A rather pleasant Sunday morning, after good rains last evening. A busy week, went to see an aunt who is 93 years young, she is so alert and can reel of events and dates which we do not remember, Wow, a true inspiration.

Been crocheting quite a lot, immense creative satisfaction. I have tried a tank top, which am posting today, I have made it teal color, with a blue edging, along with it i have put pictures of different colors just as an idea. It is made in wool, but good cotton thread or even silk thread would look rather pretty, it can be customized to your requirements, so please have a look and let me know if you would like one,as always ready for orders

Please contact me at ...... shashikumble@hotmail.com OR kumbleshashi@gmail.com.

shrug

a weekend has gone by, Monday evening it is ,and i have finally decided to do my posting, cannot really point out why I did not keep up my time of posting ,perhaps just got preoccupied with domesticity. 

Anyway it has been quite exciting i have made a shrug /vest, it is my first and happy with the results, I have made a sleeveless one, in classic grey and red, it is in wool, but it would look really pretty and delicate in good cotton thread, which is available, so if you are interested I could make it in thread or wool. I am also making a shrug with sleeves, I have also made a tank top which I will post shortly, so have had great fun the last week.

My young lovely friend has very graciously modeled the shrug, thank you dear Ashwini, i have also shown it in two other colors, so all you young ladies do get back to me, would be happy to make you the shrugs, if you need to contact me please do so at these emails, I courier it to any part of India and abroad.

my emails are shashikumble@hotmail.com or kumbleshashi@gmail.com

Hello all. Whew I have not been giving any recipes for so long now, no no am cooking every single day, but somehow not posted any of the dishes been very preoccupied with crochet and family commitments, so  let me start  again, it is peak summer and mangos are a plenty. In the south we use mango that is raw ones, for chutneys, pickles and rice’s, so today

am posting  a tasty dish  called the Mango rice, it is light but delicious, so here goes…..

Make required quantity of rice, and cool, each grain must be separate please do not  over cook the rice.

Grate the mango, after skinning it, or you could cut it and run it in the mixi

With a little oil a [tea spoon is enough] , pit in a pinch od ‘hing’,  methis seeds [teaspoon] and red chillies according to taste. Fry this for a minute and remove from fire

Add raw mustard[ teaspoon], half a cup of grate coconut  and your fried ingredients, grind to a paste

Take a vessel put in the fire, pour a little oil , splutter mustard seeds, adds  urad and channa dhal, a few curry leaves, cashew would be a wonderful touch add one spoon of ghee, turmeric powder, the ground masala, and fry for  3 /4 minutes add salt and then the cooled rice, mix it well , your mango rich is ready.

Alternatively, you can use green chillies instead of red chillies

Time for my weekend posting, a rather mixed week, meeting my lovely Aunt not to forget a great lunch with my cousins, kudos Nandu. and Radu.

Today am posting one picture, I am putting up a picture of our eldest Siste,r Rekha, who is a gracious, elegant lovely lady, we call her the Lady in white, she loves this shade, and looks ever so dignified in it. When she asked me to make her a cross bag in white with a touch of black i was like White?, but knowing her love for white I made one, wow does it look smart, it does. 

So here is my/our dear Sister with the cross bag,

As always open to orders, have a great week ahead and Happy Easter. 

If you need to get in touch with me here are my emails.........
shashikumble@hotmail.com OR kumbleshashi@gmail.com

A warm rather hot Saturday, no sight of rains, guess Man lives on hope. A busy week , but this morning I had a very happy experience, Met one of my Facebook friends for the first time, it was very gracious of the couple to come home and meet us. She has been so appreciative of my work since the day I came on face book. The most touching and sweet gesture came from her, she gifted me lovely Crochet thread with a booklet for doilies,I am so thrilled with it, but the thought is simply amazing, thank you so much Jayshree, I really and truly appreciate this am itching to try out the patterns and the thread, Wow the world has such wonderful people .

Moving on I have finished a few orders of bags, tried a new kind of potli which I will post in due time, today am posting a shot which came on the google page, and really happy that my Cousin Mini's picture is there posing with a poncho made by me, so that is it folks for this week bye. 

1. for orders please contact me on these following emails ...... shashikumble@hotmail.com. OR kumbleshashi@gmail.com. I courier to any part of India or Abroad.

a very very hot boiling b'lore, rather uncomfortable,easy to feel listless and out of sorts, so the mantra is to be busy both physically and mentally. any way we have no choice so let me move on......

Today am posting an 'Afghan', or a 'Throw', or simply a wrap or shawl. Am I crazy to put up a woolen throw in this heat? please bear with me it is a lot of work so it has taken me a very long time winter passed us by, so will wait for the next one.

Let me describe the throw it is made up in individual squares , I have made about 75/80, and then attached them. In crochet terms it is called 'Granny Squares", this can be made in lovely cotton thread for hot Weather, I have made it lots of colors, but even a theme will look pretty, I have presented it two different colors just for an idea, as always ready for orders, have a

good weekend and brand new Month.  Please do contact me for orders  at...... shashikumble@hotmail.com   OR kumbleshashi@gmail.com