Kanika's Boutique Blog

 I had moved to London in January 2008 from India. And the cold weather, gloomy sky, sunset before 4 pm, reading books sitting in the close vicinity of the radiator and having infinite cups of tea all day didn't make me feel any better. So I decided to go out on walks, as I thought I should acclimatize myself to the new country. And I must say that going on walks, breathing in the scenic beauty and culture of the city was a welcome change.  It was on one of my walks along the Kidderpore Avenue that I reached Hampstead School of Arts. It's a quaint little school in Hampstead and has several classes in art and pottery to offer. I went back home that day and looked up the school and checked the courses currently running there. I found some new courses starting in the Spring term. The next day I had made up my mind to go again and register myself for my very first course in " Botanical Painting". I was thrilled to find myself in the course after a few weeks drawing and pa

  Sleeping on time and waking up early, makes a tremendous difference to our day and can really set the tone for the whole day. Once I get up in the morning, I head to my kitchen, switch on the kettle and get my favorite mug ready with a teabag and some jaggery. By the time the water starts boiling, I find myself admiring my ceramic tea, coffee and sugar canisters arranged on my wooden tray. And each day, when I prepare my tea, I feel so happy using them. I pat myself on the back for choosing the right kind of containers for my kitchen and using something which is made of clay ( and not plastic). I imagine myself using them for many years and not disposing them soon. And that's the reason one should choose even simple products for the kitchen very carefully. Once the water is ready and the tea bag is soaked, I add a dash of milk to the tea and then I quietly go and sit in my living room. I prefer not to switch on  any lights in the living room as I want to experience the dawn and f