I’ve been a frequent visitor of Pooh’s Den since last year and on my each visit I can’t help but stand amazed at the amount of creative activity that goes on in here! My friend Pooh has written on every imaginable topic – be it namma oru samaiyal, motherhood, crochet or conversations… Pooh’s Den has something for everyone!

This being my maiden blog here, I decided to write about Pooh herself!

Pooh and I have known each other ever since school. Our moms worked together and we studied together. Apart from that, I don’t remember having spoken to each other even once. But two things I do recollect – she was in ‘D’ section and I in ‘C’; she drove a Scooty and I a Ladybird bicycle! And the only thing we must have ever exchanged back then must have been a simple smile as we walked past each other in our school corridor!

Oops… How could I forget her retta jadai and her dimple? – The two main ingredients of her charm! Well, that was the Pooh I knew more than a decade back!

Time flies, doesn’t it… Thanks to social networks like Facebook and Twitter. We stumbled on each other in cyberspace, probably a couple of years back! This time she was a graduate, an engineer, a wife and now a mommy. But the Pooh I now saw (in her FB albums) was no different from the Pooh back then – the same dimple, the same smile and the same charm.

Little did I know she possessed such a flair for writing and crafts until I bumped on Pooh’s Den. Reading through each blog, I noticed one thing… one theme! And that is PASSION – the passion that she shares for reading, writing, travelling, crafts, dance, music, people, family… and LIFE!

Pooh, I am delighted to know the person you are now. You not only amaze, but also inspire me. You inspired me to get back to what I was passionate about once upon a time – blogging! Thank you, Pooh!

Guest Blogger, Michelle blogs at http://mommyslittleprincess.wordpress.com/

Put your hands together and welcome Shruti – Poohsden’s new guest blogger. Shruti blogs at Mindful Meanderings and her monthly Artsy-Craftsy challenges encourage many lil ones and their mamas to attempt simple crafts. I have loved the simple but very cute crafty stuff Shruti makes and am excited to have her here at Poohsden.

Shruti will feature a monthly tutorial here at Poohsden and would love to hear from you. Leave her a comment and if there is anything in particular you want to see Shruti make do let her know. Meanwhile stop my Mindful Meanderings and leave her a comment.

I am excited to introduce Michelle to you! Michelle and me go long ways back and I will leave her to tell the story of our friendship. Michelle is new to the blogging world and you can get to know her and lil princess KT (who has the most amazing hair I have ever seen on a newborn – I am jealous KT) on her blog – Mommy’s little princess. Michelle also does some lovely cross-stitch artwork and I do hope she posts some of her work here.

Look forward to Michelle’s stories here on Poohsden.