Art, Music, Movie and Some News!

I'm not being very creative with my post-titles....:(


....... Kids are having a grand time with their cousins who are visiting us from the US. My immediate family members are getting together with us in India after 8 long years! Kids took their cousins for a taste of art classes here and of course, my sis got lured into making her own glass painting project :-). We even managed a mini-3-day-road trip to Mysore and had a fabulous time. I will post pics of our trip soon.

Cousins having fun with Lego Mindstorms....

Programming...

At Sangam in Srirangapatna...

ART: The new art work came back from the frame shop last week. We have done so much of art this past year that we don't know what to do with all the framed pieces. The thought of giving them away as gifts to loved ones did occur, but each of us feel special about some of the art pieces that it never works out to give them away, lol. Kids hope to allot a space to create an art museum sorts to display all the pieces. Since we intend to create more art, it is becoming an issue of storage too. For now, all of our art pieces are neatly placed in the Puja room....

My Glass...

My first Tanjore...I am pretty pleased with the outcome although I can point

out some imperfections in my work below.

My glass...(with other framed art behind ..:))

DD's Tanjore...

This apparently was her first Tanjore, albeit a simple one.

Music: DS has been composing music like crazy of late. When one of my friends asked him if he would compose something for her Ballet Opera performance, he was so excited that he has been on a roll with it. It is going to be an interesting experience for him as he is learning to compose to a situation by learning the background, the story, the emotions  and such situation of the play / dance for which he needs to compose appropriately. I am so glad my friend offered this chance to him as he is SO psyched about creating music for a purpose :-). He began piano classes to help with his compositions and the classes are way awesome. His music teachers are his first admirers of his compositions and invariably feel very moved and teary eyed when his compositions are played. He found a way to compile all his compositions digitally. 




Movie: Kids were waiting impatiently for their cousins to get here to watch Harry Potter with them in the Inox Theater. It was a wonderful dinner and a movie experience for all. My kids were quite emotional about the last HP movie. They want to do a HP movie marathon again in the next couple of weeks.

News: A lot of exciting changes are happening in our family of late. Our family has decided to extend the stay in India for one more year !!! And, we are house-hunting.....looking for a new home to move into this month. 

DD will begin her university classes at the Tata Institute while DS will begin his internship in the Biological Research center this August. DS is taking off to a Rainforest Expedition with his National Geographic photographer-mentor this August as well. Both kids are also beginning their ...ahem.....dance lessons this month!!! Yep, my kids at last found the perfect dance classes, so we are all quite excited about their new lessons :-). I will post an update as the classes evolve with time. 

DD has yet another violin concert coming up in November. She will be playing for a 3hr Italian Opera performance and she is super excited about the new pieces she will be learning for the same. And DS is preparing for his own solo performance scheduled to happen in October. 

AND....I am getting so much better with my mobility and leg movements. I am able to walk a bit without the walker too :-). I am hopeful about walking 100percent without the walker in a few weeks. Can't wait for that to happen :-)....

We restart our birding activities this week and it has been a long time since I joined my birding friends. That will be my first test of walking outdoors in a nature trail after surgery....

....Hope you are all having a fabulous time as well!