OUR WEST BENGAL TRIP-(13)

7-01-2023 Cruising along the rivers in Sunderbans was an experience that we will remember for a long time. The outside world seemed far away. We met some interesting people on board the launch. We travelled by bus from Kolkota to Godhkali, the jetty from where we boarded the launch. On the way we stopped for…

OUR WEST BENGAL TRIP– (11)

7-01-2023 Hot puris and potato curry for breakfast was a good beginning to the day 😊. We were told to be ready at 9.30. While waiting to board the launch boat, we heard birds singing on one side and devotional songs from a nearby temple. It was so peaceful and touched our hearts. I was…

Our West Bengal trip (3)

1-01-2023 We left the airport at 12.15 for Shantiniketan. My father’s cousin and family have known Gopal for decades. He is nice person. He has problems with his speech because he had suffered from cancer.  But we could understand him. Leaving Calcutta behind we sped along the highway. This was earlier Highway number 2 but…

#SoCS Dec. 24, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “cozy.’” Use it any way you like. Have fun! (And Merry Christmas if I don’t come back before then! A few evenings ago, we were in our town searching for gifts. In one shop we saw a wooden candle stand. But it was not very appealing. The…

SoCS Dec. 17, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “start your post or one paragraph with the word ‘anyway.’” Bonus points if you start your post with “anyway” and regular points if you use it in a paragraph somewhere else in your post. Enjoy!Anyway, the people who were born in the first half of the 20th…

#SoCS Dec. 3, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “twin/tween.” Use, “twin” or “tween” any way you’d like. Bonus points if you use both. Enjoy! The Kannada movie, Kantara is very popular. I think there are very few people here who have not watched it. My husband and I were not tempted 😊. It has been…

#SoCS Nov. 26, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “on your/my plate.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun! Navaratri festival was observed in October. Goddess Durga is worshipped for nine days. There are many temples to the Goddess in and around our town. We decided to go to some of them and offer our…

#SoCS Nov. 19, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “morning.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy! Early morning is my favourite time of the day. I get up at 5. Earlier I set the alarm, but now I wake up at that time instinctively. I hope to wake up a little later on Sundays but…

#SoCS Nov. 12, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “starts with or contains ‘cel.’” Find a word that begins with or contains “cel” and use it in your post any way you’d like. Have fun! Celebrations are a nice and memorable part of our lives. We celebrate small, everyday moments and important occasions in life which…

#SoCS Nov. 5, 2022

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “your favorite word.” Decide on your favorite word and use it in your post any way you’d like. Enjoy!There are words and words and it is difficult to choose one favourite word. By favourite do we mean the word that we use most or a one which…