Of Celebrations and 'Thank-You's !

Not too long ago, a girl and boy met up for lunch on a cold winter afternoon in India, at a quiet Italian restaurant, with expectations of some good risotto and bolognese sauce seasoned with interesting conversation. Whilst the food turned out to be average, what fortunately did not, was the rendezvous between the two, and before they knew it, the boy was on a white plane out of Korea, carrying a ring, she said 'Si`' and the two of them had their bags packed, blessed by all, ready to start a new life in the land of the morning calm. A few weeks thereafter, the girl chose to document her adventures in this country, about the hiccups and the highs as she set up their little home here. And 41 posts, and a zillion photographs later, she realised her blog had turned all of 12 months old ! :-) Yes, the journey here that began with a ceramic teapot, a Korean bell and a newly acquired plant has reached a wonderful milestone last week, my blog's first anniversary ! :-)

'Thank You's are in order, and while I will try not to let this sound like an acceptance speech at the Oscars, I have to say that I have received amazing love and support from family, friends and people unknown, who have joined me here to patiently listen to my ramblings :-) Not just me, my paan-daan, my art, the flowers in my home, and the incessant cups of tea that I have had with you all, albeit virtually, all raise their hands in grateful acknowledgement of your presence at A Treat for the Senses.

I also love, that blogging has found me friends across the world, lovely like-minded people whom I haven't met, but with whom I stay connected through our common love for all things beautiful.

And while I am on the thanking spree, I must mention my better half, the man responsible for bringing me to this wonderful part of the world that truly feels like home now, a big thank you to him, for being my 'grammar-check', for shutting his eyes to this 'significant other' in my life, my little niche here in the blogosphere, AND for making those 'special appearances' on Facebook to comment on and like my posts. Truly grateful that he edited those commas, the paras make much more sense when he steps in, just like everything else in life ! :P

What's a birthday without a small celebration, it is meant to be brought in with pomp and show and cake and all the other good stuff. So I spent a happy morning humming to myself, sifting the icing sugar, beating the eggs nice and stiff and baked a yule log for the occasion. I must also tell you, though you might have already guessed, that I stepped out to shop for some flowers for the house :-)

And as I sign off now to go attack the leftovers in the frig, I am looking forward to sharing more treats, more experiences and discoveries with you in the months ahead. Thank you all. Without your comments and feedback this little treasure trove of mine would not glisten as much, would sparkle a little less, and definitely not be as much fun as it has been the past one year. Hope to see more of you here, have a wonderful week ! :-)