The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

Hello!  This post is a day old but my internet has been a total bitch this last week. Working haltingly and then not at all. Also I was in a terrible mood yesterday and didn't feel like blogging on a day when I wasn't feeling the best. So this weekly recap comes a day late.  This was a decent week.  Colours.  My parent's wedding anniversary.  Yum food.  Lots of colouring.  The end of January.  Let's see what I got upto this week.  Day 22 of 366: Roses! A bouquet of red roses at home from family friends. I love having fresh flowers at home.  Day 23 of 366: Pages, rather pages of my ebook. Process is messy. :)  The page is from Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon.  Day 24 of 366: Kismi Toffee! Remember these? I love these elaichi flavoured delights. And of course they remind of my childhood and how much I used to look forward to these treats.  Day 25 of 366: This has been a...

Hello!  Instead of sharing some Friday Favourites this week I'd share my monthly faves given the month is nearly over. It went by quickly didn't it? But for some reason January felt like a long month...but not in a bad way.  There are several things I loved about January.  New beginnings.  Resolution making.  Winter nights.  Reading. Journaling. Let's see some of my favourite things from January. Adult Colouring Books/// This brought me so much joy and calm and moment s of Zen. I love spending time colouring and zoning out. I highly, highly recommend you try this out. I have always loved colouring and all these years have had to make do with children's colouring books--which I didn't mind terribly. But these are so intricate and detailed and lovely. Winter Nights & Tea//// January was also a chilly month in Bombay. The winter Gods finally smiled on my sea side city and we got enjoy the mild winter chills. I for one was ...

Book: Show Your Work! Author: Austin Kleon Pages: 224 Read On: iPad How Long it Took Me To Read: 2 hours Plot Summary:  In his New York Times bestseller Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon showed readers how to unlock their creativity by stealing from the community of other movers and shakers. Now, in an even more forward-thinking and necessary book, he shows how to take that critical next step on a creative journey getting known. Show Your Work! is about why generosity trumps genius. It s about getting findable, about using the network instead of wasting time networking. It s not self-promotion, it s self-discovery let others into your process, then let them steal from you. Filled with illustrations, quotes, stories, and examples, Show Your Work! offers ten transformative rules for being open, generous, brave, productive. In chapters such as You Don t Have to Be a Genius; Share Something Small Every Day; and Stick Around, Kleon creates a user s manual for embracing ...

Book:  The All Bengali Crime Detectives- II, The Mysterious Death of Probhat Sanyal Author: Suparna Chatterjee. Pages: 256 Read On: Paperback How Long it Took Me To Read: 2 days Plot Summary:   A ghost that was ostensibly spotted in eerie Makaibari—one of the oldest tea gardens in Darjeeling—finds its way to modern-day Calcutta, to the home of Probhat Sanyal, the erstwhile manager of the tea estate. ‘The ghost has returned!’ exclaims a horrified Sanyal, whose sudden death raises questions. Was the phantom-sighting merely a figment of his imagination? Or was it connected to solid facts? In The All Bengali Crime Detectives-II, an eclectic mix of four retired Bengali men return to solve this new mystery, and recreate what might have happened one night in Makaibari, so many years ago. Even as our crime detectives forage for clues, a colourful array of characters demand attention—from Poltu, the roadside Romeo, who works on his romantic advances; to the local ...

Hello!  And a Happy Republic Day to my fellow Indians :)  My post is a little...a lot late in the day but I did want to put a post up on this day.  This day---January 26th is also my parent's Wedding Anniversary and thus even more special to my family. So I spent most of today with my parents and doing low-key chilled happy things and didn't get to my laptop till well after midnight. :)  For today's post I want to share some of my favourite Indian things..things made in India and things that are intrinsically Indian. :)  Indian art...which is a mix of many different schools of art. I love Mughal Miniatures, The Bengal School of Art and the subliminal work of Raja Ravi Varma. I love this bag of mine, which I am using at the moment which has a Mughal painting reproduced on it.  Places...mountains. Beaches. Places of historical importance. India has something to offer to everyone. This is Darjeeling, on a cold, crisp winter day. :)...

Hello!  I've known and loved Washi Tapes since 2012. My sister was the one to discover Washi Tapes and we soon had started our little Washi Tape collection.  We use Washi Tape for a bunch of things.. Put up art prints and post-cards on our walls. To decorate our planners.  To add colour to our journal pages.  To make gifts look pretty.  Washi Tape is wonderful and there are so many pretty colours, prints and patterns in Washi Tape.  These are some of the new Washi Tapes we've added to our collection from Tabiyo.  A great place to get stationery bits and bobs.  Let's look at our Washi Haul.. A Washi sampler page in my sister's Midori Traveller's Notebook. A way to document all of the new Washi Tapes we've bought and to see how they look on paper. Florals, polka dots, graffiti and gingham. Such pretty prints. :)

Hello!  We recently got a few goodies from LetterNote , so I thought I'd share what we got.  The first thing we got is this A5 spiral bound notebook, which says 'Stay True' on the cover. This is a 2016 planner and has monthly spreads as well as daily sections for writing to-dos and what nots. My sister will be using this as her gratitude journal for 2016.  A quick look inside this planner... Some pretty and inspirational messages...  The next couple of things we picked up were these cute buttons/ badges.  Love the little VW van and the vibrant yellow of the 'Enjoy the Little Things' button. Much cuteness!  FYI- this pattern is also a cover for one of their A5 notebooks. Looks really pretty, too.  The last thing we picked up is this really minimalist A5 sized notebook, which says 'Dream Big'. The paper quality seems nice and the notebook is lined, too. What I liked about LetterNote...

Hello!  Another week is done and it's time to see what I got up to in this 3rd week of the year.  This week was a mixed bag... I wasn't feeling the best...health-wise. I read such nice books..re-read my first book of 2016. Enjoyed winter! Spend time with my folks.  Coloured to my heart's content.  :)  Let's see my week in pictures.  Day 15 of 366: Peppermint Tea for my sister. Cold winter nights are perfect for Tea and reading. Love this Peppermint Herbal Infusion...a great way to soothe your tummy if it's feeling unwell. Day 16 of 366: Washi Tape Haul. We love us some Washi Tape and these new loves make our collection very lovely. Day 17 of 366: Winter induced dry skin is made so much more bearable with this heavenly Body Butter from Forest Essentials. Love how great this smells...and how it leaves my skin silky smooth and well nourished for an entire day. I highly recommend it. Day 18 of 366: My readi...