Lack

When we
Lack something
We seek God

When God
Has a lack
Whom does
He seek?

Is it us?
The devotees?

Or is He the
Perfect, complete
Creator of this
Imperfect world?

He was such a Genius :-)

The American columnist who lived from 1915 - 1977. He was William E. Vaughan, known to us as Bill Vaughan.

His witty aphorisms are simply superb !!! I've been reading through his inspiring sayings and saluting the genius in him.

His sense of humour is also mind-blowing !!! I've really enjoyed his hilarious quotes.

Hope you also enjoy his Quotes :-)

The same sun that melts butter hardens clay.

Hay smells different to lovers and horses.

You have to climb to reach a deep thought.

Some idea of inflation comes from seeing a youngster get his first job at a salary you dreamed of as the culmination of your career.

Someday there is going to be a book about a middle-aged man with a good job, a beautiful wife and two lovely children who still manages to be happy.

Aristocracy has three successive ages. First superiorities, then privileges and finally vanities. Having passed from the first, it degenerates in the second and dies in the third.

The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition.

People who have little to do are excessive talkers.

When gossip grows old it becomes myth.

The tax collector must love poor people, he's creating so many of them.

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.

Size isn't everything. The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine.

Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.

Virtue, like a dowerless beauty, has more admirers than followers.

A statesman is any politician it's considered safe to name a school after.

It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts.

Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man's lifetime income—which he then spends sending his son to college.

A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

As a nation we are dedicated to keeping physically fit - and parking as close to the stadium as possible.

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.

Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

Bottom is bottom, even if it is turned upside down.

Experience is something I always think I have until I get more of it.

By the time you're eighty years old you've learned everything. You only have to remember it.
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That's all my sharing for now.

Bye,
A-C

Traditional

Traditional Pitta with Honey made with wheat flour, soybean oil, salt, sugar, cinnamon and of course, honey :-)

All the ingredients in the right mix to make such a nice, tasty Pitta. It somewhat tastes like sweet paratha.

Whenever my husband goes to Cyprus, he gets it from one of the many grocery shops out there which stock it.

The supplier is Katerina Bakery.

http://www.katerinabakery.com

See if you get this traditional pitta with honey in your vicinity. It goes very well with tea.

Happy Tasting :-)

Cheers
Aparna

Baklava

Have you tried Baklava?

It's a Turkish dessert.

I tried it from one of the Turkish restaurants in my vicinity.

It's so tasty.

Just the right amount of sweetness I need.

It's made with filo pastry, chopped nuts and honey.

This is how it looks.

https://i.etsystatic.com/16152336/r/il/6da08a/1372640594/il_794xN.1372640594_3k8i.jpg

See if you get it out there where you live.

It's really worth a taste. The baklava that I buy is not too sweet, not too oily as I don't like too sweet, too greasy stuff.

So if you have a choice of Turkish restaurants in your area, shop around for the best Baklava.

Not all restaurants will make it so well. But the one that does it, will be your favourite :-)

Baklava goes well as a tea-time snack or you can also have it as a dessert after your lunch or dinner.

So go try it. Hope you love the taste of it. Good luck :-)

Cheers
Aparna

Gathia

One of my favourite snacks.

Have you tried it?

It goes well with roasted, salted peanuts.

Next time it is tea-time, try this nice savoury.

If you want to see how Gathia looks, please click here.

http://kenajaye.blogspot.com/2019/06/ShayonaPhooliGanthia.html

Some people also call it Ganthia. I don't like the spicy variety. I like the plain ones.

The peanuts I have also don't have much salt in it and so I like it.

http://kenajaye.blogspot.com/2019/01/StockwellAndCoRoastedAndSaltedPeanuts.html

That's my snack-sharing for now. Happy tasting :-)

Love,
Aparna

Lightning

I've been following some amazing news about Lightning happening in East Sussex.

Eastbourne sees 1,000 lightning strikes in one hour

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48688194

The pix are awesome and today I came across another picture of lightning from South Essex.

https://www.southendstandard.co.uk/resources/images/10011561.jpg?type=article-full

This one has been photographed by Foster Congrave

A visual delight of this celestial happening, sharing with you for your happy viewing :-)

Cheers
Aparna

Tanuja Samarth

I heard that the 75-year-old actress has recently had surgery for Diverticulitis.

https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/newstrack+journalism+english-epaper-nwstkeng/tanuja+samarth+undergoes+operation+for+diverticulitis-newsid-117564398

May she recover and regain her health. My best wishes are with her.

This news made me reminisce those days when I viewed her movies.

So I thought of dedicating a playlist to her. Hope you enjoy these songs.

L  'n' R,
Aparna