These are some of the items that were a part of my Pakistan home that will now be a part of our gatherings!
From top left:
A wind up singing teapot that my grandfather gave to my mother;
A paan daan (box) that used to hold the components of paan which is a South Asian betel leaf degestif and will now hold the rose tea we will be drinking;
a rug my mother embroidered for me when I was born;
Turkish cups my mother got from Istanbul;
a surmadaan which used to hold kohl to line the eyes with;
a tin vase from Rajasthan;
A silver foot stool from a certain craftsman my mother used to go to....
A wind up singing teapot that my grandfather gave to my mother;
A paan daan (box) that used to hold the components of paan which is a South Asian betel leaf degestif and will now hold the rose tea we will be drinking;
a rug my mother embroidered for me when I was born;
Turkish cups my mother got from Istanbul;
a surmadaan which used to hold kohl to line the eyes with;
a tin vase from Rajasthan;
A silver foot stool from a certain craftsman my mother used to go to....