There is a very small article in DNA today, that says: “people are going to feel even more depressed on 12 Jan because it is set to be the most depressing day of the year. Whilst moods change according to an individual’s circumstances, there are several possible reasons why so …
Wow!! I had almost forgotten in 9 years how “Mumbai Baarish” looked. It started raining in Mumbai on 5th and till today the rain has not taken rest. It gets so dark in the middle of the day. It has been only a week since rain has started and already …
When we moved here in December, Bhumi started going in 1st std. here in a CBSE board school and she was going to have exams a week after Xmas break. So I kept a tuition teacher who would teach her all the subjects. (We were mainly worried for Hindi) It …
We all dream at night. Though we forget about our dreams or can’t remember them but I am sure we might be able to recall few of them because they were terrifying (hence called the Nightmares). Also people have fear of closed space, height, travelling in plane, etc. Let’s see …
But I need YOUR help for that. Let’s share the secrets that we use in our kitchen to jazz up simple dishes. For example: I have come to know Mita’s secret ingredient is pickeled jalapeno peppers. She puts chopped jala. peppers in toast sandwich, pizza etc. (don’t be surprised if …
Banana Cake: Great way to use up over ripened bananas : either to put smashed bananas in pan cake batter or make banana bread/cake/muffin etc. I recently came across this recipe and changed few measurements here and there , the cake came out really good. 2 cup flour 2 big …
Found these web sites at the santa clara library . www.funbrain.com (math skill game) www.funschool.com (games, activities per grade) www.kidshub.org (learning games, quizzes) www.meddybemps.com (early childhood development for K-4) www.paulysplayhouse.com (games for very young children) www.playhousedisney.com www.kids.org/lions (alphabet, vocabulary, phonics, pre K – 2) www.playkidsgames.com (math, alphabet, logic games) www.sesameworkshop.org …
San Francisco zoo is open on 4th July (wednesday) and offers free admission that day (being the 1st wed of the month). It is open from 10am to 5pm and some of the areas in the zoo closes at 4:30pm Oakland zoo is open from 10am to 4pm. It is …
It feels really good to see little angels’ (Aanya) photo on Kutchvalley site. Everytime I look at her photo, it reminds me of Bhumi and Keya’s new born faces. How about KV families upload their childrens’ photos (mainly 0-3 months)? Prashant was going to teach Apurva Dedhia how to upload …
This was the title of the article in Newsweek (June 18th issue) where they talk about five parks in the US that go well beyond obligatory slide, seesaw and swing set. Two of them are from CA. Guadalupe River Park : Their web site is www.grpg.org. Main attraction here is …