i like these kind of jars - the cheapest i can go is - buy a 2.50$ candle from one of those craft shops - burn them out - clean them up ( easy peasy ) and use them.

this is a staple of apartments in the surroundings of mumbai - mostly very small apartments who have a tiny kitchen and who cook regulary. we had a smaller version which we kept over t...

charming and stylish and warm

the NYU main library has something to this effect -( but more brilliant ) in some kind of stone . and when one looks at the floor from the 2nd floor it is a kaledioscope of many different patterns

this house is not even a remote representation of indian homes. it is only located in india. having said that from the eyes of another indian this is how i feel the kitchen looks great...

peanut butter and jelly sandwich on 100% whole grain bread. - easy to make before one runs out the door. can eat walking or in the car or on the train.. a banana or two - gives insta...

for someone who is not used to eating with hands it will be odd. before the fork and the spoon came everybody ate with hands. And if you must know when you eat with your hands you eat less, b...

i have been saying this over and over. if i tell this to my "friends", they will say, i am "limited" and "penny pinching". so glad to know that like minded people are out there. i am so used to get...

I grew up without a hot water pipe. So when we had to take a bath.. it was time to boil water. Good for us and the hair..the chemicals in the water would settle and there was pure water..no damage ...

manhattan sky line and the hudson river

this design is "SO" copied. people in kerala use Oil bottles covered with Jute coir so that it does not slip from their hand. greening does not happen with " buying more" green product...

pick it up with a piece of semi-wet bread.

i often get "looks" when 'friends' come home because i have a very decluttered home - i have art work etc, but it is very paired down - just the essentials. i love good things but the thought of th...

pets in an apartment of 400 sq. feet is PURE cruelty.

yes, i do in my balcony. nothing can beat the breeze on a cool night

drooling...drooling...drooling ..the floor - SIGH! the floor, the wall, the white dishes, the plain glass, the ladder with books and the paintings... OH ......

it is not about keeping the books that matter - but if you can apply one of these books that inspired you in your life, life will change. Now I keep only books that I have not read an...

i am thinking asia means japan means small spaces = lots to learn and do and harness space.

my grandfather made a similar portable grill around 75 years ago. The base was made of clay and the metal grill that holds the food was made of clay. Unportable cooking stoves were also made. ...

My mother did everything by hand, until the grinder came. And for the pesto - nothing better than a stone mortar and pestle to add the flavor that a machine made one lacks. Are earth methods ...