We (mostly me, to be honest)have been really fascinated by mug cakes since seeing them on Pinterest and last Friday, on a lazy morning at home (A has Fridays off this year) decided to give it a try. I had this pinned and Anya chose the confetti one from the options we had. It is…
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#EidulAdha2015
Eid ul Adha for us was on the 24th of September. Here’s a little photo story of what ours looked like this year 🙂 Eid prayers at our local mosque on a beautiful blues-skies and fall-is-in-the-air kind of a morning. A potluck at my sweet friend’s house the same evening with some festive décor, good…
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Photos from last Sunday after dinner, as we got Anya into her pajamas and went down into our valley to watch the blood moon come up. What a beautiful sight it was and my photos don’t do justice at all. My husband is really geeky about astronomy and space and Anya gets that from him…
Read MoreThoughts on making Eid special for our kids.
THIS POST IS MODIFIED FROM A POST FROM MY PREVIOUS BLOG. Many of us here reminisce about Eid back in Pakistan. All the things that made it special,the festive air ofRamadan, the Eid shopping, the holidays, the excitement around Chaand Raat1 and the Mehndi2 sessions. I remember going to our Nana Nani’s (mom’s parents) place…
Read MoreOn capturing occasions and events.
Had an interesting conversation with a friend the other day. About how our events and parties are becoming so much about photos; dressing for them, decorating for them, posing for them; almost like the photos are the biggest part of the occasion. It has become an interesting phenomenon. Documenting our gatherings and celebrations has taken…
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