In our search for art works- we visited Kalpdruma and noticed a lot of wall art done - we took inspiration from that and came out with ideas to adorn our walls. Take a look.
Painter at work
Tree of Life - birds, animals and us
Tree of Life - birds, animals and us
I first painted the LP with the left over gold paint. 2 coats were needed. I waited for it to dry completely and stuck pictures of all four of us and painted our names with black acrylic paint.
Cool isn't it? (and cheap also!)
(Note- The original image has been modified using paint - the original obviously has our names on it!)
Dadda takes nearly identical snaps with the kids
Through equal treatment atleast in their eyes- Colour of toy/ T shirt, quantity of food, leg piece of KFC chicken or larger piece of KFC chicken, Shall I hold Ojas' hand & should Dadda hold Tejas' hand or the other way round when we are outside- these important, earth moving decisions are left to the kids. More often than not it is easier that way because they have clear and distinct preferences. We resort to identical stuff only if they decide so.
Bob the Builder or Tigger T-shirt- they decide!
And by closing our ears- if any external advice does not match with our philosophy of child rearing- we just ignore it and say- we parents know best!
Tamil & Botanical Names courtsey- http://siddhadreams.blogspot.com/2008/09/tamil-name-to-botanical-name.html
Caveat Emptor- Not straight at all- Kaviat Emtore
Passe- Don't let it pass until it is said as Passay
Tortoise, Porpoise- The Alice in Wonderland silly Pun-rhyme says it all-
`no wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise.’
`Wouldn’t it really?’ said Alice in a tone of great surprise.
`Of course not,’ said the Mock Turtle: `why, if a fish came
to ME, and told me he was going a journey, I should say “With
what porpoise?”
So Tortus and Porpus it is- though the teacher taught this to us in class 6, I still took time to get my tongue around this one. What they say about habits dying hard.
Jewels/ Jewelry- No jwels or jwelry- Jools and Joolry
Mauve- Doesn't pronounce as is- needs to be Mowed a bit- Mowv
Suite- Doesn't suit me at all- I like it Sweet
Excited- Eggs do excite but not here- Ekcited not Egcited
Dais- Day us or Dais not Days
Vehicle- Don't take the Ve-hi-kal - take the Vee-i-kuhl
Edited to add