#sareespeak #womenofsareespeak #silk #kanjivaram #SS 50/100/2020
Phew.
Have finally hit the half century mark.
Even though I have 1.5 months to the end of 2020.
I will then discreetly remove the 2020 from the hashtag.
I meant Saree Count, not age.
Alright then, age is past the mid half century mark, only just..
Deepavali.
Quiet.
Brief prayer.
Spent the morning putting away everything. Great actually, the Navarathri items cluttering the guest room were also put away.
After yesterday’s feast, all we could manage for lunch was our infamous thayir satham/curd rice with chips and mango pickle.
Also spoke to friends in the US. A lovely catchup.
Temple in the evening.
Being the start of Kandashashti.
The girls also draped sarees. I will be unfriended on social media should I post unvetted photos of them. The vetting process is far more rigorous than getting any country’s permanent residence visa.
So, I will resort to being my usual narcissistic past mid fifty self and post two almost identical photos of myself, clicked by Daughter#1.
Please excuse the poor lighting.
Draped a
Soft silk Kanjivaram,
With gold lines and small bottle green and black pixel checks throughout the saree,
And silver and gold jari/zari, huge flower buttis along the body, borders and pallu.
I wouldn’t normally combine silver and gold, but this saree held me transfixed when I chanced upon it at a friend’s local boutique. Purchased it along with the Happy Sunny Madhyamani featured in my last post.
Once again, blessed beautiful Deepavali and Kandashashti, dear Sakhis.
Remember,
Dear Ladies, You are the Light.
Bavani’s Happy Place 