The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

  Subho Bijoya! May Maa bless you with joy, peace and kindness.  This year was a very different experience for me. Stayed home and say Maa on TV and going by when she arrived, so I had a dinky darshan.  I hope next year is better and I am slightly better.  Here is what Pujo looked like:  My Pujo read, I read half of this in April for Nobo Borsho and read the rest of it during Pujo.  Parar Pujo.  Baba clicked this picture.  My 2027 planner arrived.  A chunky cat came to visit.  Tried to find joy in little things.  Journaled about my Pujo.  A very Bengali bookmark.  I hope this festive season has been good for you and yours.  Dugga Dugga. 

 Hello Loves!  Some pretty florals for your Monday morning.  Floral compendiums for planners. From 2024 and from The Ink Bucket.  Happy little brooches on my mini backpack.  I love how cheerful they look.  Pretty pink blooms.  Paperclip/page holder and a tiny paper brooch. 

 Hello  Loves! October has begun and has been wonderful so far. We've had some cold, rainy days that I spent on the terrace reading and watching the rain.  I had the first year anniversary of my stroke, and I had delicious food and had a cake.  Some sadness was journaled away. Nothing beats putting pen to paper and getting our muddled thoughts out on your system.  Reading has been going on well. I started October with two chunky books, Anna Karenina that I am still reading. And American Hagwon which wasn't my cup of tea. I really wanted to like it but it just didn't land.  It felt too long and unending.  A disappointing read.  Re-reading a childhood book that's old and battered and wonderful.  Spooky Mugs are out.  A yearly tradition that makes me so happy.  One year of my horrid stroke and instead of crying about it, I decided to eat some cake and commemorate a horrid day.  Journal Spreads & My Journal. 💚💚💚💚 A rain-kis...

  Hello October! I am glad the month of Durga Pujo is here. &  Spooky Season is here.  I am excited for a month of reading thrillers and horror books. But I am also embarking on a little bit of a reading project.  I plan on reading a Russian Classic through the months of October, November & December.  I have been meaning to to read Anna Karenina for years now and I figured these wintery months are perfect to lose myself to some Russian worlds.  My edition has 760 pages, so I did some bookish maths and I need to read 8.4444444 pages a day,  which I am going to round off to and read 10 pages a day. Which is very doable.  Started it this evening and read 12 pages so far, might read a few more before bedtime.  My reading companions.  All blue things to match my book.  A little extra but it makes me happy.  💙💙💙💙💙💙 My bookmark. 💜 Wish me luck loves 💛

 Hello Loves! Just like that September is nearly over!  Didn't it go by so darn fast?  I had a very good reading month 🔮I read 30 books!  Sure some of them were children's books but they totally count!  Here's my books, in no particular order.  The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson: This was such a smooth read, about a young woman who spends a year on a writing fellowship in a small seaside town and that year is marked by falling in love and spending time with her new partner's close group of friends. Its about group dynamics and told from the perspectives of four women, I loved each POV and loved this book so much.  The Museum of Second Chances by Jo Leevers: A book I am currently 63% through and loving. Set in small Cornish town, its about a 61 year old museum curator who runs a maritime curiosities museum that's on the verge of being closed. Enter a group of enthusiastic locals and a motley crew of folks who form new friendships and old secrets are s...