like strangers under the same roof.

The choice is solely ours!

“Romance fails us and so do friendships, but the relationship of parent and child, less noisy than all the others, remains indelible and indestructible, the strongest relationship on earth.”    – Theodore Reik

Dec12

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Reds and Greens!

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I loved clicking for this challenge. It’s amazing how many different things you can find when you start looking for specific colors. And I didn’t have to venture out at all. If anything, my home is full of reds and greens I’ve realized! :-)

This post is inspired by Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Reds and Greens.

Made something with the red and green blocks I had at home! :-)

1Some of the artificial flowers in my home.

2Few of the ornaments that adorn our Christmas tree.

3Well, I saw a red bell pepper in my refrigerator and thought it deserves to be shot! :-)

4Pitcher in which I’ve kept flowers.

5Futon in one of the rooms we have.

6Bag Clips.

8Oil Bottle in my kitchen.

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Dec6

Daily Prompt: Slash and Burn!

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Daily Post took me down the memory lane today.

“Write 500 words on any topic you like. Now remove 250 of them without changing the essence of your post.”

When I was in school, I always stood out from the rest. Unfortunately for my parents, it had nothing to do with my grey cells, as much with my height. It disheartened me because I never liked getting any undue attention.

I was a prankster and notoriety was my middle name. And even though I used to be a back bencher I still was pretty noticeable, which only landed me in much trouble with my teachers. I changed school almost every two years, luckily not because of my mischievous behavior but because of father’s postings. And every time I hoped not to be the tallest girl in my class. It remained one of those many unfulfilled dreams in school. Sigh.

Fast forward to present time, I live a life of extreme contradiction where I am so comfortable with my height that I flaunt it with high heels. I couldn’t be gladder that it makes me look tall and stand out. Such is my affair with heels today that I can write a post about it.

I guess I got accustomed to being tall and made peace with it. I don’t remember much of that gradual transformation though. I think I caved because I realized that I could either accept it or grudge it but can’t leave it.

Now when I look back, I only laugh at myself for being so immature and silly. Reminisce and tell me about one anecdote from your past which makes you laugh so hard today?

* Pic is from the net.
Nov29

Daily Prompt: Audience of One!

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Picture the one person in the world you really wish were reading your blog. Write her or him a letter.

Daily Prompt has popped a question for me and although it was a tough decision to choose between Santa Claus and my 2.5 year old daughter, it’s the latter who won in a heartbeat. And I do know she cannot read any of this now but I hope someday she does and until then I’ll keep modifying it! :-)

My dearest Ladybug,

They say life is a journey and in this journey comes along people that change you and your life dramatically. Of course for good. For you I’d say, although you came along in my life but I’m proud I played a teeny role in creating you. You are the God’s gift that I’d always be thankful for. The day you were born everyone was ecstatic and welcomed you with open arms. Suddenly we had this over burst of energy and happiness that knew no bounds and holding you in my arms made me realize what it feels like to be a mother. In these past 2.5 years, we’ve both learnt and grown so much together.

It is so true when they say that you get a second chance on your childhood through your kid. I’m beginning to see a new world through your eyes and deriving pleasure from activities that I had long forgotten. You teach me every day what unconditional love truly means. You are at such a tender age and already turning out to be independent in making your choices. Like the other day when I was taking out the clothes for you to wear, you were so upset and ended up deciding what you’d want to wear. As years go by, I know I may not agree with you and your choices all the times, especially during your teens, but know this that I’d always have your best interest in mind.

Trust me when I say not everything is hunky-dory all the time. There are days when you are extremely difficult to handle and throw tantrums and our bond is tested but we sail through and come around as strong as ever. I can only hope and wish that as you grow up and I grow with you, the relationship blossoms into friendship than just a mother and daughter. Even if you experience an iota of pleasure in our relationship as I share with my mother, I’d be content that I raised you well.  I hope you get to feel the bliss of closeness and openness that can be there in a mother-daughter relationship.

Today while I was writing this post, I stumbled upon these beautiful lines which sum up my emotions for you so aptly. :-

“If the sun had a daughter and if he was to give his little girl away in marriage to a guy and send her off to a new family, he would know what darkness is!”

Such is my love for you and may you always know this in your heart that behind all the differences, fights, disagreements (big or small) we’ll have, there is a heart that beats for you the strongest.

Your strongest supporter ever,

Mumma