Sohum Sutras

Below are three people, whom I LOVE from the core of my heart. They are very special to me and have extremely special place in my life. My sister, her son (my nephew), and of course, my younger one. They are at the golden gate. He is enjoying with his massi. Brothers bonding at Boeing factory Happy brothers having ice cream.

I was digging through my old pictures and found these. These are about 4 year old. Some old memories attached to it- when my nephew, who will soon turn 4, was yet to be born.

I brought this saree from Kashmir. It is called aari work. It is completely hand embroidery, done only in Kashmir. This is what I wore for a family wedding today. That is my mom and my chachi. My chachi is very sweet. Lovely person. ( For non Indian readers- chachi means aunt. Father's younger brother's wife.) My chachi is actually a very nice person. When I was a kid, I used to write loooong letters to her. Real letters. Not emails. We did not have emails then.

My diet today Morning- Cantaloupe Mid day- small (very tiny) bowl of vegetable (gourd) Afternoon- Lunch at La piazza, Hyatt Soup- Minestrone soup Main course- vegetable parcel- see below. Dessert- Melted chocolate (I was told, it had no dairy. No butter etc) Bowl of mango. Evening- 1 more mango I had lunch with Leia and Shreya. Our fourth friend is traveling.  Leia, as you all know, by now, teaches piano in Delhi. She also sings in a choir. You can read her blog here . Shreya is camera shy but agrees to oblige for my blog.  That is Yours Truly. All pictures have been clicked with my iphone. All my pictures have been shot by Shreya. I am wearing Top- bought from Frankfurt Capris- Express. Heels- Nine West Necklace- recently bought in Spain (Barcelona). Ear rings, ring and bracelet- bought in Argentina That is camera shy Shreya. I coaxed her to let me take a picture of her beauti...

Morning- A cantaloupe and 2 mangoes (had worked out a bit extra on TRX and needed extra energy for the tired muscles) Mid day- handful of peanuts Afternoon- bowl of sauteed onion, corn, mushroom and iceberg. Practiced Tango. Evening- At an event 2 skewers of grilled veggies- broccoli, zucchini, mushroom came back and had coconut water Dinner- bowl of french beans and a potato. Also a bowl of pomegranate later. P.S- Also had my protein bar of Amaranth. It was in my bag. Was having it while driving. Weight loss in 3 days of vegan diet- 1 kg. Aiming for another 5 kg. (Yes, I had gained a bit and am trying to shed that.) Aiming to remain vegan forever now. It feels good. The craving will take some time to subside. But the body is already thanking me. The next step will be to go Satvik- leave onion as well. Not now. After some time. Today morning- Had a cantaloupe. Workout- Bollywood dance. 

My sister sent me picture of Jess Randhawa, what she wore on Esha Deol's Sangeet ceremony.  What my sister wrote, made me very happy. She wrote, "I guess dancers have similar taste." I still prefer my simple blouse over the red embroidered one that Jess is wearing.

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