How the two silk sarees added bright sparks to my life.

It was a limpid flow of red, green and blue and a surge of zari. The Kanchi silk saree was a sheer magical beauty. Tried to cajole the wife to buy it; I knew she would look even more gorgeous in that saree. No. The lady was bent upon a Gujarati Patola saree for this festive season.

She was right because the pallu had marvelously intricate design and she liked the stars that decked the body of the saree. The tinge of parrot beak red along the border was the clincher. Of course, the free blouse had designer sleeves and looked even more beautiful than the saree.

This season's silk sarees are eye catching. 

By now you must have guessed what happened next. We ended up buying both. (I don't mind – she looks alternately beautiful in her fave Gujarati Patola saree and lovely in the Kanchi silk.) The smiles are worth it.

And, another thing I liked was the silk saree prices have not gone up over last year – if anything they are a bit more reasonable.