Always smiling

@allknowing (110898)

India

Joined myLot 14 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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One rose plant is showing life

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 4h

We had many rose plants and I have talked about how we lost all of them due to various reasons. This morning I saw a small rose on the only plant that did not look healthy. Nature is teasing me. Just when I thought there will...

rose

unexpected

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"I am not tuned in to incoming mobile calls"

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 5h

That is what someone said when she was asked why she did not pick the call when the caller tried 5 times. She said she was not expecting any calls of an urgent nature I did not know there are people who stop to 'tune in' to...

not tuned in

incoming mobile calls

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Birds enjoy a shower too

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 11h

Birds are just like human beings. Some like the bathtub and some like the shower. Our front garden is showered in that a hose with a sprinkler is shifted from place to placer until the entire front garden gets watered. And...

birds

bird bath

shower bath

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First appearance of Heliconia

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 14h

We have several plants of Heliconia - some call them bird of paradise but they are not. They start blooming around this time of year and remain dormant till then I saw the first flower this morning and just clicked it It has...

heliconia

first flower of the season

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The crooked Lombard Street. San Francisco

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 16h

As tourists we were taken to this spot where one could see this street. Lombard Street has several quick curves where driving is a nightmare. In the photo you can see vehicles lined at different curves and it must be a nightmare...

sand francisco

lombard street

crooked

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I am introduced to a new brand

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 29 Jan

As mentioned in my earlier post my niece and family who have come from Australia brought us Roses chocolates and also another box of chocolates known as hazel nut nougat pralines. They are made in Germany. This is a new brand...

chocolates

hazelnut nougat pralines

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Roses have found a place in the fridge

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 29 Jan

The guests that I had talked about for whom the clutter on the dining table was cleared, arrived yesterday and we had a nice time They are my niece, her husband and one of her sons - they have settled in NSW, Australia. They...

guests

gift

roses chocolates

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The year 2022

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 28 Jan

I was just looking at the bills that my Pharmacist produces each time medicines are bought in his Pharmacy. At the end of March I fill up a form and attach all these bills for claim that I get from my husband's office We are...

health

2022

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Wonder what they were looking at

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 27 Jan

We do not have them in our life now. The white one is the mother - we named her Kittie although she did not belong to us and the calico is Lolly her son. Kittie brought her babies one by one when they were able to eat solid...

cats

lolly

kittie

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Dessert combinations

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 27 Jan

Nothing like having a dessert after every meal. If nothing I will eat a banana. It is not just individuals even restaurants serve combined desserts. I have experimented with several combinations and found the combination gulab...

dessert combinations

gulab jamun

ice cream

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No doubt pretty but why just blue and white?

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 27 Jan

I see so many uploads by other users here where their sunrise and/or sunset images are always colourful. Be it sunrise or sunset I have to be just satisfied with what you see in the photo. It is no doubt a pretty view and not...

sky

blue and white

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Guests are expected at Solitaire

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 27 Jan

After a long time guests for lunch are expected. The dinging table more a work table is cleared of all clutter. Everything that is used for the day is dumped there as it is very convenient but when guests arrive the table is...

guests

dining table

clutter

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When weird fashions become trendy

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 26 Jan

We all know the torn jeans that are trendy inasmuch as jeans are bought and then the user tears them before wearing them. What I believe is that the celebrity had a torn jean and wore it nevertheless and that became a fashion...

fashion trends

torn jeans

smudged nail polish

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Peppie has taken over

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 26 Jan

Every time the gate bell rang Preiti our pet dog would accompany me to the gate, wage her tail and wait till I dealt with whoever was at the gate. We lost Preiti almost 4 years ago. Lately I notice Peppie our pet cat has been...

peppie

companion

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Morning Glory

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 26 Jan

The first time I came to know of Morning Glory it was just the blue colour That creeper did well in our garden and the first bloom was the morning glory but the blooms faded before noon. It is only later did I come to know...

morning glory

multi coloured

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Marble vase - a memory

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 25 Jan

We bought this marble vase years ago at an exhibition. We got it cheap as it had a defect though not visible unless on looked at it closely. This vase was scooped out from a block of marble, chisled by hand and if it did not...

marble vase

defective

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They are back

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 25 Jan

The baby birds are back. Peppie is least bothered to try to catch them. He thinks it is childish to be doing that. It is a joy to watch these baby birds frolic in the bird bath. Normally they are seen in summer but these days...

baby birds

bird bath

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That is Peppie waiting for Billu

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 25 Jan

That is our kitchen entrance Billu comes from there He has not turned up in the last couple of days The last I saw him was when Peppie chased him. No love lost between Peppie and Billue and if you think Peppie is missing...

billu

peppie

enemies

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Onion Pakoda

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 25 Jan

Onions are a versatile ingredient in our cooking. Be it snacks, side dishes, main dishes, pullao, briyani, seasoning, et al we need onions No matter what the price we go for them. When it comes to needs one never looks at the...

onions

pakoda

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WhatsApp restrictions

Always smiling @allknowing (110898) • India 24 Jan

I do not have WhatsApp as I work only on my feature phone. WhatsApp is only available on a smart phone All my online activities are on my desktop with a huge screen The other day I asked a friend to post my video of that party...

restrictions

limited time for videos

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