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May 4, 2017 3 Comments

Greetings friends! Spring has sprung in full bloom here – the “golden waterfall” and “wisteria” and myriad other flora are blooming in Read More

November 12, 2016 18 Comments

Hello hello hello! Is There Anybody Out There? (God, I love this album.) But seriously: Are any of y’all still reading here? Read More

June 6, 2016 9 Comments

Hi guys! A future blog post is about making dolmeh with grape leaves but today’s post is about loss and scholarly Read More

May 23, 2016 20 Comments

Last week I spent a few days in Shiraz on a business trip. Remember? I saw and ate and enjoyed many Read More

January 13, 2016 7 Comments

Hello hello hello and happy new year again! So how did you spend your first day of 2016? I hope Read More

November 19, 2015 14 Comments

Friends! I’m still here! But that, I mean I’m still writing here on the blog (hello hello) and also that I’m Read More

August 22, 2015 10 Comments

In this latest installment of Trip to Kermanshah series I’ll take you to one of the sights you must visit if Read More

July 14, 2015 8 Comments

♥ In Iran, it’s customary to celebrate one’s good news with “shirini dadan” (offering sweets and pastries) to pleasure and delight the Read More

June 5, 2015 11 Comments

Horray! It’s time for Part 3 of our Internet: Persian Style series! ( See here for the series’ mission statement.) Let’s Read More

March 19, 2015 27 Comments

Tomorrow, at precisely 3:45 pm PST (6:45 pm EST) winter ends (bye bye Winter dear, don’t let the door hit you Read More