Ladle love...

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I have immense love for traditional kitchenware and utensils. The collection of ladles seems to be growing:-) </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/2718909392/" title="Part 3: Ladles & Spoons... by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img alt="Part 3: Ladles & Spoons..." height="481" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/2718909392_e628cd6802_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">My grandmother's antique brass ladles...</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/2412121177/" title="93/366: Part 2: ladles & spoons by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img alt="93/366: Part 2: ladles & spoons" height="427" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2221/2412121177_08b345d208_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Wooden ladles...</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/2386767086/" title="84/366: Part 1: ladles & spoons... by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img alt="84/366: Part 1: ladles & spoons..." height="443" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/2386767086_f248f51f64_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Regular stainless steel ladles, there are so many shapes and sizes for various uses...</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5347748673/" title="ladle by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img alt="ladle" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5201/5347748673_22a52d5c17_z.jpg" width="491" /></span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Small wooden spoons...</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">What kitchen thing do you love collecting?</span></span></span></span></span></div>

Ladle love...

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Hotel du Parc~ A heritage villa

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559269212688504322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtjXuv-kxpN0UnuHJposxX3hTOKbUTDn1HYhdzsEUEoihbU_93k0fKViX3abk8R9LuhVpNXN-IOrLc6myOTYXCLdt6KoDlcAsiGbPBf1aBwkBqBVdOTgtmJiTaQW9Qh5usTAvH-l4Qvw/s400/11.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5xk483AQd7EgDjLmJ60QMnWXePu2DZAGyNczo3gKp4onSikFa3cVwmmFoq3tNyEJ-4rGPzm_64MZO6EP6DOaxZCIzPH7DWwToLXoUYe4D0h8JCbsglQLp-0tLFmxhNcdLb4zzaAeFRU/s1600/13.jpg"></a><b><a href="http://www.hotelduparc.co.in/">Hotel du Parc</a></b> ~ A heritage villa, is where we spent our Christmas Eve in Pondicherry.<div>Built in the 17th century <b>Heritage Villa Selvom</b>, which has served as the residence to many French governors now is<b> Hotel du Parc.</b><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559269013778829554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02bOaKzGmBgRn1mds4iLQsv_aqqNxJ7Sw1OG88Znf_vNsGSqNDeJHzdLkTVWgOlfmnKZYE0Xy_2JdswYKdbeIUURjTyCptJC_dX8YYQHwqz_5zGc_xY62IyYEgyq0t89tg8WUR5Byih4/s400/01.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div style="text-align: left;">Beautiful pale yellow and pastel turquoise has been used to bring in the feel of Provence, South France.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559269015526696562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDn2dw6CRkhT8uXnW6SEm04MbrmPYVSyWI07WLCnUa-LFZARTBft4thDWuxfa5x3iPyczKwpqCA0Ala_GxXOU8XjsMpyARTDzheqEpRIEKOy4R69fQ27bFrUSGNNmdMebm39-HdftJkfE/s400/03.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Loved the blend of colonial style and contemporary look in the villa...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559269218735916498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5xk483AQd7EgDjLmJ60QMnWXePu2DZAGyNczo3gKp4onSikFa3cVwmmFoq3tNyEJ-4rGPzm_64MZO6EP6DOaxZCIzPH7DWwToLXoUYe4D0h8JCbsglQLp-0tLFmxhNcdLb4zzaAeFRU/s400/13.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">The dining area with the view of the huge Mango tree that forms a canopy outside in the courtyard...</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13GZ4-3saukJP_rmG2jTWb7G0bcLQP1EgXFYSkJV9Dwe7oWw_gInjX4ciLqVji9c5_1J8M5i6x5MrAS3rCDFYFFvVlUuDg46ay2EjfzMySonwy01SAd-g2rPtgj9puvSHxFNOYqQvPsQ/s1600/10.jpg"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559269025555809554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2zhOIY7DgX2gUmVKtWfGFqyysGP5jSRS9i9pZyF9O_1O1TYPVgNGr92O1ub798dL-FGmKO5ClwK-ueMIBzIpoQAJk_pXWOgnpkYK-TzBWR5YP1LJYCTzJxsQWxj15_bhFF0NJMQp6-0/s400/05.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div>The deck in the night...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559269021065600706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmimxymc2k_eSpvznqakKjBleNF60hwOSCzFmx_7NHjbiWBorqZApCv2P25FEyRLqDp1aWZuBFAPl5dwkhMNyI5gjugJ07y8dJkwUYYr21sajJI1TwTfJF6kRS-7KactoqJEpiwtPfE9Q/s400/04.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13GZ4-3saukJP_rmG2jTWb7G0bcLQP1EgXFYSkJV9Dwe7oWw_gInjX4ciLqVji9c5_1J8M5i6x5MrAS3rCDFYFFvVlUuDg46ay2EjfzMySonwy01SAd-g2rPtgj9puvSHxFNOYqQvPsQ/s1600/10.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559269208766700898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13GZ4-3saukJP_rmG2jTWb7G0bcLQP1EgXFYSkJV9Dwe7oWw_gInjX4ciLqVji9c5_1J8M5i6x5MrAS3rCDFYFFvVlUuDg46ay2EjfzMySonwy01SAd-g2rPtgj9puvSHxFNOYqQvPsQ/s400/10.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Elegant rooms with antique furniture...<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559269030009342946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9TGtjP_8Y5vu77EbQa-G02PwXymd4CKGGDRBBJDNFmEcZn_hWjUCKKzHprmfdVBYUnbb26KplHGIj7gjXaCOPl0QiCEDyva39opX5xp5ZeXZJOmWez8Qz1EQ_nilTBdLklJZ49mH3-w/s400/06.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" />Silk drapes and porcelain lamps add a touch of elegance...</div><div><br /></div><div>The best part about this lovely villa is that it is located at walking distance from the<i> Aurobindo Ashram!</i></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>P.S. All the images are from Hotel du Parc's website, my battery died just on the eve of Christmas:-(</i></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02bOaKzGmBgRn1mds4iLQsv_aqqNxJ7Sw1OG88Znf_vNsGSqNDeJHzdLkTVWgOlfmnKZYE0Xy_2JdswYKdbeIUURjTyCptJC_dX8YYQHwqz_5zGc_xY62IyYEgyq0t89tg8WUR5Byih4/s1600/01.jpg"></a></div></div></div>

Hotel du Parc~ A heritage villa

Hotel du Parc ~ A heritage villa, is where we spent our Christmas Eve in Pondicherry. Built in the 17th century Heritage Villa Selvom , whi...

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Hues of Pondicherry...

<div style="text-align: left;">Happy New Year Everyone!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Our December vacations last year was spent mainly with family, doing absolutely NOTHING:-)</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558920162132482882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXuBEwxI-0rJYpT2MMxHE-KQUK3bJnbKvHOfcJ7bQHK-jnonz01vxHPy7uoWPG8UKkiHB3Ux-vy-e4192kOdC_e3VDC7QU3P63mPCmYnUeYiOQ_qpbyrEisOu_fYO-YTvXG0kOe4537E/s400/pondi4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" /><div>Okay, well almost...one day we decided to drive down to <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puducherry">Pondicherry</a></b> and enjoyed strolling through the various <i>rues</i> or streets.</div><div><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puducherry">Pondicherry</a></b> being a former French colony in India still retains some of the influences. Here are some colourful captures...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558916467267144706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5d70i7nggksU1tmAWSzqrWbacQiajimiN-oRHyYubvqfw31HvdN3KvCQ7CQCDP5oSQ1GIcx3-lBeQ_PjFxAu9Er8V2A9n7al5-ijbqJ8vqgHqBeAO0EBW7E2PQeQuN1UfFqqtZ-20Cc/s400/pon2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></div>Traditional door colored brightly...<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558920171159414658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1tr0avskc0ejz4W6M-chpkmlCDw6l6CDceK_MeMfOi-Twe_UGxk02x9kpapK5BJET1PymaT5ZC0i1juQ6BEWzqskx-8OWdK6bVT9Hs0vm1ylrOUjrIetw6GLMqhnQ8_zX-8MzgNozwc/s400/pondi2.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 400px; " /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1pUsGOORKrm7pbo7OYBfEiDnc-dQ8yYGNJyRfEnqpO1yMYsRYZQFxnz0W3G5NwSfx_-ji2EOfNftDPsbDm_UXju-iqMZVMSxkmD5wUIfiQsiVOkktFJvB6K2CHHq1pzzwMXmk7w63dc/s1600/mal.jpg"></a><div>The temple elephant...</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558916479272856002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1pUsGOORKrm7pbo7OYBfEiDnc-dQ8yYGNJyRfEnqpO1yMYsRYZQFxnz0W3G5NwSfx_-ji2EOfNftDPsbDm_UXju-iqMZVMSxkmD5wUIfiQsiVOkktFJvB6K2CHHq1pzzwMXmk7w63dc/s400/mal.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /><div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabulous shade of orange...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558920161404787602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRAoe9FPRl_RTbhKQoZrq9WG2Bfrqr-AtL6OfGYyyUEa_QHd2EwPuF551wWfhdjmn8pGiUns_4B_CVO7Ej2AxOpnaWDEDUr9-0qrM5Ke-o0RdVXu4Cuzgb4coozURrm6yjcCbTf3w3Qc/s400/pondi3.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 361px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Loved the huge doors...</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558916471546759234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShvE2G4OpPQr73Z2RuLyaxq_TxetrMRJVtpae0I6PUUwLU1K0kB7kxHxm-ZzJ30ATv3wPYJZ_pV4XdE8I79QqDeL9KKcr5nEHMDSLPqDrVwNiHas-rwSK6Bhwt8HCPyHl88NxT1PhGe4/s400/pon3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /><div style="text-align: left;">...and the grills</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558920174098394306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEnXEOm9HjeI0s7cd5KjHjO0u9GBjGOkjGj5xUUOGpXHC258OIgM_yhvMUg80hVlEA71wF3DAZs6LFqwJH6xkEA4qOGGXeHw0JqFMWBexr0ef04oHE1IEs73K70k4d4fKuLCe15yvOYI/s400/pondi1.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px; " /></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div style="text-align: left;">The door-knobs...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4Lp1ydt6tQmmnzmixuy78GRXQlq-c8bKJiR07wfWcq7noBF5zCapF7jB3baqX-Y-WSOSc6xiStSsa0w1eCTfwyPF6n0qx6eNfQrsJQfbfdg5SDxaHfAnzuHHUzW11V_0CMzg7AlAa5k/s1600/pon1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558916466591207058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4Lp1ydt6tQmmnzmixuy78GRXQlq-c8bKJiR07wfWcq7noBF5zCapF7jB3baqX-Y-WSOSc6xiStSsa0w1eCTfwyPF6n0qx6eNfQrsJQfbfdg5SDxaHfAnzuHHUzW11V_0CMzg7AlAa5k/s400/pon1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a>The street signboards with french and tamil influences...</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you liked the various colours of Pondicherry, coming up next is a post on a lovely heritage villa where we stayed.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">( images by Arch)</span></i><br /></div>

Hues of Pondicherry...

Happy New Year Everyone! Our December vacations last year was spent mainly with family, doing absolutely NOTHING:-) Okay, well almost...one ...

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