Remember Garden Vareli prints? So gorgeous, the colours! (Thought of them because sometimes these nature photos on my TL make me think of their prints. So nature-evocative.)

Now looking at old saree ads. The colours! The prints!

Amma loved these Vareli prints (low-maintenance; perfect for a working woman) and so many of my childhood memories involve these colours as a beacon of comfort and familiarity. There was this green and yellow poppy-print saree that I LOVED and hoped I'd wear when I grew up, and

heart slightly broke when she gave it away to someone else with my permission. I don't wear saris enough to justify keeping them when someone else could use them better. But that print I'll never forget.