Hey kind people!
Hope enjoying the each moment in hands by the grace of your creator!
Sitting in the room above I mean upper story I am trying to pass my hours here in some things that have become my regular hobbies throughout the years. Colour men are working in all rooms now except veranda so I moved up here to spend my day. Needless to say that moving closer to sky makes me happier :)
Vastness of sky is edged by colony houses spread so far. On one hand dates garden that go till my eyesight can travel.
I do my meditation and recitation in broad roof yard here .After lunch I take little nap (20 mins) and then read book or blogs for two hours. It is hard to sit inside after 4:30 so after making evening tea I get out of room and take my tea in yard that seems transformed when sun is set away. Sipping tea while bearing the soothing breeze on face and eyes stuck in the sky is divine and spiritual experience indeed!
See how our upper yard look after many layers of cement ,pebble, clay and marble at the last.
Hubby made every possible precaution to avoid roof trembling again .let's see if it works
Here I place chairs for recitation ,in one and a half hour shad moves to the wall and i get up after pray.divine sense of closeness to my maker delivers absolute peace of mind meanwhile!
Hubby is wise that despite all things putting here and there in hurry while shifting from below he could remember to place family pictures front of my resting place so I must not feel alone up here:) and it worked so well
Sharing few photos from wedding ceremony I attended few days back.
It was wedding of dear sister of Munir Bhai a kind man who is former student of hubby now friend too (Well mentioned in previous post) .they are four brothers and two sisters. Eldest sister is married long ago. Their mother raised them as single since her husband died when kids were little. It was her wisdom and courage so all the children got decent upbringing and nice education. All brothers are well settled with good job and family. This youngest sister was precious to all of them. She got higher education and wanted to have career as professor in university but her mother wanted her to settle down first. Here the bride is entering the stage in support of friends.
The friends of bride setting her shawl
When I went to take photos after her arrival I found her face covered like olden times of ours when bride would stay like this until she reaches to her future house .
In green on left is mother of bride talking to sister in law of her daughter. I took these two shots and got down from the stage and moved towards my table .i got pretty amazing company there. Two families and couple of friends who were colleagues too. But they didn't allow to publish their pics due to strict husbands and in laws. Because of interesting conversation I couldn't realised where the three hours go
Isn't she gorgeous! I adore her for her intelligence and smartness as according to her sister in law the wife of Munir bhai the kind man she is amazing skills of house management. I hope she will have the career of her likening soon.
Tried hard to bring photos of food that she used to send us during our stay in Islamabad but couldn't. Posting via phone is bad :(
Okay dear friends that is it for now. See you soon.
Keep shining and keep sharing your light as world needs it .
Health peace and happiness to you and to all you love
I love that your place above the construction at home has a family photo, Baili. Encouragement to hang in there!
ReplyDeleteThe bride is beautiful! Best wishes to her for a career and in her personal life!
Thank you dear Marie. After many alterations upper portion seems easy to keep clean and arranged thankfully.
DeleteAmen on behalf of the the lovely bride!
I must ask... is the bride supposed to look that unhappy? Other than that it looks like a beautiful and festive wedding.
ReplyDeleteYour home looks wonderful. i know you will enjoy it.
Haha oh my precious dear Emma here specially in towns and small cities people believe that as bride is leaving her loved ones behind so she must look sad but believe me there are brides who dance and clap with friends in their own wedding.
DeleteBeautiful photos
ReplyDeleteInteresting how people learn to live with their own climate. Living on the roof top sounds like a cool idea.
ReplyDeleteDear Red only few months of winter such as November to March we can stay on roof but sun is not enough cool until now this year to sit under for while
DeleteAs far as living under local climate even it is beyond limit we see in shows how people live in impossible places like desert particularly, on high peaky hills and so on .I wondered for long why don't they leave n settle somewhere else with better environment but now I feel that "for so many of us happiness mean living on native lands where their ancestors belonged though culture and other factors come hand to hand too"
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ReplyDeleteNo it did not dear Margaret: ( however your kindness teaches to me all the time my sweet friend!
DeleteYour home looks great, thank you for sharing the photographs.
ReplyDeletePleased the wedding ceremony went well, the bride looks beautiful.
All the best Jan
I like the new look of your yard area :-)
ReplyDeleteYour wedding photos are so lovely and I was interested to learn of the brides face being hidden.
Thanks dear Cheri
DeleteThe custom of bride's face hiding has been disappearing with time here though in villages it has become optional. I don't know why this bride followed the old custom here otherwise no bride hide her face anymore .After are beauty parlour she take part in long photo session before leaving parents house and then once arrived at husband 'house groom and bride do photo session together.
Unlike olden times when bride were treated specially once wedding days would start and were bond to hide face until they reach their husband house
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ReplyDeleteThat roof top looks like such a lovely place to spend time, Baili! I'd be up there often. Looks like a lovely wedding. And I always enjoy photos of you and your beautiful family. Love and blessings, dear friend!
ReplyDeleteThank you dear Martha
ReplyDeleteI really liked my daytime up here
Sitting under vast sky and meditate is divine experience my friend
Wonderful to see the happy occasion...my best wishes!
ReplyDeleteYour newly finished upper storey is beautiful! How kind of your husband to remember to place your family photos where you can see them easily. I understand your reaction to being closer to the sky. I always feel better being outside and looking up.
ReplyDeleteThanks Baili for showing the finished roof project at your home. I was curious as to whether or not you would have any furniture there in the future. I can understand how you enjoy going there as we also like a higher view in our apt. The outfits worn by the bride and others were beautiful and thank you explaining about the custom.
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ReplyDeleteYour roof area is spacious and peaceful, Baili! Looking at the skies above is soul expanding. I enjoyed seeing your cloud photos. The bride is beautiful. I wish her happiness and fulfillment.
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