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  • Lessons From a Hydrangea Covered in Snow

    Lessons From a Hydrangea Covered in Snow

    Another storm passed through the previous night, but the morning’s clear sky was a nod of approval to keep my friend’s coffee date. I made my way up the side streets passing by snowy Victorian houses and whimsical mailboxes. Halfway to the coffee shop, I spotted a dead hydrangea draped in snow on someone’s front…

    Nahya

    March 18, 2023
    Flowers, Life, Reflections, Seasonal
    Flowers, Hydrangea, Life Lesson, Peace, Reflection, Strong, Winter
  • The Clarity After a Snowstorm

    The Clarity After a Snowstorm

    A storm was approaching, and the rows of lit up windows in the neighbouring buildings indicated that people were hunkered down at home. Starry lights were glowing from multiple windows across from us. A few particularly caught my eye. The cluster of pink and orange glows framed by twinkle lights. Below it, a yellow and…

    Nahya

    March 10, 2023
    Canada, Life, Reflections, Seasonal, Travel
    Bellwoods Park, Coffee Date, Lake Life, Lessons, Life lessons, March, Ontario Place, Snowstorm, Sunset, Thunderstorm, Toboggan, Toronto, Trinity Bellwoods Park, Weekend, Winter
  • Sundays at the Art Gallery

    Sundays at the Art Gallery

    Being a tourist in my own city is something I admit I don’t do enough of. Since the pandemic, my husband and I made a vow to check out more places in the city (or province, and even country!) that we’ve unintentionally taken for granted. One of those touristy places that we’ve never been to…

    Nahya

    February 20, 2023
    Canada, Life, Reflections, Travel
    Art, Art Gallery, Art Lover, History Lover, Sundays, Toronto
  • How I’m coping with the January Gloom

    How I’m coping with the January Gloom

    I can’t remember the last time I saw the sun. The feeling of sunlight on my face suddenly feels so foreign to me. We’re entering the sixth week of consecutive gloomy grey skies here in Toronto (and the southern Ontario region in general). Aside from very brief pockets of sunshine here and there, we haven’t…

    Nahya

    January 23, 2023
    Cozy Home, Lifestyle, Reflections, Seasonal
    Canadian Winter, Dark Academia, Gloom and Glow, Go Wildly and Slow, Hygge, Hyggelig, January, January Blues, Journaling, Poetry of Simple Things, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Seasons Poetry, Therapy, Winter
  • The Gift of Printed Photo Albums

    The Gift of Printed Photo Albums

    The end of the year is always a nostalgic time. It’s a time when we take stock of our big moments, our small moments, reflect on the lessons of the year, and dream about the possibilities of the next. There is a little space on this blog carved out for such end-of-year reflections. I’ve written…

    Nahya

    December 30, 2022
    Creativity, DIY Projects, Life, Reflections
    2022, 2023, A Year in Review, Family, Gift Ideas, Love, New Year, New Year's Eve, Photo Albums, Photography, Printed Photos, Reflections, Sentimental Gifts
  • Clementine and Pomegranate Salad with Honey and Halva

    Clementine and Pomegranate Salad with Honey and Halva

    It has been too long since I posted a recipe here, and I’m excited to share this one with you. I recently made this fruit salad again, and it made my heart sing. The ingredients are in peak season right now, so I encourage you to try it out. I know, when you think of…

    Nahya

    December 11, 2022
    Fun Ideas, Healthy, Hosting, Lifestyle, Recipes
    Blue Toile, Clementine Recipes, Fruit Salad, Halawa, Halva, Holiday Ideas, Iranian Food, Lebanese, Lebanese Christmas, Lebanese Cooking, Lebanese Cuisine, Lebanon, Middle Eastern Cuisine, Middle Eastern Food, Persian Food, Pomegranate Recipes, Pomegranate Salad, Salad Ideas, Winter Salad
  • Vintage Christmas Aestehtic

    Vintage Christmas Aestehtic

    If I could describe our Christmas decoration aesthetic, I would say it’s a mix of Little Women meets Scandinavia. Think rustic ornaments, antique teacups, candlelit lanterns, knitted stockings, and orange slices dangling on a lit tree. The Scandinavian aspect is the simplicity of it all. Think little white houses, wooden figurines, cedar branches and embroidered…

    Nahya

    December 4, 2022
    Cozy Home, Creativity, Lifestyle, Occasions
    Christmas, Christmas Decor, Christmas Home Decor, Holidays, Home Decor, Hygge, Little Women, Noel, Scandinavian, Scandinavian Decor, The Nutcracker, Vintage Christmas, Vintage Decor, Vintage Toile, Winter, Winter Hygge
  • An Unhurried Holiday Season

    An Unhurried Holiday Season

    As December begins, I am choosing to be intentional about how I want this season to feel for us. If I can use one word to describe our overall approach to Christmas this year, I would choose: unhurried. Unhurried for social events. Unhurried for gifts. Intentional in connecting. Intentional in just being. After the last…

    Nahya

    December 1, 2022
    Cozy Home, Life, Lifestyle, Reflections, Seasonal
    Candlelight, Christmas, Connection, December, Family, Friends, Gathering, Holiday Season, Holidays, Slow Life, Slow Living, Unhurried, Wellness
  • How I’m coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder

    How I’m coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder

    I am a lover of all seasons, but as long as I could remember, I have always struggled with the dreary darkness of November here in Canada. The lack of daylight, the gloomy skies and the bone-chilling cold are but a mere reminder of the long winter ahead of us for the next five months.…

    Nahya

    November 21, 2022
    Cozy Home, Life, Lifestyle, Reflections, Seasonal
    Book Nook, Boundaries, Evening Routine, Fall, Fall Routine, Morning Routine, November, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Therapy, Wellness, Winter, Winter Routine
  • Fall Foliage at the Park

    Fall Foliage at the Park

    The minute the month of October ended, my feed and surroundings were saturated with Christmas and winter content that I was mentally and emotionally not yet ready for. My heart was still in Fall mode. In Toronto, the golden leaves were still rustling beneath my feet, and the season’s harvest was still sitting in our…

    Nahya

    November 15, 2022
    Canada, Life, Reflections, Seasonal, Travel
    Autumn, Fall, Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Kitchener Waterloo, November, October, Ontario Parks, Park Strolls, Parks, Toronto Parks, Trillium Park, Victoria Park
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