I discovered I have a fetish for lamps. In my tiny three-room apartment I have seven lamps - and counting. I love moving them around. Repositioning a lamp can completely change the atmosphere and mood in a room. This cane lamp looks like a nondescript basket.. until it lights up. And then you should see [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Mr and Mrs Tiger
How sad it is that just two tigers in what is supposed to be a tiger reserve should make for front page news today. If I had known, when I went to Sariska (about three hours’ drive from Delhi) that there were no tigers, I would have saved myself some worry. The thing [...]
Los Ojos
I hope that means what I think it means in Spanish — those eyes But one look and you know what I mean. I found some photos of Kali and although this one is a low res version, you can see how exceptioally beautiful she is. You can also see her special personality shining through. [...]
Kali
My favoritest cat in the whole world is growing old. Her once impossibly glossy fur is all but gone, and what’s left looks… well, burnt. She’s preoccupied and resigned and her beautiful almond-shaped jade green eyes don’t open as wide any more.
Kali is my cat by proxy. I persuaded my friend Prasanto to make friends [...]