ARM

@responsiveme (22926)

India

Joined myLot 8 years ago

I am a teacher , a wife and a mom. I love reading, watching movies, gardening and socializing with friends .

Discussions (131)

ARM's Discussions

Behind a mask

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 1 Feb 19

In this case they are the dancers who are taking part in a traditional drama called Bhaona.The medium of this performing art is a part of the culture of this place . Mask making is an art in the largest riverine island of...

masks

tradition

performing arts

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43 people

Flower Show

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 29 Jan 19

Our part of the world has very very hot summers . The respite comes from heavy rains in between hot days. Both types of weather are not suitable for flowers. So we look forward to the mild winters. Its the time for season...

flower

garden

winter

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All the world's a stage.

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 27 Jan 19

Well if that is a bit of an exaggeration, most of the small towns and villages are, for the travelling theatres in this season. There are two stages side by side and the play opens to a packed audience who keep their eyes wide...

travelling theatre

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24 people

Bright Flowers

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 25 Jan 19

They brighten up the place, certainly. But it's not the flowers that do that. The flowers are small white rather tiny ones. It is the papery bracts that surrounds them that range through a wide variety of hues.The leaves are...

bougainville

flowers

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30 people

What a feast.

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 23 Jan 19

The recently concluded harvest festival in India is known by different names in different parts of the country.In Assam it is called Bhogali Bihu. The name itself tells us that it is a time to eat. Though the customs and rituals...

harvest festival

bihu

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24 people

Rapunzel, your hair needs care.

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 22 Jan 19

This discussion was requested by @shaggin and @JudyEv. Back in the days of yore , hair care was a serious business when we went to our grandmother's on vacations. Soapnuts/Reetha were soaked in water and left overnight. Next...

hair care

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27 people

A mountain of snow

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 21 Jan 19

Snow is a common thread running through many MyLot discussions. I always reply it looks so magical having never seen the white soft blanket surrounding the place. In my time in Mylot have also come to understand the other side of...

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22 people

The Huge Rhinocerous

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 20 Jan 19

Beware of the huge rhinoceros, Even though he is herbivorous. Right now, he looks calm, Standing amidst the palms. But when angry is quite dangerous. PS..Those are not really palms but I couldn't think of a rhyming word. My...

rhino

statue

airport decoration

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QUEEN..A tribute

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 18 Jan 19

The flyer in the morning paper decided our program for the day. A local band were setting up a live tribute to Freddie Mercury ,a mixture of songs and documentary. The setting was the bandstand near the sea and a natural...

queen

cats

live band

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21 people

The Reverse Side of Things

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 17 Jan 19

Is something always the way it seems? Apparently not. It depends upon the point of view. There are days that are up and days that are down.And that's the way it goes on ,I guess. So when things are not going the way we want,it...

self belief

confidence

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Christmas is over, Rudolf wants to go home

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 17 Jan 19

Lots of discussions were on this site on Christmas decorations...Making,putting up and taking them down. I enjoyed looking at the various ones from around the globe.There were so many different variations on the tree. This one...

christmas

decoration

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29 people

Save the Date

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 16 Jan 19

Days,Weeks and Months merge into one another as they go into the new year. 2019 is well on it's way into becoming a not so new year. An gift item at this time of the year, by different companies and businesses is the calendar....

calendar

date

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Belting it out

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 15 Jan 19

Air travel is fast and at times feels like a short hop. If you are the type that immediately falls asleep then the destination seems to be just a nap away. Having said that,there are places which require patient waiting at the...

baggage carousel

airport

poinsettias

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15 people

Spidey visits Japan

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 13 Jan 19

Traditional Japanese art have these deft brush strokes drawing inspiration from nature. It's the mountains, seas, birds and cherry trees that fill these paintings. Then comes the modern twist. It's a full moon night. The city...

japan

spiderman

cherry blossom

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24 people

I see the sea

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 12 Jan 19

Yes,I do. The small boat bobbing up and down on the choppy waters. The white foams as the waves crash on the black rocks. The young couple making their way down to the edge of the water. The older couple sitting on the bench and...

sea

morning walk

life

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20 people

Sew Sew

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 9 Jan 19

JOKE Spool of Thread to Needle:How are you doing? Needle to Spool : Sew Sew I thought of this joke the minute I stepped into the shop. The store prides itself on having clothing of every hue. I suppose that's why they chose this...

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22 people

A Chair

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 8 Jan 19

"If it is the right chair,it doesn't take too long to be comfortable in it,".....Robert De Nero. Being a book lover,I very soon bagged the deep seated chair as my own . Sitting in a sunny corner in my bedroom it is the perfect...

chair

garden

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30 people

Black Breakfast

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 5 Jan 19

This time of the year is the time where a lot of cereals make their way to the breakfast table. Not the ones in packaged boxes but from the local fields which have been just harvested . It is different types of rice and it's...

breakfast

cereals

black rice

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23 people

The Wellness Alphabet

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 3 Jan 19

My morning paper carried a feature on practices that would enhance our well being . It made for a very interesting read. A healthy things ABC. Some things I already do, some I mean to try out and some which are beyond me. It...

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22 people

The Beckoning Cat

ARM @responsiveme (22926) • India 2 Jan 19

A cat lover friend who went to Japan was pleasantly surprised to find a custom made cat tour as one of the attractions offered at her hotel. In Japanese the lucky cat is called Maneki Neko.The cat figure holds up a paw .The...

cat

tour

lucky

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28 people