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Voracious reader, vegetarian foodie, mostly armchair traveler, and frequent online shopper. I love to talk about all these passions (and other things happening in my life) in this blog.

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    Spread the Love – March 02

    Last week, I was in a bit of a blogging and reading slump and so was pretty quiet on here. Nothing much happened on…

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    Art, Family02/25<01/08

    Wordless Wednesday: Another Raza

    I’ve been asked a couple of times what’s happening with Snubnose’s art, and I realized I don’t post too many pics of what she’s…

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    Spread the Love Linky – February 22

    It’s been a quite week. I spent most of yesterday running errands. In the night, we sat down to watch Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,…

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    Books, Literary Fiction02/20<07/28

    The Power of Literature and Academia in The Secret History

    Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of…

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    Life Updates02/19<06/19

    Gardening with a Brown Thumb

    Last year was devoted to getting our front yard in order. We moved into our home two years ago, and while our house was…

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    Fifty Shades of Grammar – An Infographic
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    Fifty Shades of Grammar – An Infographic

    [infobox maintitle=”Written in Collaboration with Grammarly” subtitle=”” bg=”yellow” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] Considering that the movie just released in theatres in America, I…

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    Books, Quotes02/17<09/14

    Why do Book Quotes Have Such an Impact?

    The love for books and the knowledge that is obtained from them has become the substance in many ideologies, philosophies, and other reverential thoughts…

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    Books, Literary Fiction, Tags, Teaser Tuesdays02/17<08/29

    Teaser Tuesdays: The Secret History

    I casually picked up The Secret History by Donna Tartt this weekend, and she just totally reeled me in, right from the opening page…

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    Spread the Love Linky – The Valentine Day Edition

    Hope you all had a lovely weekend. I spent last weekend completely offline submerged in my reading of The Secret History by Donna Tartt…

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    Books, Literary Fiction02/13<06/22

    The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri Review: A Powerful Story of Family, Loss and Identity

    Growing up in Calcutta, born just fifteen months apart, Subhash and Udayan Mitra are inseparable brothers, one often mistaken for the other. But they…

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      Yeah, we are pretty confident we can pay off this house regardless of my job situation. We kept our budget low, and live in a quiet, semi-rural area. It helps…
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      Congrats on the new house. I admire your courage in taking this step amid job insecurity but it does seem like the right choice. Condolences on the loss of Coco.…
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      Looks like I should watch The Americans. Yours is the second comment here raving about it. I think your mum can be excused. I keep lecturing my daughter about the…

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