Ferrer Hall Karachi , Art Gallery And Art Of Sadequain

 

Hey Beautiful Souls 🥰

Hope finding peace in days despite the all odds of today’s world. Life isn’t designed to flow smoothly but a zigzag line going through up and down all the time. Our weather has changed completely. February is pretty airy and pleasant with cooler temperatures below 30 centigrade. More rain and snow is expected in high northern parts and south eastern areas close by. We hope it will delay summer for a while.

I have just recovered from typhoid 😏 yes after returning from Karachi I felt heaviness on stomach.No other symptoms were present except this and little lack of energy . We visited doctor after two weeks because self medication didn’t help. I was diagnosed with typhoid after a blood test. Was given medicine for one week and forbidden to eat traditional bread for four days. It’s nice to feel normal again and start to eat bread (chapati) again 😅

Today sharing photos of Ferrer hall Karachi .It’s an iconic and historic building build  in 1865  by Sir  Henry Bartle Edward Ferrer . This gorgeous building was built as a town hall back then though now it is used as art gallery and library. I am sharing Link  which put tiny light on the history of the building.

       This first picture I took from google images to show you whole beauty of the Ferrer Hall building. Rest below are captured by me and sons.

The lawn of Ferrer Hall has huge extended area for visitors to wander around and enjoy the serenity of this place,it also includes a small zoo area that has some birds collection. 

“It is through art and through art only that we can realise our perfections “ Oscar Wilde  I will add “ and our imperfections too” 

The nice guide guy took few photos of us ,he tried to capture in way that roof top art can appear in the background and he succeeded too ,he took many,this is one of them 

I couldn’t find Sadequain photo which I took from his photo on the wall,so I picked this one from google images and if you want to learn more you can see Here Wikipedia link

Sadequain (1930-1987) is historical and finest painter and calligrapher , when eldest son searched about Sadequain and his greatly appreciated art work,he was curious to see it . He found about this site online and called on the number given. The guy picked up was very friendly,he told that building was closed due to Sunday but he will attend us if we still wanted to come. We were more than happy. When we arrived the guy told that he is responsible for the building and he takes care of things here mostly. He said they receive funds from wealthy community who loves art as government is mere spectator with least interest in whole matter. He opened the main hall and we felt we entered in some other world of beauty and serenity! He showed us around,took our photos with roof art and shared history. When I checked online I saw many English people and couples pictures front of this beautiful building. We spent one and a half hours there and lost track of time as beautiful art  displayed in gallery consumed us completely! Eldest son gifted the guy some money when we were leaving. Our last thought was we have to come here again ☺️

According to the guide guy at Ferrer hall this wonderful roof mural was created by Sadequain though artist died before completing his master project. He said few other well known artists offered to complete this including son of Sadequain but authorities denied. They didn’t want to loose the touch of the original artist. So this incomplete project of sublime art was left in the honour of the artist! This art project depicts immortality of the life’s journey. According to the details Sadequain worked tirelessly for more than six months to create this roof mural,he slept very less and continues hard work made him sick. To give you better look into this awesome art sharing image from online below,

                                             Source for this is internet 

   In the The art behind  you can see Arabic calligraphy,the highlight words mean.  “ universe , planet earth and sky” 

This one is captured in the beautiful balcony of this captivating building,we never felt such calm and special vibe at any other place honestly, absence of people can be a thing but I give more credit to the richness and depth that it’s interior holds👍

    Sadequain was a saint and believed in man’s inner power and his ability to tame down everything according to his will. But in his saints point of view he uses his power in creating strong and deep harmony with the flow of Nature instead spoiling it . In this art in my opinion he is trying to say that man is created by Divine who has given him His own special gift His spirit and free will so everything comes under and after him. But power comes with responsibility and man’s duty is to take great care of his belongings instead destroying them by lowering himself for trivial things.

                             Couldn’t get this one whether it’s displayed some punishment or justice 

       In my simple words here artist has taken off the mask he wears for the world mostly and feels exhausted 

Guide told as government has no interest in preserving this treasure,they allow shooting of important events and figures who want this glorious appearance of the building in their work,this way they get some money this way which helps them to maintain the place, we spotted this pretty lady in bridal dress standing while camera crew was filming her ,for the magazine probably,there was another lady I have seen in English bridal dress and I had taken her photo but couldn’t find today 🙁

Can’t comprehend the human poses but according to poetic phrase it’s an invitation to the man to o open eyes and look up ,down and around,look everything and look at the sunrise from east and find his suited place among this all ,the poetic phrase is written by our most popular and mystical poet Allama Iqbal who has been called poet of the east !

     Henry Moore says “ to be in artist to believe in life “    I fully agree that 

    Everyday life present in art reminds me of quote of  Pablo Picasso “  art is a lie that helps us to realise the truth “ I really appreciate that thought because I too think that a world without art is like barren desert with no beauty and sense of life , it is completely dark and harsh reality that only burdens our soul, art makes it rich in meaning and realisation of it’s aesthetics. Everything is made in pair and art is soul of the mere matter I believe 

 Another beautiful quote from unknown source “Art is the Highest Form Of Human Expressionj “♥️

Lucky are people who create such beauty through their art no matter what they create that  holds eyes and captivates souls with their charm ♥️

“The. Aim of art is not represent outward  appearance of. Things but their inward significance “ Arstotle 

Many thanks for being with me till end of the post dear friends 🙏 I am grateful for your love and support always which gives me strength to share my life experiences and thoughts with you all 🥹

Health , peace and happiness to you all and to all you love 🙏♥️🥰

Gifts From Sue And Gabi ♥️

 

Hello lovely Souls 🥰

Hope and pray that all is well with you and loved ones 🙏

We are well by the grace of God! As expected weather in our Sindh province is changing as quickly as something runs down on sloppy hills swiftly 😔 Anyway I am very happy to have a normal winter this year without being troubled. February is pleasant month full of cheerfulness and hope for spring month of March 🥰 March is most beautiful time of the year because of lots of  colourful flowers and joyful breeze 🥹♥️ Our small garden area has started to look prettier and lush again as hubby’s hardwork is paid with many sweet sprouts of seasonal plants 🤗 . Few blooms have opened their eyes already and smiling joyously . April is slightly warm yet very nice for outdoor activities. So I am thankful for this opportunity of life to experience gifts of God around 🥹🙏

Hope you too are enjoying your days and hope weather is slightly better in your part of land dear friend!

Today I am sharing some lovely gifts sent by my precious friend Sue and sweet daughter Gabi,hope you will enjoy the look of them.

   Firstly a very thoughtful and exceptionally beautiful gift by Sue , it’s calendar of 2026 . Dear and incredibly smart Sue has printed it all by herself , she told she took help from my blog to select photos 🤗 how nice and wise of her to think of such meaningful gift 🥹 when Gabi handed it to me I got bit emotional because I felt great warmth and love of  dear friend Sue instantly,she really knew what would touch me most 🥹 Thank you dearest friend Sue and I have placed it right before my eyes on the table front of us in our living room and looking at it each time makes me feel spiritually close to her 🥹♥️ I feel so blessed to have you as my friend and I really mean it 🫂

Sue put both families living far away together on the few pages of calendar,she said that it’s nice thought of having cup of tea together despite all the physical distance and I was happy to know that because my imagination makes such miracles happen sometimes 🥹🤗 , the photo below on left she took when we were on video call for the first time 🥰

We exchange messages once in a while . Sometimes our chats stretches because of the certain topic of common interest. Faith is the topic we discuss more. Sue is curious how my faith in God works and what is its origin.  I try to explain in my simplified way because you know that I am not a qualified person to do so . The only thing I know about this is that Faith was there when I came into my senses, it was raw and hidden and I revealed it through numerous experiences of my life gradually. Depth of her understanding of life inspires me deeply!  Her curiosity is curiosity of a contemplative person who wants to explore various versions of the story. This makes me her “fan”  I am happy to have someone from whom I can learn more about things I didn’t have any idea about before ♥️

Gabi dear told me that Sue has her favourite tea so I can enjoy it 🤗 I , me and hubby we both had it few times and it’s so good 👍 , when visit  to Islamabad I will look for this as there are specific shops which keep things for foreigners too because I love it ♥️

This gorgeous and pretty traditional Indonesian scarf is gift from sweet daughter Gabi 🥰  I fell in love with this honestly despite red was never my colour because of it’s elegant and charming look and fabric seems quite special ♥️ Gabi bought it for me during her visit to Indonesia with eldest son ,thank you dear child for keeping me in mind in far away land 🙏♥️ you really truly are gift to all of us and these words are from the core of my heart 🥹

 Gabi also surprised me with this quite expensive gift . It’s brand new Smart Keyboard for my iPad 🥰 I felt little hesitant to accept such expensive gift actually but then eldest son encouraged me. It makes use of iPad very comfortable and easy for me because I have been missing to have a laptop since older one refused to work anymore after ten years  . So thank you so much for this very helpful gift dear Gabi 🙏 you are such an angel 🥹♥️🫂

This is also from dear Gabi , it’s card game,easy to learn and play. I saw my younger son playing different card games with his friends but they seemed difficult when he tried to teach us . This one was so easy to join in instantly. Actually this lovely gift came to us with little sweet and heartfelt story 🤗 it was our last day together and Gabi and eldest son left for spa appointment after breakfast because we all had to attend the wedding ceremony at the night. Both kids returned in the evening after having extremely busy day as shopping and meeting friends. When they returned they looked exhausted.Eldest son went to his room immediately for rest.I advised Gabi to go to her room and have some rest so she can feel fresh before going to the party . But she refused so politely and gently put her head on my shoulder and said she wanted to spend this time with us . This was really touching and heartwarming for me . She took pack of cards and asked us if we wanted to play cards with her. Me and both younger sons were excited to learn,me particularly , she guided us and we found it very easy. We played together and spent one or little less hour cheerfully having fun 🥰🤗♥️  this little period of time left unforgettable impact on hearts of me and my family 🥹 Gabi is truly very special ♥️ and we feel lucky 🙏

                            This is guidelines paper for the game, Gabi dear left it for us to play 🥰

Thank you precious friends for being with me so far 🙏 it’s your love and kindness I share my heart with you all,thank you for your incredible support ♥️🙏🫂♥️

Health,peace and happiness to you and yours 🙏

Crazy Weather And Some Crazy Moments At Manora Beach Karachi

Hey Sweethearts 🥰

Hope and pray that despite crazy weather conditions you are able to find peace and joy in small things of life ☺️

We watched in news how many American and Canadian states are facing severe weather conditions of heavy snowfall and various issues like disappearance of power and lack of transportation. I really hope this ends soon and life goes back to normal. Here in our country case is not the different as well.We had three very mild winters in past years.But It’s been quiet tough winter for people living in up north and south eastern parts of the country . Our Sindh province shares border with province of Baluchistan . Quetta is capital of Baluchistan which dwells on Zarghoon mountain range .When these mountains get snow the cooler weather reaches in many surrounding places And our city is one of those,so we are having very cold weather this whole January particularly. Temperature is spinning around 12 Centigrade to 4 Centigrade during twenty four hours. And it’s big deal for people here trust me.To be honest we have been kind of missing such winter since three or four years.we couldn’t use any of the warm clothes in previous two to three winter seasons. So it’s nice to have actual winter this year. Surprisingly for some unknown reasonthis I am genuinely able to enjoy cold weather after my long gone youth days . I don’t know the reason honestly. But this is first winter of my older part of life which i am not spending in double triple sweaters and triple socks along with one extra blanket. I am feeling normal and facing cold weather like a normal person instead of physically miserable and mentally dimmed woman who love cold weather but wasn’t able to enjoy it . So I am thankful for this weird yet very nice surprise this year🤗🙏

I am particularly concerned about minus 49 temperatures in surroundings of NewYork ?? It seems really worrying because it must be really cold and impossible for the survival of area residents. My heartfelt prayers are with them and we hope and pray that it ends soon by the grace of God🙏. I also hope that storm in Britain may pass quickly and harmlessly 🙏

Moving to the lighter side of today’s post dear friends and sharing few moments we truly enjoyed with dear Gabi on Manora Karachi Beach, hope you will like them too because every time I look at them and fun videos I can’t stop smiling and laughing 🤗🥰

   I was absent when Gabi and Ahsan took camel ride ,I can see how happy and comfortable is Gabi feeling like she used to ride camel often but I doubt that 🥰 if i replace Gabi with any other girl who was riding camels for the first time people around might have heard few shouts 🤗 she is very brave indeed ♥️

Then younger son Asad and I offered some ideas for taking fun images together and I think we succeeded because everyone cooperated well 👍 I can’t remember younger son mentioned a specific name for this kind of photo 🤔

I love how in Korean drama people form different cheery poses instantly for the photo and this one was my idea , not bad for the beginners I guess 😂

    Youngest son came up with this idea which had certain name but unfortunately I forgot again,what a shame 😅  I think this one was very smart,  we survived from the giant’s attack because he was knocked down by our crazy screams 😭😂

     I couldn’t find new idea but suddenly I remembered how we would make line after one another and run while making sounds of train , well almost like train 😊  everyone else followed the instructions eventually after some messy moves but I doubt if hubby got the clue of it 😂 second from left 

Eldest son Ahsan brought his idea of forming pillars and asked us to stand across, this one is my. Most favourite because in this we are all present in the pictures 🥹♥️

We spent some awesome time together there on the very neat and calm beach,no crowd ,just a family from the beach cottage came out and went to boat ride. We had all the beach area to ourselves. I have cooked Biryani along.we had it in lunch on beach and everyone said it was delicious thankfully 🥰

Like good weather happy time fly out quickly but like a butterfly they leave so many delightful marks on our hearts 🥹🥰♥️

Big thanks for bearing with me kind and sweet friends ♥️

Health,peace and happiness to you all and to all you love 🙏♥️ 

 

Wedding And Hinna photos

 

Hello My Lovely Friends 🥰

Hope and pray all is going well with you all by the grace of God🙏

First of all big and heartfelt thank you for your sweet comments on my previous post ♥️ I really appreciate your support dear friends and I will always say that your support is my strength and inspiration to share my life with you 🥹♥️

We are back from Karachi now. These twenty days of our life went faster than ever, last week particularly . Yes our long awaited dream came true and dear Gabi joined us in last week. The main goal of her visit was to attend our eldest son’s best friend’s wedding event Valima and second was to meet us . I never thought of such thing could happen in my life but it truly happened and we met her finally. The first and happiest realisation was that she was so relatable and easy to get along with 🥹 She made everyone else at ease with her friendly and caring behaviour within few moments and next day we all felt like we know her since long time 🥹♥️ . Both of my younger son were so happy to meet her and said that they feel they have a sister now ♥️ Hubby too adored her skills of  adaptability and we both saw in her our daughter we never had 🥹♥️ . I want to thank dear Sue who brought her up her daughter so beautifully and Ahsan who made this meeting possibl. But above all thanks to God who is creator of all miracles 🥹🙏 In short we are so grateful and happy that our son and Gabi are equally blessed souls and deserve each other ♥️🙏

I am sharing some beautiful photos of wedding we all attended together.hope you will like them too as we enjoyed them so much .

dear Gabi took this photo in the mirror of washroom on the night we attended the wedding event ,she looked pretty and comfortable in eastern dress too♥️

Gabi shared these pictures with me last night , I loved the hinna designs on the bride’s hands🤗♥️👍

                               Aren’t they look sooo gorgeous 👌♥️

Emma (bride’s name)  is from France ,her mother is French and her father is an Arab  from Bahrain . Gabi met Emma in Indonesia during their recent trip and both have become nice friends because like Gabi Emma is also really sweet girl 🥰 and think she is looking absolutely stunning in red bridal outfit 🤗♥️

Emma’s mom Chantelle is very warm and kind lady ,I was amazed to see how she seemed to mingled with groom’s family effortlessly 🥰

Dilawer and Emma looked so content and happy to be the centre of this family gathering ♥️ Groom’s family also felt happy and proud with their son’s choice of life partner. Couple surly has blessings from all the kind people and loved ones who attended the event of valima . 

Love is the only gravitational force that does wonders to pull different people together 🥹 I just love this gesture 🥰

     Both of our younger sons with groom ,they enjoyed the party lot they told later 🥰

       On the dining table in the men’s lounge hubby and kids took some pictures as well ♥️

           Eldest son Ahsan standing with groom  , he was happy to be part of this wedding of his best friend because previously he had missed  such event belonged to another good friend once due to covid 🥰

The night before valima event groom’s family held a small gathering of Hinna event .we were invited too. The whole family of groom is settled our city here and many relatives in different cities. So it was hard for everyone to come on hinna ,still there were more than fifty to sixty people I think. After the family had some fun with singing and dancing the hinna process began and everyone came forward to place little hinna on bride and groom’s hands. It’s sign of collective joy and blessings  by the family for the couple 🙏♥️

From left , me ,bride’s mom  , groom’s mom ,bride and groom’s aunt in pink . I met first time with Dilawer’s mom and I was pleased to see how warm and welcoming she remained throughout both events. She liked Gabi so much and said we should meet more in future. I was delighted to meet her honestly 🥰

Bride’s mother in law on right and on the left bride’s sister in law is helping bride to wear flowers bangles essential for hinna ceremony. The sister in law was also really nice lady and we had quite a chat during both events ♥️

      Three beautiful ladies with lovely light of dazzling smile ♥️ green is definitely Gabi’s colour 🥰♥️👍

I don’t know my heart was feeling sad whenever I would look Chantelle and feel myself in her place. She left for France next day on Saturday night. She will be missing her daughter in the beginning so badly I believe 🥹

       We too are waiting for having such a wonderful day when eldest son will get married inshallah 🥹🙏♥️

Big thanks for being with me sweethearts 🙏♥️ it’s just second day at home and I am busy with recovering everything that needs my attention. Still I will be visiting you in bits of free time hopefully because I miss you all when I get late to read your stories 🤞🥰 

Heartfelt best wishes and blessings to you and yours 🙏♥️