Day 8 – Food Porning Memories

Posted on November 28, 2020 by rfljenksy

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.
~Virginia Woolf

Happy Thanksgiving 2020 reminds me of other times I have found pleasure with friends and family through the enjoyment of a wild array of food and drink. Memories are enhanced with food shots from a variety of places and in various forms of preparedness. Though there were hundreds of other memories associated with food, these were really some of my favorites. I hope you enjoy.

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Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.
~Ruth Reichl

Other posts that made me hungry- foodforthought; kitchenandfood; gummy; pumpkin; cakes; plating; bread; Hobbs; Dillan; Lesou; Elliot

Cálmete

Posted on June 26, 2020 by rfljenksy

Despite the stresses of our current situation, there is always something new to learn. Today my lesson was that all fish have teeth.

I will never see fish in the same light. Or swim again.

Now just calm down and enjoy the view.

xoxoxo

A place to meet..

Posted on July 28, 2014 by rfljenksy

You and I will meet again, when we’re least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won’t say goodbye my friend, for you and I will meet again.

~~ Tom Petty Quotes

After a long week of work in a place far away, it’s always good to find a place to meet up with friends. I hope you enjoy.

Travel theme: Meeting Places

Places other people meet.

It’s Not All Dust and Dirt…

Posted on November 5, 2013 by rfljenksy

It dawned on me the other day that nearly all of the photos I have been showing have been covered in dirt and dust and I’m probably painting a very grimy picture of Kathmandu. In all honesty, dirt and dust is just about all I’ve seen since I’ve been here.

Loved this building in black and white..still very dusty

Cheapest form of transport and delivery – just takes awhile

Open market – everywhere

And yet again.. a cow

HOWEVER, this past weekend I went up to a great little cottage in Shivapuri which is only about a 20-30 minute escape from the dust of the city. Nepal is now in the season of celebration and blessings are given for everything. Dogs were blessed on one day, cows on another, men, women, and children on others. It’s really amazing to be in an area where virtually EVERYTHING and everyone is given a special blessed day. People celebrate here like they do everywhere, eating and drinking and enjoying each other’s company. Bamboo swings set up throughout the city, dancers and musicians young and old celebrate this time of year.

Blessed cow

dancing festival in the city

food and fun

bon dires

It’s a delicate balance of happiness and celebrating life as it is handed to you mixed with extreme poverty and a daily standard of living that encompasses very hard work and sometimes barely scraping by.

Everyone is a part of the fun

Electric candle with Kathmandu in background

candles and decorations both inside and outside of houses

Lit up like Elvis

Red powder paint on forehead and garland around the neck

garland and paint between the eyes for blessings

Young musicians celebrating.

Had just been blessed the day before

bamboo swings set up all over Kathmandu.

Bamboo Swing

Along with the the standard holiday festivities I was able to fit in some hiking and just a beautiful relaxing 2 days in a very cool location.

goats on slanted hill

Top of the hill

Wall lights

Monestary

Peacefully stay out

decorative walls

everything is a little over the top

My room, very peaceful

Nepali flags everywhere

Stone walls

Sun glistening off of the wheat

inside the monastery

baby lamb

dog watcher

Laxmi Puja at Shivapuri Heights Cottage

The evening of November 3rd is a very special evening in Kathmandu with the celebration of Laxmi Puja – part of the Tihar Festival also known as the Festival of Lights. The Shivapuri Heights Cottage provides a great venue to witness the festival and is also the perfect vantage point to view the spectacular display of lights down in the Kathmandu Valley.

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Tihar, the Festival of Lights, is one of the most dazzling of all Hindu festivals. During the festival all the houses in the city and villages are decorated with lit oil lamps. Thus, during the night the entire village or city looks like a sparkling diamond. This festival is celebrated in five days starting from the thirteenth day of the waning moon in October.

Trees Dancing for you – “बडा दशैंको शुभकामना !”

Posted on October 12, 2013 by rfljenksy

Look Outside…
It’s so pleasant!
Sun Smiling For you…
Trees Dancing for you…
Birds singing for you…
Because I requested them All to wish You. HAPPY DASHAIN

Well, It is the only quote I could find and understand for this 15 day festival in Nepal called Dashain. Dashain (Nepali: दशैं) Dashain is celebrated for approximately 15 days and involves prayers (pujas), food offerings, holy bathing, blessings through coconut oil and the sacrifice of thousands of animals including several hundred thousand goats, chickens, buffaloes, ducks and pigeons by almost every Hindu household in order to appease the goddess and hope it will bring good luck and festivity.

There is a movement towards ending the sacrifice of animals for this festival and the numbers have actually dropped over the past few years. However, it is a cultural event that still continues and I was able to attend one such happening at the start of this festival. This particular sacrifice was a puja for automobiles and safe driving.

It was an interesting experience. I was not bothered so much by the slaughter of the goats because after the puja the goats were used to actually feed families. Nothing went to waste and people felt safer driving.

Along with the puja I was able to walk through the city which was nearly empty according to the locals. Apparently during the festival most people travel back to their local villages to visit their families. At the time I walked through the city over 2 million people had already headed home. I am including some photos from the day from sacrifices to parades I hope you enjoy.

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