I have heard that Shah Cheragh is the tomb of Sayyed Amir Ahmad, son of Imam Musa ibn Ja’far al-Kazim, the seventh prophet of Shia Islam.

I have so many memories from the Village of Saadi in Shiraz near the Tomb of Saadi. Saadi was a 13th-century poet. The mausoleum is called Saadieh.

The monumental Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, was walking distance from the holy place of Shah-Cheragh. I recall trying to keep up with my grandmother on our way there.

I often thought of the Hafezieh garden around the tomb of Hafez as I was making the Tomb of Saadi diorama. Not only were there beautiful memories but also the rhyming poems.

The most exciting days of my childhood were the Fridays when my grandmother’s sisters with their children and grandchildren got together.

It was a dream for me to get souvenirs from relatives. People are supposed to bring us souvenirs to prove that they were thinking of us.

Water was a valuable commodity and not as plentiful back when I was a child.

The best dessert that I would have in Shiraz was Faloodeh. This frozen dessert was both delicious and sweet but also a mystery.

My mother didn’t really look at or care about the chandeliers at this store.

As a child it seemed ridiculous to me in this store mother and cousins boasting.