The Pakistani tradition of “afsos” (condolence)

One of my favorite things about calling two countries ‘home’ is being able to value the good things of each and trying to pass them on to our next generation. And you probably know that already if you have been reading this blog for some time. Recently my husband and I got thinking about the…

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IN THE KITCHEN WITH ANYA: Mug Cakes

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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Around Seattle: Ebey’s Landing in Whidbey’s Island

Photos from a quick stop at Ebey’s Landing on Whidbey Island, WA last month. The first national park to incorporate privately held property, Ebey’s Landing encompasses 17,500 acres of homes, farms, and businesses still operating in stately buildings that date to the mid-1800s. Ebey’s Landing is named for Isaac Ebey, the first European-American to purchase…

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Reminiscing about my mother-in-law and Bahawalpur

From our first visit after we got married, in April 2008 when Bilal’s father had been very unwell and mostly resting, I always saw my mother-in-law on the go and completely in charge of her house and specially her kitchen. At 70+ years she still cooked herself and I can never forget the tasty aloo-matar-keema…

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Simple DIY hair accessories

Since Anya was a baby, I have loved putting little bows and hair clips on her. There seem to be more options for buying hair clips for little girls these days but back when she was a baby it was really hard to find ones that I liked. I ended up with a lot of simple DIY…

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