tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post2163138162077498886..comments2008-09-27T19:12:16.450-06:00Manisha Pandithttps://profiles.google.com/109439220446024348061noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-61219074678622899052008-09-27T19:12:00.000-06:002008-09-27T19:12:00.000-06:00Still love your blog, Manisha, and I've missed talking to you more often. It's time for NaBloWriMo. You up for it? ;)<BR/><BR/>http://nablowrimo.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>Amygroovygrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07042538817732693493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-74549935907105742008-09-23T22:37:00.000-06:002008-09-23T22:37:00.000-06:00all festivals have to end with food...and thats what makes the celebrations specialLakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10131764134144215720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-21261336939568999582008-09-17T02:40:00.000-06:002008-09-17T02:40:00.000-06:00Hi ya<BR/>This is my first time here... u have a nice space.<BR/><BR/>Do have a look at my recipes too!!<BR/>CheersVijhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983603958358896629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-84594311859600498062008-09-12T15:37:00.000-06:002008-09-12T15:37:00.000-06:00hey, I have added you onto my blogroll, I am sorry, silly me didn't realize, should have asked before adding you on. Hope it's okay with you.Sheetal Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03998065537578155120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-20769341607375610502008-09-08T11:47:00.000-06:002008-09-08T11:47:00.000-06:00I had big plans of making ukdiche modak, for the first time, this year. I should have known ... the best laid plans fall by the wayside when you have a five-month old :D<BR/><BR/>hehe..kids come up with the funniest little things!Sheetal Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03998065537578155120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-56839780511710262012008-09-07T23:12:00.000-06:002008-09-07T23:12:00.000-06:00Do I see more editing, O wise one?<BR/><BR/>All of us sisters were together for Ganesh Chaturthi after a long gap, and we did our traditional Pun Pooza and made tons of <I>roth</I>, fried as well as the baked kind! Yes, lots of feasting!<BR/><BR/>Patience is not easy...Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-75767743168825381682008-09-07T10:22:00.000-06:002008-09-07T10:22:00.000-06:00He he I thot now what was Bee going to say after I read aayila ;). Jokes apart! Pray and you get from this lovable God.Anjalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-86531978614489809612008-09-05T14:20:00.000-06:002008-09-05T14:20:00.000-06:00<B>Aparna</B><I>, yes! <A HREF="http://indianfoodrocks.blogspot.com/2008/09/summer-fades-away.html" REL="nofollow">The limelight</A>!</I> :-D<BR/><BR/><I>I think your conical Ganpati sounds fabulous. Do you have pictures that you could post? </I><BR/><BR/><B>Shilpa</B><I>, what do you think? </I> ;-)<BR/><BR/><B>Rachna</B><I>, we never brought the Ganpati home when we were growing up. It was too much of a commitment for a family that was uprooted every couple of years to move to another place in India. But others in our extended family did. I had actually come to detest this festival for what it had become: the local goondas would use it to extort money from the families in the area, the noise pollution through the day and late into the night, and then the environmental pollution. It used to be a small family affair that Tilak transformed for political reasons. I like the idea of a small family celebration and that is what we now do. My brass Ganpati plays the role and we don't do any visarjan.</I><BR/><BR/><B>Manasi</B><I>, like mother like daughter.</I> ;-)<BR/><BR/><B>Bee</B><I>, I need a lot of that now, yes.</I>Manishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-57402833655129633172008-09-05T12:08:00.000-06:002008-09-05T12:08:00.000-06:00aayila dhairya de ...beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-41693084850035069232008-09-05T10:25:00.000-06:002008-09-05T10:25:00.000-06:00Ganpati Baapa Morrryyyaaa!!! <BR/>LOL.. Medha's prayer!! Smart girl, knows Mommy is smart already! <BR/>Wish U and Ur family a Happy Ganesh chaturthi!Manasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07219295365602655534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-17464051697678365032008-09-05T08:55:00.000-06:002008-09-05T08:55:00.000-06:00heeeee, i can but help laughing at "instead of the kind that will clog the rivers and muddy the seas" bit.... heeee<BR/><BR/>happy ganesh chaturthi to you... :)Rachnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12796760582582675972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-82039364079803715372008-09-05T08:40:00.000-06:002008-09-05T08:40:00.000-06:00Hahaha..i can't stop laughing at medha's prayer. Did you teach her the mommy is wise part??<BR/><BR/>Wish you and your family a very happy Ganesh chaturthi.Shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11408998869039514968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-82853942838576161412008-09-05T06:22:00.000-06:002008-09-05T06:22:00.000-06:00Nice to see you back in the limelight after a vaction.<BR/>Bealted Ganesh Chathurthi wishes. <BR/>We celebrate this festival only for a day. Traditionally, we make a very small (about an inch high) conical representation of Gnanapathi and after the puja, "visarjan" is done in the well.Aparnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989967318453941084noreply@blogger.com