The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

  Hope you had a lovely Holi.  I haven't actively played Holi in years.  My Holi consisted of eating yum food and gujiyas. And listening to some classic Holi tunes that the building opposite mine was, blasting 😆 Here are some bits of colour from my life lately.  Bookmarks.  A plethora of markers that I love.  New ebooks.  Ice-Cream Sundaes.  Some new summer clothes.  Plushies and Books.  Art in picture books. ❤

 Monday Blues.  Some hints of blues from my camera roll.  📸 A pretty tiny bookmark. From Plain Paper Page on IG.  A fabric ring from Mela by Shreya that I love  A blue blockprint sheet and a book that made me a little blue.  An armful of bangles.  A tote from Lific and a phone cover from Taaga. Love how well they go together.  And finally the bluest skies. Not a cloud in sight. Everyday views out my window. 

Hello Loves!  Today I got around to downloading some pictures from my Big Camera. Funny how I barely even use my Big Camera. I mainly use it only when I travel and even then..it doesn't get used nearly as much as it used to back in the day.  I remember buying my first proper digital camera, a Nikon in bright pink that took decent pictures and made me so happy. Then in a few years I upgraded to a Canon and a few years later another upgrade was made. This was in 2018, when I last bought a camera. But since then...it just makes more sense to me (as a regular person with a blog and a photo taking habit) to invest in a decent phone that also takes amazing pictures. I no longer feel the urge to look up new cameras or even dream of buying a super nice camera. Funny how in under a decade my whole outlook towards cameras have changed so drastically.  I am sure, eventually, most people, those of us who aren't professionals photogs will just stop buying a recreational camera altoget...

 Hello Loves!  If you know me, you know I love love love things made by hand and I have a special soft spot for embroidered things. Both my Grandmothers were skilled embroiderers, so every time I buy a piece of embroidered something, I feel like it's something my Thamma and Dida would like.  :)  We've bought from Rainbow Tales and Rhichita before, a couple of time and we love her work and her artistry.  We recently bought a few pendants and two brooches and they are so lovely.  Here's a little look.  Here are the necklaces.  This is an edit of small pieces and I love them. So much more wearable and easy to just throw on.  I love the tiny florals so much. The lavender ones might be my favourite but I do love the little bee so damn much. So cute and see how neat everything is.  These are the brooches and they are so lovely.  Florals again because clearly I can't have enough.  :)  Do go check out her shop and treat yourself ...

  Hello April!  Hello Bengali New Year!  Hello Reading only Bengali Books in April!  Hello Summer!  Hello Mangoes!!!  I hope you are wonderful April!  Be Good.  Be Kind.  Be Gentle.  🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺 Hello Loves.  I took some time off from Blogging. Life has been busy. I missed my Monthly Reading Wrap-Up for the first time ever in...years?  Damn.  I will get that up soon, promise. I read some nice books in March and I want to talk about them. Soon. That post is coming soon.  I had just the best weekend. I went out, Bandra and SoBo- Bookshops, Cafes, Silver Shops and hanging with people and so much fun conversation and just good times.  I am so happy.  As much as I love being home, it's nice to step out, dress up and do things.  :)  Here are some glimpses of my life lately... My Tuesday Sling from Chiaroscuro and I went out on town.  She is tiny and fits a decent amount of stuff.  Love weari...

 Today we just talk about the things that make me happy and things I am immensely grateful for.  Going out, especially with people I like. Dressing up. Bookshop hangs.  And cute little backpacks.  All good things.  Home and it's many comforts, mostly my books and spots to curl up and read in.  My planners and journals.  A place to put my thoughts away.  Festive vibes.  And Christmassy mugs.  Little joys often bring the biggest smiles.  The others things I am super grateful for////  Kind People.  Family. A spot of gossip.  Laughs.  Art.  Light.  Non-anxious days.  Fun dreams.  Day dreaming.  Music, especially older music, the kind I have million memories attached to.  Alone time.  New notebooks.  Ink Pens.  Cake.  Sleeping well.  ~~~~

 Hello Loves!  Time to share a little haul from recent times.  I love all things handmade and painted and things that are unique.  I came across Ayenaa on IG a while back I had to get myself some of her beautiful creations.  We, sister and I, picked two totes. One pouch and one sling bag.  Here is what we got.  This is the pouch. Look at the beautiful art and look at those colours.  This is the tote.  Look how gorgeous.  I love the woman and the bird. This one my sister picked out, she loves birds and we love the old fashioned Bengali vibe of this one.  I also got myself this circle sling bag. The oodles of yellow and the this portrait really called out to me.  The bag itself is quite roomy and wonderful and even though it's small, it will fit all of my essentials. I also like that the strap is cotton and not leather or PVC, it goes well with the vibe of the bag.  And finally I got this beautiful owl bag for myself. I LOV...

 Hello Loves!  This Monday let's share some Small Shop Love. I came across Craft's Bite on IG a few weeks ago and really liked their prints and the many things they make. They have website and I browsed and bought a few things to try and I am happy to report I really love everything we got from them.  Let's jump in and see all the pretty things I got.  If you know us, you know we love pouches and we use them for a bunch of reasons. To keep our pens and pencils and art supplies organised and to even keep our handbags organised.  So when we see a cute pouch, we can't resist it.  :)  This mint floral number is so stunning and my sister intends to use it as a make-up pouch for her handbag.  Love this print.  I got this simple pen slip to hold two pens at best and I wanted something like this to keep a few pens handy when I am journaling or planning. Love the colours on this one and the shop actually sent me two pens too!  How sweet!  W...

 Hello Loves!  Today's post is very Spring appropriate and it makes me so happy. I am a big fan of tote bags, cotton totes especially have my whole heart. I can't quite control myself when I see a pretty tote bag and this was my exact situation when I stumbled across the beautiful tote bags made by Stem Daisy Embroidery.   It was love at first sight.   We got two totes and I love them so much.  Look at them!  Cats & Flowers!  Cats!  Look at how freaking adorable these cats are?!  Cute as can be!  Hello cuties.  The cats and flowers are giving me life.  I can't wait to fill up this tote with my books and journal and camera and hit the world.  Go cafe hopping and live my best life.  The next tote might be absolute favourite.  Bloom!  I cannot even with how gorgeous this tote is.  Spring Summer vibes are strong in this one.  The embroidery is truly special.  Look how gorgeous.  REVI...