Breathing spell

October 23, 2020October 24, 2020 | Masuma

Once twice thrice

Repeat the

Deep little breaths

Then begin the feats

Roll on

Bond!

Squirrel Away

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 | Masuma

𝒮𝓆𝓊𝒾𝓇𝓇𝑒𝓁 𝒶𝓌𝒶𝓎 means to put (something) in a safe or secret place especially so that it can be kept for future use

Squirrels bury good quality nuts either in one place or in scattered nodes. They can determine the quality of the nut by the weight, so they do know when it’s hollow, eaten from inside. Also they strategically remember the location stores due to their episodic memory and are able to discover 95% of their stash, those missed stores thankfully turns into a tree (yippee)! They are actively found collecting nuts during autumn to sort their winter hood demands.

And these nutty beings are so smart that if they become aware of any other presence lurking, they then deceive by digging a hole and burying a nut..well in reality they hide the nut in their mouth cheek to then later bury it elsewhere.

P.S: “find me in future” – is the note 📝 we leave in our stores..

Astrolabe

October 2, 2020October 10, 2020 | Masuma

The need to create a precise calendar for Muslim religious observances and pinpoint the direction of Mecca for prayers energized the fields of maths and astronomy. To measure the position of celestial bodies, Muslims perfected a Greek invention, the handheld Astrolabe. Author of a pioneering 9th-century treatise on algebra, Persian mathematical astronomer Al-Khawrizmi introduced Hindu numerals (and zero), which came to be called Arabic numerals. The word “algorithm” comes from his name.

P.S: Algorithms attracts one’s mind to focus on a problem delicately and deeply.

Tussie Mussie

July 27, 2020October 2, 2020 | Masuma

In Elizabethan times and earlier they were mainly composed of the scented medicinal herbs like rosemary, thyme and rue which had disinfectant properties and were carried to offer some protection. The idea of using the language of flowers to send a secret message of love reached its peak around 1857 when Arthur Freeling published – “Flowers, Their Use and Beauty, Language and Sentiment”

Eaves

July 24, 2020October 2, 2020 | Masuma

Metal troughs are often fastened under eaves to catch and carry away rain when it falls on the roof. Otherwise, water drips from the eaves onto the ground.

P.S: and then eavesdropping term comes to life…all ears !

Terra Firma

July 23, 2020October 2, 2020 | Masuma

p.s: Stay grounded, to grow !

This word is not commonly used in conversations, more for creative writing or poetry…the word has a feel of support, more so in Hindi it feels someone is saying – your support (tera firma).