Month: July 2017

Nostalgic for Amala (Gooseberry) and Lapsi (Nepali Hog Plum)

By megha | July 3, 2017

Situation 1: Me: Momma I don’t feel good. I feel nauseated. (in a weak tone) Mom: Just a minute. (She comes back with a few pieces of her small, dried, light brown colored amala candy.) Eat one now and keep these with you. Situation 2 (when I was in my 20’s): Me: Oh! There is…

My first crochet assignment

By megha | July 3, 2017

On 19th June I received my first crochet assignment. My friend Laavanyaa wanted to give crochet gifts as return gift on her daughter’s birthday at her school. She planned hat keyring for boys and tot bag keyring for girls. In total, I had to prepare eight and twelve keyrings respectively for 3rd July. I was…