Everything in 2020 has been different including Eid! This year we hosted an Eid garden party with social distancing in mind. COVID-19 is still a reality in the world and it’s important to follow all public health guidelines for your region. In Alberta we are allowed gatherings of a certain number preferably in the outdoors.Continue reading Eid Garden Party in the Days of Social Distancing
This delicious pink lemonade recipe is perfect for summer days! Why make simple lemonade when you can make pink lemonade! Somehow kids love it more plus it looks so pretty! Make this pink lemonade for birthday parties, baby showers or a play date! This recipe is so simple that you can involve the children inContinue reading Pink Lemonade Recipe: Perfect Drink for Hot Summer Days
When I was a little girl there used to be a cartoon on television about a magic pencil. Whatever was drawn with the pencil came to life. All I ever wanted was that magic pencil. I love that we now live in a world where there are 3D printers and Osmo Creative Starter Kits forContinue reading Making Healthy and Creative Screen Time Happen with Osmo
Thank you for all your love on our backyard swing! We setup this swing in our first year in this house. Sharing all the details in this post including product links and tips! It’s really quite simple but this post ensures that I can share everything in one place and then direct all queries here.Continue reading How We Setup Our Backyard Swing
I love Faiza Iftikhar dramas for their strong female characters, wit and male characters who are not total idiots! One of my most favourite Pakistani dramas “Aangan” is written by Faiza Iftikhar. “Bandhay eik dor se” being aired these days is also written by her and is showing promise with its real characters. Faiza IftikharContinue reading List of Faiza Iftikhar Dramas You Must Watch!
In 2014, a Turkish TV series by the name of Diriliş: Ertuğrul was launched on TRT 1 which has slowly taken the Muslim world by storm. The show is based on the history of the Muslim Oghuz Turks and takes place in the 13th century. We have recently been binge watching the show and are hugeContinue reading Planning an Ertugrul Theme Party
Alberta is beginning to open again as COVID numbers go down. This includes shops, restaurants and hotels. While we were eager for a little getaway conforming with public health guidelines, we had our concerns also. This Canada Day we enjoyed an overnight hotel stay and I’m sharing a Kananaskis Mountain Lodge review here for theContinue reading Kananaskis Mountain Lodge Review: Safe Stay for Families This Summer
This year Canada Day will be different. We can’t be physically together but we can still celebrate together as a community, city and country. Do check out calgary.ca/CanadaDay for lots of ideas and resources on how to celebrate at home and online. All these are available for free. We had so much fun trying outContinue reading Celebrating Canada Day 2020: Ideas, Crafts and Resources!
Planning a socially distant party is the need of the hour and the world we live in these days. As the restrictions have relaxed in Canada, we are allowed to have small gatherings preferably in the outdoors while maintaining social distancing. This June it was my turn to host our book club meeting. After manyContinue reading Planning a Socially Distant Party
This is the story of a red gharara and a tissue dupatta and tied to our 12th Nikah anniversary which was today. This is the story of my Nikah gharara. It was June 2008 and Jaffar came to Pakistan to meet me and my family. We had been talking since April with the consentContinue reading The Story of my Nikah Gharara