Spread Happiness, sprinkle Joy, add a dash of Hope, put in generous dose of Kindness, reduce the anger, cut negativity, garnish with Love….. Have a Goodlife….
Ever since he had entered our home on 11.11.11, Pogo my pug had been the darling of the family. Whenever we look at him, involuntarily a smile appears on our face. Whenever he sees us, be it even after a gap of just five minutes, he wags his tail happily, looking at us adoringly with his round brown eyes. He is just our shadow. Never for a moment he prefers to stay, play or sleep alone. That feeling of companionship he gives to us is a great stress buster. As dependant as he appears to be on us, he had never been a bother when we have to go out of the house for long spells and leave him alone.
Of course he looks forlornly at us from the window pulling out heartstrings but he never complains. He is such a smart guy that from whichever part of the home he may be and at whatever time, the moment the door lock opens he will be there, either to receive or ready to come out with us. Even if we go out for a minute on any small errands,he loves to accompany us. But when we have to leave him while going out, the trick is to tell him that we are going out for five minutes. The moment he hears the word five minutes, he understands that he is not invited and stops in his track. The incident that I'm going to show now called for this brief introduction!
Rashmi had been the US on a month long trip in 2015. Closely as he is attached to her, he was missing her a lot. Whenever we uttered her name, his ears would straighten and he would look around expectantly. Of course, she also missed him a lot and one day decided to have a Skype call with him. And here comes the video of their adorable interaction. Pogo was thrilled hearing her voice and started searching for her at every corner of the laptop as she spoke with him, finally scolding her for hiding! Look at this beautiful interaction that touches your heart. And don't forget to share this post if you have a smile on your face as you watch it!
Mango, the king of fruits is everyone's favourite. There are as many recipes as the varieties of Mango. One can never refuse or say enough for eating a mango. We drink mango juice, eat the fruit. Now I am sharing here with you a delicious yummy recipe of mango tango which you will eat as well as drink!
Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Ingredients : 1. Raspuri Mangoes 6 2. Badam Mangoes 2 Spotted banana 1 Sugar 1 cup ( depends on the sweetness of the mangoes ) Roasted Cashew Nuts 1 teaspoon Roasted Almonds 1 teaspoon Roasted Pistachio 1 teaspoon Dry grapes 1 tablespoon Milk 1 cup Salt 1 pint
Preparation :
Squeeze the mango juice - aamras - from the Raspuri mangoes and set
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aside.
Remove the skin and cut the Badam mangoes into fine cubes.
Peel the banana and cut into fine cubes.
In a vessel add the Mango juice, mango and banana cubes, all the dry fruits, sugar,salt and milk and mix well.
Adjust the quantity of sugar and milk according to your taste and liking.
Refrigerate for about 30 minutes to give an added taste and serve.
PS : You may put
elaichi powder if you like but personally i don’t prefer as I want the mango
flavour to dominate.
If you have
other variety of mangoes, you can use them as well for mango cubes but for
juice raspuri is the ideal variety.
Whenever my two children demanded for a pet dog, I had resisted. With both of us working, taking care of the children and managing the household work made us refuse to give in to the children's demand. But once the children grew up, with the son becoming a software engineer and the daughter also aspiring to get into the software field, our tensions and worries had reduced. And when the daughter assured me that she will take the full responsibility of the dog, I had no reason to refuse. For a few days there were discussions, arguments over the selection of the breed, selection of the name for the new arrival, about his food, bed, sleeping bag, with thrilled sounds of laughter and shrieks of disagreement. Ultimately it was decided that we will have a month year old pug.Thus POGO arrived at our home on 11.11.11.
