I absolutely love the sun, it's just so stupendous. It's all warmth and sustenance and fantastic lighting. And because of my love for the sun, I loathe Autumn. I hate the falling leaves - ugly. I hate the cool weather - I'm chilly without a jacket and I'm hot with one, what's that about? I hate pumpkins. I do however, love Halloween and Thanksgiving. Two days in an entire season that don't make me want to stay under the covers, Autumn is the worst.

On an entirely different note, this summer I went back to England for a cousin's wedding. In between events, we had a couple of days to walk around London, a city I find tiresome. I dislike the cold: people, weather, buildings. Still, the shopping isn't terrible (is shopping ever terrible?) and so I went along with my cousins on a trip to Oxford Circus. As we entered Primark, I turned confidently to my cousin, "I'm not even bothered about shopping. I've got my fall wardrobe all set."

 Ha! 3.5 hours later, with my arms fuller and my bank account considerably emptier, I walked out with some fun stuff.

 Primark is a blessing and curse.

 I usually shy away from boleros because they aren't very flattering for my less than statuesque frame. But I instantly fell in love with this one...

It reminds me of a Sindhi ajrak - and hailing from Karachi, Sindh, I had to have it!





I'm going to leave you with one of my absolute favorite Sindhi folksongs (remixed in pure 80s style), a throwback to my youth. Allan Faqir is a genius and "Huma Huma", is my jam because it is lyrically and instrumentally stupendous but also because it reminds me of my youngest aunt who makes me delicious food.