A Letter from Poonam – and then there were two! Meet our new Recruit! If you have not already met her, then please join me in welcoming our first new recruit at Team Holy Cow Home! Bells, whisltles and ching ching!… GEORGIE Yes! at the beginning of the year I set out to take on new…
Dear Friend of Holy Cow Home I celebrated 25 years of marriage last year. It was a traditional Hindu wedding curtailed from the standard 12hour ceremony to a standard westernised 1 hour event. It retained the circling of the sacred fire seven times, while both bride and groom make seven promises to each other in the presence of…
If not me, then who? Many cant, many won’t, but if one can then they should not be afraid to. I can’t help but look for the best in people. When I first moved away from my family in London, to live in the vale of Aylesbury, my family were made to feel…
Diwali is the Hindu five-day festival of lights. The festival, which coincides with the Hindu New Year, celebrates new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil; light over darkness; knowledge over ignorance; hope over despair. Mela is a public event that is organised to celebrate a special occasion Aylesbury celebrates this festival of…
If you have not been able to grab yourself a copy of June/July edition of the Vale Magazine to read about Holy Cow Home then here is a link to the article. Grab yourself a cup to tea, put your feet up and enjoy
As I approach the 2nd anniversary of Holy Cow!! Home, I shudder to think that I am now approaching the third year – often quoted as being the make or break one. I also reflect on the lessons learnt, and analysing whether or not to tie myself into a lease for 10 years plus. Having…
Dhanteras Legends So what is Dhanteras? the legend goes like this… King Hima’s sixteen year old son was doomed to die by a snake-bite on the fourth day after of his marriage according to his horoscope. On the said day his young wife did not allow him to sleep, instead she piled up all the ornaments…
This Holy Cow!! Home Newsletter has been delayed as we have been sooo busy enjoying the Summer festivals. We have spent five days at the first BBC Country-file event and four days at the fifty second Towersey folk music festival followed by the Bucks County Show. (Phew!!!) BBC Country file is a well established and…
Thanks to you all who visited us at the Holy cow home stand at the spirit of summer exhibition at Olympia. We were overwhelmed by all your positive comments – many of you even bought something! This was our first exhibition for our larger items of furniture and Lakree flooring. A lot of effort was put into setting…
