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Katie shares the challenges of being an expat in India when it comes to renting and decorating a home. She lets us into her eclectic home that is gifted with natural light, her design sense and penchant for DIY projects. Lessons we can learn. If you are a regular reader of AT, I bet you have seen this. Digging through the treasures of AT, I re-discovered Katie’s home in New Delhi. As an expat living in the capital, it can be daunting to find a home on rent with enough natural light, space, and finally, furnishing it to one’s taste. On a budget, of course. When you look closer, you will find that the home is decorated on a shoestring budget with flea market finds, DIY hacks, and budget decorating objects like the railway clock. Things that don’t burn a hole in a one’s pocket yet make the home look…

In one of the past issues of Good Food, I read about two nurseries in New Delhi – Rajdhani nursery and Joginder nursery that offer good horticultural help. The plants looked a bit expensive ordering online than picking them in person. Delhi readers of this blog: have you had any experiences with these nurseries? If so, please share your experiences. As you’ve seen time and again here, there is no dearth of herbs and vegetables that can be grown in balconies from basil, curry leaves and lemon grass to spinach, okra, chillies and tomatoes. The smile on your face when you spot the first flower and fruit yield every time is priceless; it has to be experienced. But, yes, contrary to what most magazines say that all your vegetable stock for your recipes will come from the balcony garden is not true. The produce is not enough to feed a family of…