Friday 22 May 2015

Bits and pieces from here and there :)

Thank you for your sweet comments on my last interior design show !! :) So far I haven't replied to any of you and I guess you need to overlook my erratic reply system again  :(

I was just comparing my life how it was few years back when I worked full time with that as of now .

It was like this ......

After leaving the job, it slowly turned to this....


But again, after adding blogging, crocheting and stitching into my life , it slowly started to return to 'busy'as it was  in the first image .

Now I am trying to strike a balance between these two :) How is your life ?

Last week, we cleaned and destashed the entire home and look what I got to show you - these two crochet jackets that I made 15 years back when I was in college :) I knew only basic stitches at that time and created wearable on my own .


 Little did I know that this is called as tapestry crochet. Although I may not have done it exactly the way it should be done but the fact that tapestry is not new to me is enough consoling .

I never stashed during those days and would buy things as and when needed . I would be thrilled to find matching lovely buttons . No amount of stash gives me that kind of excitement today .

I did some specialty cooking which wasn't 100 % success in terms of presentation but ok to enjoy the taste.
Panipuri or Golgappa . Crisp balls are poked, stuffed with mashed spicy potatoes,onions and then pour the green water (sweet & sour & spicy) and then gobble it up. I made everything at home . Anshita said she would be happy to have it every weekend :)

Vegetable baked puffs. This is the first time I made these and I almost burnt them . Raj and Anshita said it tasted good but make only once a year :))) 

On reading front, with my goal setting of 2 books per month ,  I have so far read 8 books. I got few more books last month and I am reading these two right now.

I think I should include crafting books in my count as well. So I started by adding a gardening book to my list . This is the only good book I could find which has gardening information based on Indian weather conditions . The book is written in 2007 but that still have when and how information which is great . Every Indian Cricket fan is proud of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar - World's top Cricketer. His autobiography is quite a big book and he has written everything about his life . It is a pleasure to read .


I also bought few more things
Small tin boxes with transparent lid covers for keeping my seed beads. I should have taken the pic with beads.

Some bobbins, a hammer foot and cording foot. I don't know how to use the cording foot . 

Transparent plastic cover with laces . These are lying flat but when filled they have 5 inches of depth. I got 8 of these kinds to keep my fabric and yarn stash segregated by type. I got all of these from ebay. These covers are known as Saree covers.

and these acrylic paints to paint a big picture for the living room . To be painted by three of us who are amateur artists and these colors are too many for us to use :)


Happy weekend to all of you !!

Preeti


25 comments:

  1. Nice post. The comparison clock is good. I was longing for some days with the whatever clock, being busy with the family and some other family issues. Both the jackets are beautiful. I too made one before 12 years. The bead box and transparent covers are really nice so useful for a stitcher like you. I used to get the same comment from my DH when I cook bakery items except cake.

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    1. Thank you, Shami!! I hope I will improve my culinary skills in baking.

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  2. Preeti, panipuri looks so mouthwatering. Someday I will also try making the puris.
    I also started reading Sachin's autobiography in Feb, see my post here http://minizdiary.blogspot.com/2015/02/reading-autobiography-of-my-idol.html.
    I also use saree covers to keep my fabrics...trust me in not copying you ;)

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    1. Thanks, Mini!! I saw your post. It is a lovely book to read. Saree covers make great storage bags and most important they are see through.

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  3. A busy woman !!! With many project to do !!! Good for you !!!
    For the clocks, it depends...sometime is the first one, sometimes, the second one ;)
    Have a lovely and relax weekend !
    Anna

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  4. So many lovely things: colorful plastic cover, food and crocheting!
    I try to not stress with my crafting, it should take its time...

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    1. Thank you !! I don't get stressed but I always end up with less time or may be I am planning more that cannot be accomplished in the given time.

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  5. Ha, ha, ha, great hours :-)))
    Preeti, you're an action woman - so many different activities :-)))
    Crochet, embroidery, sewing, reading books, cooking, baking, cleaning, gardening interested in ......

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  6. Lovely purchases and congrats on some great cooking results!

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  7. I do like those clocks and I can relate haha, sometimes it's impossible to comment Preeti I have decided not to stress about it, it takes the fun out of blogging. I think your crochet jackets are great especially as you had just learnt to crochet, your cooking looks yummy and some great buys, have a great weekend.xxx

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  8. Those clocks made me smile! I am like the first one but wish I was like the second. I try to be more like the second clock when I'm stitching.
    Your cooking looks yummy, I am a terrible cook but I do like eating!

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  9. I laughed at the clocks too! Why do the hands zoom round so fast when you are online? I swear I only look at blogs for ten minutes and an hour passes!

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  10. Oh my goodness you tell my same sotry exactly. ahah. ANd now I go to work again after over a year off...and I will ry to do it all. ;-)

    Unstashing the house can be so gratifying; you sure found a lot of fund things.

    Oh and the house tour - just absolutely lovely. Nice colors and all so neat and clean!

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  11. The jackets are lovely and yummy cooking!Plan to start a food blog?

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    1. Thanks!:) I cannot manage even one blog. Also I am not so systematic cook. All you see is the end product :)

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  12. You have so much plans with all your new stash!!
    Awesome!! that you keep the jackets. you done them so beautifull. treasure them!!
    have fun craftng!!

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  13. Love those Saree covers! And by the looks of what you created years ago, you've always been very creative! :)

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  14. A lot of fun stuff for crafting there. Should keep you pretty busy! I love the crocheted pieces. So nice to have those still around.

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  15. Oo the pain puri looks so inviting. Love it and miss it so much too. I think I only have to make it. The coats are very beautiful! You are so talented Preeti

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  16. LOVE your crocheted jackets! Beautiful!
    Well done on finding a good beads container.
    Food looks delicious, Well done!
    Great update!

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  17. Love the clocks. Sometimes I feel like the top one and other times I feel like the bottom one. I have so much to do and no push to do anything haha. Yum the food looks delicious. I would love to get back into reading but I always find other things to do including stitching.

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  18. Preeti, i just loved the jackets that you made years ago...

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  19. Beautiful jackets! Nice patterns & colors and crocheted so neatly, great job :-). Happy weekend!!

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  20. I love your clocks :) I find it hard to keep my life less full of now commitments because there are so many activities I want to try. I will never be bored! xx

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