Saturday, March 20, 2010

Books & Orange Blossoms


I have a special connection to orange blossoms. Growing up in the Mediterranean the smell was all but too familiar. My mother would receive a big bag of orange blossoms from dear friends who had an orange orchard every year & she would make the most scrumptious jam out of them.

A happy & beautiful Baha'i New Year to those who are celebrating the first day of spring...& a very happy Birthday to my Papa, who brought beautiful things to this world just like the spring season!

P.S. Here is how we celebrated (my husband & I designed the backdrop of the event with some inspiration from one of my paintings). Also check out how other photographers from around the world celebrated at www.nineteendays.wordpress.com :

10 comments:

  1. You've outdone yourself with this painting! All that colour, all that sublime colour featuring characters reading! This painting needs me. (;

    Happy Naw Ruz to you and yours.

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  2. Congratulations, Shirin! Happy Naw Ruz!

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  3. By the way, how can we start FAV-ing your paintings? :-)

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  4. gosh golly i loooooove you. and your amazing talent.

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  5. The painting is awesome! How did orange blossom jam taste and did it smell similar? You've done well with the background for the naw-ruz festivities! Happy birthday to your Papa! And best wishes for the start of your year!

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  6. Mehdi- The jam tasted just like how you would imagine it tastes, orange blossomy! & very sweet & fragrant too.

    Thank you all for your kind & sweet words!!

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  7. I just discovered your blog and just love it!!!! Your paintings are so happy.

    I'll be back for more.

    Jacilyn

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  8. Mmmm, I can almost smell those fragrant blossoms!

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  9. Such beauty and light and celebration... wishing you happy days always.

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  10. beautiful beautiful beautiful it all!
    how wonderful you designed the backdrop and si si senora to orange blossoms! thinking of you in springy nyc.

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