I would have answered Aalupur !

The kids love spending time with their grandparents. Understandably so.. :D

So the other day, N and V were playing some sort of atlas game when the following conversation took place:

N: OK, beta tell me the name of a place in India that shares its name with that of a vegetable.

V: (thinks hard for a while then answers with a grin) Tomatopradesh !

What

After a long long period, I have gone back to painting. Not very well, I must add. I've managed to claim a corner of the house all to myself and littered it with oils and colors and brushes.. (I've decided that the family needs to embrace my chaotic side you see.)

So anyhow, I am not very regular with the actual painting part :D..  The one that I am working on right now is a kind of take on Van Gogh's almond blossoms. I absolutely love his eye for color.. (I think Van Gogh is to visual art is gulzar to poetry. Effortlessly flowing and pulling you in with it in a way that you are happy.. almost thankful to drown.)

Yeah so, as I was saying I am not very regular with painting.. So what's happening is I paint a part of the canopy each time I pick up the brush.. And as a result, different parts of the tree (poor tree) are being painted in different styles !!

:D