In the mood for

Some music tonight

Listen to what I am listening to right now

As you step into these beautiful rooms with me

In a sentimental mood - Duke Ellington and John Coltrane

Unrequited Love: Lykee Li

At Dawning: Coleman Hawkins

Hey You: Pink Flyod

I'm a cat: Desa

Sigh. 

Sometimes music is all you want and you that all need

 Some room candy by the side doesn't hurt either :)

[Images from: Here, Here and Here. Second image from here]

Oh, and are you traveling with me this February? Make sure to check out this splendid itinerary, and join me!

This Diwali..

Get inspired 

By

What is inspiring me these days

Stunning moodboards

To inspire creativity 

And a love for all things beautiful and festive

From me to you

[click to enlarge the pics]

 Love the contemporary twist to the saree/dhoti. Complemented by Lakshmi Ganesh in Madhubani, and a Kutch woman decorating her home

The elegance of subtlety

 Ah! The visual delight of this mood board! Peacock and it's hues in gorgeous forms

The eternal painting by Raja Ravi Varma of Goddess Laxmi, and Hamsa from Morocco, interpreted as the Indian sign of 'blessing' in this mood board. On the left, fresco from Rajasthan with mughal motifs

Rich and edgy textile and fashion, goes well with the simplicity of a traditional puja thaali

Jewel tones, with the woman balancing it out with a simple chiffon saree and silver adornments
[The central image is from The Unreal Bride]

Colors and textures that spell festivity!

 Warm tones of mustard and orange, and the love of Radha and Krishna in this miniature painting

The brilliance of her native jewelry and the twinkle of fairy lights. Diwali is upon us, folks :)

Do tell me how you like the visual inpsiration

And what it inspired you to create :)

On another note:

My dear readers, 'An Indian Summer' has been nominated by the GoodHome India Magazine for their 'Best Blog' category. 

I am mighty pleased for I admire the publication and adore the creative team behind the magazine.

What I need from you is your vote! 

Just click here and 'Like' my pic

(yes, it's on facebook and yes, that's me grinning away in the pic!)

Needless to say, I shall be doing a happy dance with each click :)

Thank you, my dearest folks! Much appreciated!

Oh, and do grab the Femina Issue for Oct 30th, 2013. I have a two page spread on creative ways to do up your home on Diwali. More ideas for Diwali, people! 

[Images from: 1, 2, 3 and Pinterest]

Autumnal Hues

It's October already, my dearest readers. I know, I know...as each month passes in a year, I (and I am sure most of you) get this feeling - Just how quickly days, weeks and months pass! Autumn is my second favorite season, after spring. I love how the light changes, the ever so tender nip in the air, the anticipation for festivals and holidays, the change in wardrobe, and the cozy-ing up of homes. Rugs, throws, quilts, warmer shades of pillows and cushions, the careful selection of woody incense oils rather than the flowery summer ones - Ah! I do like autumn :)

And I do like these lovely rooms and vignettes, to go with my current autumnal mood..

[All pics from this lovely tumblr blog]

I am travelling again and will see you later next week. Take care!

Let's say you are in Spain..

And your best friend is in Morocco

Isn't it the solemn duty of this blog to bring you two together?

These rooms and I

Have been having this conversation

Over jugs of sangria and cups of mint tea

And we said

Enough is enough!

Let's get these best friends to meet!

Best friends aka Room Pairs

From

Elle Spain and Al Hossoun in Morocco

Pair 1

Pair 2 

 Pair 3

[It's ok. They might not 'look' like best friends, but they do feel strongly for each other]

Pair 4

Pair 5

 

And finally,

Pair 6

Drop me a note

If ever

You are in Spain, and

Your best friend is in Morocco

The blog and I will see what we can do :)

[Images from Spain and Morocco. Creative bonding exercise: An Indian Summer]

Phew!

Hello there!

Nothing dramatic to phew about

But you know how it is sometimes?

You just need to exhale

Take a deep breath in, and exhale

P h e w!

That

Just felt like doing that

Also,  you know what?

I miss you guys

All this work on tech stuff is making me grumpy

(as if having a grumpuss boy cat wasn't enough for the household)

I need some Pretty

Just some plain simple *insert appropriate adjective* Pretty

You get it.  Right?

And when I talk about YOU

Sigh

You make me go weak in the knees sometimes

 You, with your comments, your emails, your messages on facebook

And

You sent me songs and playlists!

And

You said to me, 'There there, it be ok'

Sigh

Did I tell you how much I love you?

I really do.

This above

Is where I would like to be

Prop myself on that cute tiger cub pillow

Curl up

And read that book

Or maybe one of the books from the haul I got yesterday

A disadvantage of doing tech stuff

You get mad at freakin css bored,

And then you shop

But my dear folks

Things are moving along

Taking longerrr than anticipated

But moving along

I don't have a live date yet for the new site

But 

We shall continue living

And live *insert appropriate adjective* pretty at that, my lovelies!

So tell me

Isn't this post pretty?

Well worth your time?

Maybe you need to exhale too?

Here,

*e x h a l e*

Exhale right here :)

Phew!

See ya tomorrow

Yes, the new site can go fish

(No, don't go fish. Really Site, you don't have a sense of humour, At All!)

There's a fun giveaway out there

And on Friday,

There's another lovely giveaway coming up

So, I'll see you tomorrow, ie Thursday

And then again on Friday

Ok?

Do come back!

I better publish this post

Before I ramble any more

Who knows what else I may say?

And then we'll have three grumpus entities at hand

My cat, my site and me

Alright bye

Seriously

See you tomorrow! :)

[Such pretteh images from here]