Genesis...

Being a Virgo, whose element is earth, I was fortunate in this lifetime to try a hand at a little pottery.

Would love to create more passion within to convert pottery into a ardent hobby.

Me looking at the blob of mud and clay..



The wheel (machine rotates)and we start creating a form and shape..



There is certain amount of patience and deftness needed to create a pot. I didnt possess the required amount of that, so the pot got disfigured, crushed and became a blob again.. (Potter scolds G, but then we have a laugh..)



We try again to make the pot, i practise more patience this time around....



THE potter uses a thread to cut through the bottom of pot inorder to separate it from the rest of the clay and he allows me to lift it. Ecstasy!!!




There she was...

The lil' pink ball...

And today she was born….wishing her joy and peace within..
Hoping she brings loads of love to share with everyone she meets…. like her mom and dad…

Holding his ground...

Visted Dakshinchitra on his birthday..
Couldnt get enough of the place.. will visit again...

P.S. ...

How do i love thee? Let me count the ways

Dear Ab,
This would be one of the first (official) love letters to you coz (you see) i didnt have much time to send you any before our wedding. Since it's been one and half years, i thought i better acknowledge that you are one of the nicest guys i have ever met.
I cant love you enough coz you always seem to deserve so much more ; Your overpowering charm, disciplined lifestyle, cheerful attitude, diplomatic approach, decent sense of humour, you rocking style of cooking, your laughter, your consistent display of affection, are all too endearing. And like Gerry says to Holly - "Every morning i still wake up and the first thing i want to do is see your face"...
Thank you for taking care of me after the recent operation and for being there, It meant a lot to me..
I am specifically impressed by your tolerance levels with me. You continue (and desperately hope, you would continue) to adore me, despite my silly antics, indefinite laziness, impulsive reactions, weird mood swings, rebelness without any cause. I didnt think i would adjust and settle down so easily, but you made every effort of mine, worthwhile. Ab meri samajh mein aa gaya, ki ghoom loon chahe sab duniya, tumse premi na milega mujko kahin...
Your love for simple pleasures of this life helps me to temper down my want for the complexities of the unknown (whatever that means)
I feel blessed for the serendipity of you having found me and am glad that YOU are a part of ME...
And like we both know... "Picture thi Abi baki hai meri jaan... " Hope that we continue to give loads of happiness and understanding to each other, in the time to come..

Warm Hugs and kisses,
Bawari Aapki

Baware se is jahan mein, bawara ek saath ho
Is sayaani bheed mein, bas haaton mein TERA haath ho...

(In this crazy world, need one crazy companion
In this wise world/crowd, just need your hand in mine..)

P.S...

Oh, P.S Belated Birthday wishes...

A thousand words...

It was about time... So i've started... Yesterday was Varnish and Pink paint day... Knowing my (procastinating) self... i am posting the pics as i progress.. (which would be at a snail's pace)...

Own...

Heard of Mckay Hatch??? Well, i just did.. He started an organisation to abstain from using profainty in public.

A true story of standing up for what you believe in, no matter the cost. In spite of the thousands of e-mails from kids and adults around the world full of riddicule, abusive profanity, and even death threats, McKay Hatch (now 15 years old) continues to lead a worldwide movement that all started from a simple desire to have his friends stop using profanity.
http://www.nocussing.com/aboutncc.html

I always had an inclination to promote non profanity in public.. but never ever had the guts, coz i would anyday be outnumbered by folks who thought otherwise..
Me is very glad and excited to read about the geniune persistence of Mckay..

And Now i am the official member of his " No Cussing Club".

Coz like Phoebe (Friends) says "Oh no, don't hate. You don't want to put that out into the universe." , hope me and others choose their thoughts and words with much more care..

Nevertheless, "Suum cuique" and this my....

mirror....

Clara "Mac" McMillen (in the movie, Kinsey) said
"I hate to think of myself as conventional."

And April Wheeler (in Revolutionary Road) said

I wanted IN. I just wanted us to live again. For years I thought we've shared this secret that we would be wonderful in the world. I don't know exactly how, but just the possibility kept me hoping. How pathetic is that? So stupid. To put all your hopes in a promise that was never made. Frank knows what he wants, he found his place, he's just fine. Married, two kids, it should be enough. It is for him. And he's right; we were never special or destined for anything at all.

Learning of the day:
To not hate "myself" for being conventional, normal...

Coz if i do, then i will struggle with myself, like April did.. Watching her felt like, if i were to be Alice through the looking glass and if i had stepped into April's shoes, then there wouldnt be a single situation, not even the teeny weeniest of them, in which i would not have reacted like she did.. God save me, but it did feel like looking into a ...