100% Made in Nepal

We got a new table. With a bench.

I know maybe to you readers a post about a table isn't so exciting. But this is a special, handmade, gorgeous table.

I would like to say that we bought the table because it is one hundred percent made in Nepal, made by a local carpenter with mango wood, but actually we bought the table because it is beautiful. The other stuff is just a bonus.

This is how it went down: I saw a table in a coffee shop last November when I was here. We really, really liked it. The owner of the coffee shop raved about it. So I asked around when we came back in July. Got a number for the carpenter from a trusted friend. (who also had a table made by him). Called him up, he came over, we sat down together and I explained what we envisioned for our table.

10 days later he brought it over, had two guys carry it up the stairs, and installed it in our dining area.

Here it is:

It is just so pretty. And perfect for eating a simple but tasty home cooked, freshly made dinner and glass of cheap wine:

Even great for relaxing under

Or sitting on top of

 Or even for hiding behind

And finally, i know the table is made to seat more than our little family of three, and will welcome many loved ones, family and friends.

So hurry up and visit us!