Why this blog is called "Gallimaufry".
gal-uh-MAW-free\, noun.
Originally meaning "a hash of various kinds of meats," "gallimaufry" comes from French galimafrée; in Old French, from the word galer, "to rejoice, to make merry"; in old English: gala + mafrer: "to eat much," and from Medieval Dutch maffelen: "to open one's mouth wide."
It's also a dish made by hashing up odds and ends of food; a heterogeneous mixture; a hodge-podge; a ragout; a confused jumble; a ridiculous medley; a promiscuous (!) assemblage of persons.
Those of you who know me, will, I’m sure, understand how well some of these phrases (barring the "promiscuous" bit!) fit me.
More importantly, this blog is an ode to my love for Shimla. I hope to show you this little town through my eyes. If you don't see too many people in it, forgive me, because I'm a little chary of turning this into a human zoo.
Stop by for a spell, look at my pictures, ask me questions about Shimla, if you wish. I shall try and answer them as best as I can. Let's be friends for a while....
8 comments:
Great Pic . can i seek details of ur camera .
Thanks, Autar-ji. I have a Nikon D-90 (18-105 mm lens).
Gorgeous sky!
Gorgeous indeed. A far cry from the 50+ cm of snow outside my house this morning.
Thank you, Melanie!
Thanks, Pero, for stopping by :D
It's a joy, stopping en route from work to gaze at the dramatic (and sudden!) sunsets we have daily.
Gorgeous!when are you going to put all of these into a coffee table book or a grand photo exhibition?
Arrey, thank you, dear Varsha! सितारों के आगे जहां और भी हैं / अभी इश्क के इम्तिहान और भी हैं!
Beautiful picture.. I like it
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