Happy Holidays......they were for some!!!!!!!

Back in to the grind in a new year, after a 10-day holiday break. Though the first part of the holiday was shadowed by rain, Sun peaked out towards the end, returning the usual sunny Bay Area weather to us.

No major trip rolled around this holidays, with everyone staying home.....which of course elicited a big "YAY" from Aditya. According to him and IS, these holidays were the best they had in a long time, since there was no need to "take a vacation from the vacation".

This time around, it was all about family time, perhaps an overload for family time :-) for all parties concerned....Good company, good food and good times........

Happy New year!!

ROOM UPSTAIRS

The room upstairs in our house  is unique.For a 12X12  room it used to have 6 windows and two doors.It is highly ventilated ,cool in summers(they were not so severe those days)and warm in wintertime.SRM used to sleep in nights and read poems to my mother.I mentioned about this previously.later it was SLN,SGR s bed room then ours It was platform for plays, card games,mini party s,tutions, and many other activities.Am leaving for others to fill in details of their memories.

Increase of violence in schools...thoughts?

With the school shooting tragedy fresh in our minds, any thoughts on the reasons for the increased violence? And why are schools such big targets? Columbine, Virginia Tech, now Newtown....

And this is not a US phenomenon..What about the Norway massacre that killed 77 youth...or the slashings in China that killed/injured 22....

Is gun culture to blame? But America had Guns since the days of Second amendment....

Is the breakage of the family units the cause? Many of the shooters come from broken families...

Are the video games/movies to blame, with their glorification of violence?

Or is it about parenting methods? Not teaching kids right from wrong, or how to control emotions?

Many questions but no answers.....

Thoughts from the family?

A traditional decor

I found this link, and it reminded me of our Kavali house. The exterior and some of the furniture in the house is just like ours.

http://rangdecor.blogspot.com/2011/02/rang-decor-readers-creative-spaces-ix.html