JABBED!!

Number of cases are on the rise in many states in India too now. While some states have already started imposing another phase of lockdown, there is talk that our state is not very behind one too. 

Vaccination drive has started in earnest and since last week, a few hospitals have also started giving the jabs for people over 45.  

We took the first chance that we got to get our first jab. 

Cooking:

Chakka Varatti is a childhood favorite of mine, probably everyone who has a link to Kerala will love it. This is basically a preserve made out of jackfruit

Some dishes have a story/incident/memory associated with them. For me chakka varatti is one such dish, that I always associate with my athais.

We had gone to Coimbatore to my athai’s house for a summer vacation. Athai was going to make chakka varatti and peeling the jackfruit is a task on its own. We were all part of the army who were assigned the task. Then athai got down to the making which was a laborious task. Even more laborious than the making was waiting for the dish, while the whole house was filled with the aroma of chakka, Vellam and ghee. The end result was very well worth the wait

Knowing how much I love it, another athai would always make sure to buy some for me every time she went to palakkad.

I have been wanting to try this for years and finally got down to it

We are a foodie family and love trying various cuisines. I suddenly realized that I have never cooked any Chinese dish till now. I quickly listed down the ingredients I needed to buy and ordered them online

Veg fried rice and Veg manchurian - my first ever Chinese dishes. It was a satisfactory meal, yet not to heavy in the tummy

Stitchy Update:

Here's a picture of my WIP - a gingerbread cookie pattern

I am working on perforated paper and the skeins are a mix of DMC and Anchor, from my stash. 

The lose ORTs are from this month and the ones in the jar are YTD

So, that's about it from me today friends. Till next time.. take care.. stay safe.. be happy.. keep stitching.. Au Revoir

New Project - Getting Ready

 The Covid vaccine drive is gathering speed here in India. Today, they have opened up the vaccine at private hospitals for senior citizens and people above 45 years of age with comorbidities. With the number of hospitals that are participating, we hope that our chance comes soon

Due to the pandemic, as with everybody, my brother and family had to cancel their trip to India in 2020. V and I had ordered some cross stitch supplies for them to bring with them. So, brother shipped them through a private courier service in January. The parcel arrived in Bangalore sometime in the end of January and is stuck with customs for clearance. We have provided all evidence that they have asked for, but still waiting for them to clear our package!! Hoping that they clear it out soon and we get our parcel

I have the supplies for a very special and big project in that parcel. While I wait for that to arrive, I am starting a smaller one - a gingerbread cookies pattern. 

I am stitching this on perforated paper and using skeins from my stash for this - it's a mix of both DMC and anchor threads

That's the update from me today dear friends Till next time.. take care.. stay safe.. be happy.. keep stitching.. Au Revoir!!