Always smiling

@allknowing (135999)

India

Joined myLot 15 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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Was it love at first sight?

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 11h

A pure white cat, with beutiful green eyes and a bushy tail turns up and gets inside the house. Peppie gets excited but not sure what that excitement was all about Was it love at first sight or was he trying to chase her away....

stray cat visiting us

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A bit of this and a bit of that

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 12h

When I just got married I followed every recipe to the 't' I got myself a set of measuring spoons and also a measuring glass that helped me the quantity to be added to recipes. Much water has now flown under the birdge and I no...

measuring spoons

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Coriander leaves - Cilantro

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 15h

We make good use of coriander leaves practically on a daily basis. There is never a day when there are no leaves stored in the fridige. I picked up a method to store them so that they do not rot Just add some sugar in the...

coriander leaves

cilantro

health benefits

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What Christmas sweets to make

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 17h

A few days from now my kitchen will have the aroma of Christma sweets. I will restrict it to just one or two but my date and walnut cake has been planned. I have done it every year and I no longer need to refer to the recipe. I...

christmas sweets

date and walnut cake

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Not a flower on our mango trees

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 14 Nov

This nature I say does what she pleases. November is the time for mango trees to flower but I do not see that happening If they flower late it is possible the fruits will have to face the monsoon and that would mean worms...

mango trees

no flowers

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Patient's role in getting the right diagnosis

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 14 Nov

These days doctors are always in a hurry. They assume a lot of things about the patients and merrily prescribe medicines. And this happens if the patient does not speak out everything about them. This is vital as the whole...

doctor patient relationship

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I want more sleep

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 14 Nov

Health experts say 7 hours is enough but I want more. I always slept for 8 hours and more These days I am up early but once I am up I cannot get back t sleep. I come here and start posting while the whole world around me is...

long sleeping hours

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Ordered food from out

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 14 Nov

I did not feel like cooking and ordered from out. I got Paneer masala and Dal Fry. I also bought bread and idlis to go with it. We have a hotel close by and these days they do not home deliver Our domestic help had to get it...

ordered food from out

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I spoke too soon

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 14 Nov

I wrote a post about monsoon having bid goodbye the other day but today at 3 PM clouds appeared accompanied by thunder and lightning with a heavy down pour that lasted for 3 hours. We had already started maintenance work in the...

weird weather

it poured heavily

november

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Side effects of allopathy

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 14 Nov

It is disturbing that no matter which allppathy medicine we take they have side effects and the doctors do not tell us about it Side effects such as nausea, dizziness muscle cramps and such can be very upsetting specially when...

allopathy

side effects

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The benefit of living in a semi rural town

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 14 Nov

We shifted to a semi rural town a few years ago. Happy that we did it as it is a win win situation all the way There is no heavy traffic, no pollution and best of all you get the best service be it the plumber, electrician...

benefits

living in a semirural town

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Online payments

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 13 Nov

Looking back at the time when we had to stand in queues to pay our bills what a relief it is now that just with the click of the mouse we do it all sitting in the confines of our home. While I am not much intoi relentless...

online payments

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Crooked street in California

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 13 Nov

The image shows how crooked this street is and it is a tourist attraction. They have retained land blocks and that is the reason why this street is so crooked. We did not take a ride on this street but we were taken there to...

crooked street

california

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Deep fried eggs

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 13 Nov

I got this recipe on the Net and that will be the starter for my party You just boiled eggs and dip them in different types of masala. Coat them with bread crumbs and deep fry them. I have never tasted them before but I am...

deep fried eggs

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Goodie bags are getting ready

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 12 Nov

Goodie bags for Santa are getting ready There will be those cakes of different flavours, ecclairs and rusk. Each bag will also contain a hand fan. Hopefully the kids and guests will be happy. It took me quite a while to...

xmas party

goodie bags

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Peppie with his mother

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 11 Nov

Kittie was the most dependable mother. She had littered seven times and Peppie was the last of her littiers. She was a devoted mother, took care of all her babies with due care and responsibility. Kittie was not our cat but she...

peppie

kitten

kittie the mother

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My morning walk companion

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 11 Nov

Pinkie the kitten loved my company. She followed me everywhere which gave me the feeling she will live with us forever. But that is not what happened. With all the love and care we showered on Pinkie she left us without notice....

pinkie

kitten

companion

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Seems rains have bid goodbye

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 11 Nov

Just as well as there is so much to be done in the garden. The drive way needs to be painted Yes There is floor paint available these days and what we did last year has faded. Trimming the trees and plants will start shortly....

no rain

garden maintenance

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Tram travel

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 11 Nov

I had a rare experience in Australia (Melbourne) travelling by tram from our hotel to the market area. We had given up joining the group to go on that road trtip to see those 12 apostles (rocks in the sea) as we were tired the...

tram travel

australia

melbourne

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Greater Racket Tailed Drongo

Always smiling @allknowing (135999) • India 11 Nov

This bird is unique. It is a loner and has the ability to chirp in several different ways Onece it surprised us all by chirping like a cat. Preiti our pet ran out hoping to chase a cat. It also whistles like a parrot and so...

drongo

chirps

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