Always smiling

@allknowing (149312)

India

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Writing is a habit with me. I have been writing ever since I learnt my alphabets. Hope to do justice here as well.Mine is a multi faceted personality

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Ginger preserve

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 7h

Tender ginger is used to make ginger preserve The ginger is skinned and propertly forked and soaked in water for three days to get rid of its pungency. All the three days fresh water is added. It is then cooked in sugar syrup...

ginger preserve

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Our most obedient little girl

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 10h

Preiti our pet dog was a paragon of virtue She never sat on the bare floor be it inside or outside She insisted on a clean sheet for sleeping. Preiti never begged for food. She was fond of cats and even the rooster They all...

pet dog

pragon of virtue

preiti

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"Open the door" a memory

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 14h

Preiti and this stray cat were the best of friends. We named him Lolly 2. He visited us every day and were part of the family. Preiti was good in befriending cats. She has had many that he made friends with. This one in...

preiti and the stray cat

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Me time

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 15h

I have my favourite corner to get some me time. That is where I reminisice some happy and some bad happenings. Talking about me time I realise even our pets need me time. The one you see in the photo was Lolly who has now...

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Our terrace garden looks like a mini forest

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 16h

Our terrace garden is totally neglected due to the absence of a maid Now that she is back I will pay attention to it. We have already lost the lawn as alamandas have taken over. They are in full bloom and they look pretty but...

terrace no lawn

overgrown plantation

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Online shopping temptations

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 17h

When one gets to see shops the world over it is kind of tempting to keep buying It is like window shopping that we do off line but there we have limited scope. I do 'window' shopping online and I have been trapped into buying...

online shopping temptations

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Leftovers

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 18h

To know that there are some left overs in the fridge does give me a feeling of satisfaction specially when I am in no mood to cook. That is how I am feeling at the moment. It is morning and I am in no mood to prepare anything...

leftovers

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Papadam

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 11 Jul

It is known by different names in India but I have not found out what it is called in English Papadams can be made from different items - rice, pulses, sweet potato, jack fruit. Some are savoury and some sweet. They can be...

papadams

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Pancakes stuffed with coconut and jaggery

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 10 Jul

This is one of our traditional snacks that can be eaten any time. I have had them for breakfast sometimes. We make a rice batter for pancakes and stuff them with coconut mixed with jaggery, raisins and cardamom powder. I...

pancakes

stuffed with jaggery

coconut

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See through toilet

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 10 Jul

There are a few toilets where once inside you can see the outside clearly but those who are outside cannot see the inside If you think that is going to make your comfortable think again.. Despite knowing others cannot see you...

toilets

transparent inside

opaque outside

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Crunchy foods

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 10 Jul

When the crunch disappears they are no longer tasty It is the crunch that attracts us to such foods. There is a list of 40 such foods in this link - they say it is for kids but I would love them...

crunchy foods

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Walnut tree

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 10 Jul

During our Kashmir holiday we had the good fortune of looking at a walnut tree. Walnuts grew freely there and not wher I live. We also saw green walnuts being put to dry in the sun We bought walnuts with shells very cheap as...

walnut tree

kashmir

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Lantana

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 10 Jul

Easy to grow and perennial Lantana come in different colours as can be seen in the photo. I do not have them now but we did have a couple of colours . Our dogs loved to eat the leaves. They had them when they had some stomach...

lanana

medicinal

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A basket full of apples

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 10 Jul

If you think that I get balled over looking at a basket full of applies you are wrong It is unbelievable but I do not like apples no matter what colour texture, size. My choice is mangoes, grapes, papaya, cherries, plums,...

basket full of apples

likes

dislikes

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Season for nutmegs

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 10 Jul

It is only when it starts raining that nutmegs mature, crack open and fall down . We have this ritual of picking them, separating the mace from the nuts and drying them All this time we used to keep them in the kitchen on the gas...

season for nutmegs

rainy weather

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Antibiotics and a bad taste in the mouth

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 9 Jul

I am on antibiotics for that tooth issue and that is for 3 days. I am on my third day but my mouth has a bad taste in the mouth which I attirbute it to the antibiotics I am taking If I had a choice I would not go for them as...

antibiotics

bad taste in the mouth

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Is it a parrot or what?

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 9 Jul

This image surely shows a colourful parrot in all its splendour You can relax and take some time to enjoy this picituresque parrot - probably a painting, an artifact or may be even a real parrot photographed. But after spending...

colourful parrot

or is it

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Guinness Book of World Records

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 9 Jul

That is what I told the Bank Manager when he announced that the bank account that was applied for was finally activated. This kind of delay is never heard of It was almost two and a half months ago that an application was made....

bank account activation

inordinate delay

charitable trust

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Boiled egg

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 9 Jul

The protein rich boiled egg is a must for me and I have it every day. I also know it induces sleep. That is why I have it in the evenings. The egg can be boiled at different levels - half boiled, par boiled, fully boiled. I...

boiled egg

proetin rich

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Buns

Always smiling @allknowing (149312) • India 9 Jul

We had a bakery near our school and our family knew the owner. Around tea time we always had a recess of 15 minutes. I woudl run to the bakery and I woudl get a couple hot buns They knew I would come The only thing missing...

buns

dunking in t4ea

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