Category Archives: india

Saree Spree

Posted on January 5, 2011 by HappyGoth

This holiday season was a great one for sarees. My birthday is early in November, so it’s pretty much two months of back-to-back holidays for me, what with Diwali, Halloween, my birthday, Thanksgiving, my wedding anniversary, Christmas and the new … Continue reading →

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So Far So Good

Posted on December 23, 2010 by HappyGoth

So far, thus week has begun to round out nicely. Yesterday was especially great, in that it consisted of a breakfast on an Amtrak dining car, shopping at the Korean grocer (mmmm shrimp chips), a visit to a new sari … Continue reading →

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Yay for saris!

Posted on December 6, 2010 by HappyGoth

While cruising the internet in search of articles to satisfy both my Chantal Boulanger and non-Indians with India obsessions, I ran across this nifty article on saris: Fabric Begets Fashion I’m really happy to see the Westerners-in-saris category represented. It’s … Continue reading →

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Working on it!

Posted on November 23, 2010 by HappyGoth

I have a long rambly post in the works, but in the meantime it’s the American holiday season, and my whole family is going to be in my house for Thanksgiving. On the upside, I get to use my new … Continue reading →

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Another milestone

Posted on November 9, 2010 by HappyGoth

Of sorts. The Diwali celebration at the BAPS mandir was lovely. I didn’t get photos of the fireworks, but I did get one of the mandir, all lit up afterward: (Makes me wish I had more stairs.) A day late, … Continue reading →

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Diwali

Posted on November 4, 2010 by HappyGoth

Since I didn’t really know that I was going to be celebrating Diwali this year, I totally didn’t plan for it, and so there was a brief panicked period of about six hours when I realized that I had (a) … Continue reading →

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I can’t sing.

Posted on October 20, 2010 by HappyGoth

(Photo by flickr user fofurasfelinas.) This is a complete surprise to me, actually, since I was in choir in junior high. Anyway. As part of a 64 Kalas (the 64 skills laid out by the Kamasutra as making up a … Continue reading →

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To do list update

Posted on October 8, 2010 by HappyGoth

Probably boring, but it’s keeping me to task. 1. Get the floors refinished. (DONE. Made a blog post.) 2. Install ceiling fans in the two smaller bedrooms, as they are stuffy. (DONE. Ceiling fans make a gigantic difference. It took … Continue reading →

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I’m a special kind of nut.

Posted on September 30, 2010 by HappyGoth

I am stuck creatively, so I’m writing in my blog. And I drew this: (with a pen. At SCA last night. Where I was paying attention, but found myself doodling because I was listening and didn’t have anything to say.) … Continue reading →

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Red Tower

Posted on September 20, 2010 by HappyGoth

Sorry for no DragonCon posts – I’m still sorting through photos. However, Red Tower this weekend was an excellent success, and the South Downs has a rockin’ new Baron and Baroness (one of whom is Blogless Lea) and there was … Continue reading →

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