Bits of India in the U.S.

We've finally gotten around to getting our India "stuff" on display in our house. Looking at and using these beautiful objects really helps us remember our wonderful friends and experiences in India.

I know Ganesha should be over the front door, but he couldn't be seen there. So we have our Ganesha panel over the window in one of the most-used places in the house -- the kitchen sink.

Many of our best pieces are in the "piano nook": Kashmiri embroidered hangings, a wooden screen, marble plates from Agra, a lady-beetle kite, and a rug from Jaipur.

The sofa pillows are also from Kashmir.

A closer look at the large Kashmiri embroidery panel. It goes well with the "nature" theme of our house.

Invasive Asian lady beetles are a real pest in our house, so I couldn't pass up this kite when I saw it in Vapi.

Not from India -- but just to show that lady beetles are a recurring theme for us.

The top of our masonry fireplace has items that can stand a bit of heat (thermal, that is, not spice).

I have a great affection for Nandi. Back in January he was poking his head our of the snow.

Now he awaits spring in the garden.

Not in our house -- our grandson, Amos, in his Gujarati cradle along with his admiring parents in their house in Pittsburgh. By the time we were able to get the cradle to him, he had just about outgrown it.