Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Am Back!


Racing in Red
(photo courtesy of Anoop Negi © All Rights Reserved)

Am getting back to the coop! My break was prolonged because I was living life king size: yea…a mélange of settling in; consistent bouts of sickness; guests from native place; ladies activities in my community; some fantastic time off in avid reading; and warm socializing. I’m letting you in on my secret: I DID NOT MISS BLOGGING; there was so much good and bad happening!

I want to thank my family (especially my husband Thomas whose cool-headedness is such a turn-on for me :P) and friends for helping me in my madness; easing my palpitations; and turning the burner on my passions.

Here’s a stunner (one of my faves) from photographer and entrepreneur Anoop Negi. This is from the Champakara Boat Race, 2007, Onam Celebrations in Kerala. You can reach him at Fb, Twitter, Flickr, etc. Ogle at this beauty till am back with a delicious piece of cake and a balmier slice of life!

Chow chow!

30 comments:

schmetterlingwords said...

Hey what a surprise!! Just today, a thought crossed my mind slightly about you and a few other bloggers who are in a break for quite some time. Good to see you back!! :)

Indu said...

Welcome Back!!! :D
And you seem to be so full of energy....Waiting for the slice of cake....

Stephanie said...

About time! The photo is beautiful my dear and your vacation sounds like an adventure.

Shabs said...

Hey Thoma , welcome back ! I was wondering when you will be back , I was on vacation too and just got back , great to see you :D.

Mayank said...

Good to connect on blog thoma. I think came here once and then lost it. Anoop work is quiet inspiring.. always.

Suchitra Vaidyaram said...

Look who is back with a beauty! welcome back :)

Elisabeth said...

Hi Thoma-So good to hear from you that you're back. Hope all is well, and you are settled in your new city, and home.
Missed you and your great sense of humor, and funny remarks.
Looking forward to check your new posts, and hear about your long absence and what you've been up to all these months:DDD

Boulder Locavore said...

Hi Thoma! You popped to mind and I was delighted to see you back on the airwaves. Hoping your move was great. You sound revived and happy. Hope to hear more from you soon! Will be reading!

anthony stemke said...

Welcome back.

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MJ said...

Hey Thoma, how r u? I hope to get back this week =) my short break turned into a pretty looong n adventureous one!! lol....will post the whole story very soon...nice to see u around!

the Junkie book said...

awww...am sure you pregnant hehe...no, you not? how come?? looooking fwd to the mighty story and mj delicacy and colors. happy to see you on the roll!!!

Candice said...

Welcome back!

Unknown said...

Hi Girl!...how r u? and howz the lil one doing?...thanks for dropping by with happy words!...surely glad to be back!

MJ said...

Hahahahaa....lol....nice guess but i still have a loooooong way to get over my 2year old girl to even think of another one...haha.... mailed u :)

Sarah said...

nice to see u back! what a gorgeous pic! i wonder how he clicked it!

Unknown said...

Hey welcome back...:)Do visit me wen time permits..:)

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Jill Colonna said...

What a wonderful surprise to see you back, Thoma. What a shot! So glad to hear you have had an absolute blast! Life is for living and following your passions.

the Junkie book said...

aww sista....will cut up that last line of yours boneless and cold storage it for progeny! ty ty

Mrs K said...

Looks like we have both been sailing in the same boat,"long drawn absence from blogging".It is good to be back in the circuit now:)This picture is crazzzy good.BTW did you get around to making sarson ka saag??? I hope to see more of you now that you have settled in the new city.Is the new city Goa?

the Junkie book said...

oh yea there's nothing better than a self imposed sabbatical from blogging. am gonna do it every year and will be forced to coz we move every year :(

sarson ka saag..thanks sooooo much. will write in detail.

am listening to Kenny G. i totally love him. cuts my soul in all the wrong places :P :P

thnks for the good words.

the Junkie book said...

thanks every one for the happiness. thank you for liking Anoop's photo.

Yin said...

Thoma:
Welcome back! Nice to know you enjoyed your break.
I was wondering who is Junkie book at first :-P

Yup, after moving back to Malaysia I resume work in 2 months time back to my ex-company working for Finance department.

Andie Summerkiss said...

I don't understand how my comment disappeared ...
I am waiting for your holiday stories ... :)

Jun@indochinekitchen.com

the Junkie book said...

Jun: my holiday stories only after your jelly nightmares!!! ty

Umm Mymoonah said...

Amazing photograph, good to see you again in the middle of all your busy schedule.

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

welcome back...
keep your yummy posts coming..:)
awesome pic..
Tasty Appetite

My Kitchen Antics said...

what a beautiful picture..thanks for introducing such a talented photographer..and tell me about not missing blogging, i could seriously get used 2 not blogging once i take a long break..but good 2 see u back :)

Shabs said...

I was wondering who this junkie book was , so how have you been ??? C'mon post girl , I like reading them and yep I am talking about the picnik site :)

Plateful said...

Hey sweetheart, a huge welcome and hugs! Glad to have you back, you were missed!! I still have to reply to your e-mail(s) and by now you must know how bad I'm with messages. But rest assured, I did read it. And yeah Anoop is a great artist and I'm glad I connected to him through Flickr. It's a bit sad that you deleted your account, but good to have you back somewhere. And I know how difficult it is to get back to blogging after a break--I'm too daunted by the prospect of writing and getting in touch with ppl. Lazy too.

Elisabeth said...

Hi Thoma-It's good to hear from you, thanks for commenting. Are you taking another break from your blog?
Miss seeing your posts, but it's good to know that you're around!
Take care my friend...looking forward to see what you've been up to lately!