HAPPEEEE Republic Day: Almost Wordless Wed

 

 

 

 

Saluting those fallen,

Taking pride in being a citizen of the renascent, new India,

Rejoicing in the celebration of our 62nd Republic Day,

Ginger, Buddy and Shadow

(Pee ess: You can read about our Republic Day by clicking on 1, 2 and 3)

MUSIC and LYRICS

 

It is time.
We have started the process of packing to move to Delhi.
And from the looks of it, it is going to be quite a process!!
There are heaps of paper work, heaps of things to be packed and lots more to be disposed off .
The pictures below aptly illustrates the state Mummy and Daddy are in right now!!

 

We decided to take matters into our paws and arrange for some de-stressing time.

In our family, music is something we all turn to as a stress-buster.
You will always find something playing, irrespective of the hour you turn up at our home.

Now, if Daddy had his way, it would be Guns and Roses, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones or something as chaotic similar blasting away!
But fortunately, he doesn’t get his way!
In this matter, he is simply overruled by a vast majority!! 
Therefore, at most times it is some soothing, old classical or soft Blue tones that emanates from our speakers!


We pups especially prefer ‘The Blues’. They never fail to lull us to a peaceful sleep in the midst of chaos and even fire-works outside!
And they seem to help Mummy’s migraines too.

Well, for the last two days Mummy has been rather tired and ‘headachey’.
We decided a serious music session was in order to help de-stress everyone.

You probably do not know but Ginger is quite a composer. She has these moments of deep deliberation and revelation, time and again.
She doesn’t like to be disturbed then and quite prefers to be left alone to her musings.

Daddy, of course, gladly puts music into her lyrics.

(That is off-tune, Daddy. Needs adjusting…)

(Yeah, That’s better!)

I, Buddy, have always been the lead vocalist while Shadow, very deftly edits and records all our efforts.

 

 

And Oh! You might be wondering where Mummy fits in.
Well, you do need an appreciative listener, don’t you?

Here is a sample of our recording session. Please tell us what you think of it.

Jam Session

 

Tra..la..la..la..laaa,

Ginger, Buddy and Shadow

Just A Laugh!

They say…

An Apple a Day,

Keeps the Doctor Away.

But an Onion a Day,

Keeps Everyone away!

(So now you know what to do, when you just do not want to see someone!! …Tee Hee Heee…!)


Check this one out…

Definition of ‘Respiration’:

When you breathe, you inspire.

When you do not breathe, you expire!!!

 

 

 

Have a Bright, Warm, Sunny and Happy Day

Wags,

Buddy, Ginger & Shadow

A Special HARVEST FESTIVAL

 

Today we celebrated a special Festival commemorating the winter solstice and the end of the Harvest season.
 
Yes, we know we are not farmers and we do not own any agricultural land but this doesn’t deter us from celebrating this special Harvest Festival which is associated with a great deal of feasting and festivities.
 
Know by different names in different parts of India, this festival is like an Annual ‘Thanksgiving’ Day.
Prayers and Thanks are offered for the full granaries, people exchange sweets and prepare special dishes to mark the occasion.
Children go from door to door, singing folk songs and are gifted sweets, savouries and sometimes money.
 
These collections are called ‘Lohri’ and hence, in the North Indian states of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana, the festival is called ‘LOHRI’ or ‘LODI’.
Like most Indian festivals, there are many legends associated with this Harvest fest too. (You might want to read about them HERE)
 
In India’s North-East it is called ‘MAGH-BIHU or BHOGALI-BIHU’.
‘Magh’ is the Assamese month starting from mid-January while ‘Bhogali’ is the word derived from ‘Bhog’ meaning ‘A feast’!
 
The name is associated with the abundant feasting that is a part of this festival.
Traditionally, people stay up overnight, dancing and singing around a bonfire, feasting on special barbecued food.
 
In Western and parts of Southern India, it is called ‘Makar Sankranti’ while in the Tamil Nadu, it is called ‘Pongal’.

One special feature of this festival in the Western Indian State of Gujarat is the beautiful ‘KITE FESTIVAL’. It is almost a week long event and attracts people from all over the world.
The skies are dotted with exquisite creations which are truly lovely.
 

Some lovely kites are being sold all throughout this month, here in our city too.

 

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We decided to have our own bonfire and barbecue last night on the terrace.
This will be our last ‘January Fest’ here before we move to Delhi and we decided to have fun on the terrace one last time.

Our plan was a rustic, traditional ‘Barbecue Night’, without the electric grill or the rotisserie, which meant Mummy and Daddy had to go to the woods to collect fire-wood and hunt down a bird or two.

 

 

Or so we thought till we saw these pictures!

Ha! Not only did our chicken come out of a super-market shelf, Daddy bought our wood at this shop he found!

 

 

 

Our make-shift grilling board, though, was more in line with our ‘rustic’ plans!

 
 

We were a little doubtful initially, about the fire. The crackling noises disturbed us a bit.
And believe it or not, our Puppy brother turned out to be the bravest of us all!!

 

 

He was the first to go upstairs to investigate the goings-on!! And then, he settled down with Mummy beside the fire.

 

I, Ginger, chose the Safest place- Daddy cushion!

 

 
Now, there isn’t such a thing invented or discovered yet that can keep Buddy away from yummy food.
And of course, the crackling fire was no exception!

 

 

 

Everything went into the fire....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ...and Thankfully came out!

 

We had a lovely time last night, and collected warm memories of our time in this home.

 
 
Today morning, we all went to the rocks for our walk.
 
Now, we do believe that whatever happens actually happens for a good reason, however small or inconsequential.
I, Buddy, was complaining the other day about Mummy not finding the time to help me with my ‘Special Morning Walk’ post.
Good that that happened. Because, after our walk today morning, I have some nice photographs for you.
We will definitely post them in our next post.

 

Have a good weekend, Everybuddy

Wags,

Ginger, Buddy and Shadow

OH MY DOG!Oh MY DOG!!

You cannot begin to imagine what an ABSOLUTELY EXCITING morning walk we had today!
It was an ‘Every Dog’s Dream Come True’ stuff…. well, almost!
I am so excited, so excited still!

But Friends, I am sorry I cannot tell you about it, in detail, today!!!!
You see, daddy is coming back early tomorrow morning.
YEPS! At last, Daddy is COMING BACK!

Mummy says he will be here very early in the morning and it will be dark still. And that we are going to go pick him up.
And that we need to sleep early tonight, so the night will pass faster.

Good night, Everypuppy. 
I promise to tell you about my Glorious adventure tomorrow.
I hope I can relive it in my dream tonight…

 

ZZZzzzzz,

Buddy