We finally got to visit my new niece yesterday and see Fashionista Sister. I couldn’t get enough of holding her. You know the relative who barges in and hogs the baby, that was me. It reminded me too how much work a newborn is – feeds on demand, constant rounds of nappy changes, trying to […]
As always, I had plenty of plans for tonight: cooking, some Quran with Little Lady, some reading, some playing with the kids and some time to sort my bedroom out – well my scarves at least (every time Kooky Little Sis gets near them, I can’t find anything). I got home from work and had […]
This recipe is courtesy of my lovely neighbour. I mentioned I hadn’t made home-made chips in years and she suggested adding a little gram flour to the chip, as that was how her mum made them. IngredientsPotatoes – peeled and cut into chunky chips2 tbsp gram flour½ tsp chilli powder (adjust to your taste) 1 […]
Eid Mubarak everyone. Taqabbal Allahu Minna Wa Minkum (May Allah accept it from you and us). I hope this Eid is a peaceful and joyful one for all of you, full of good health, good food, good company and good deeds insh’Allah. May Allah shower the Ummah and all of humanity with his mercy and […]
I bought Kooky Little Sister this set of books for Eid on her request and was keen to read them myself and see what all the fuss was about.On picking up the first novel in the series I realised I had read it before a long while ago and the story stuck out in my […]
I had an interesting conversation with some work colleagues last week about how much freedom children should be allowed at what age. My colleagues were younger than me and agreed that children should be given more freedom when it came to things like going out with friends, having mobile phones and access to internet and […]
It’s been nearly six weeks since my gran passed away and I suppose things are settling down. People are still coming to pay their respects at the weekend and I suppose they will for some time as she was widely-known and well-loved. I haven’t cried and I haven’t even most of the time felt particularly […]
I told my youngest two off for fighting and told both to leave my room. This usually results in Darling refusing to leave and Baby leaving in an angry whirlwind. I could hear her from the other room talking loudly to herself about something being not fair and nobody liking her. I found her in […]
The kids have been after a kit for years and I have always said no citing the cost and care involved and not being convinced the kids would be responsible enough. Recently they have been petting a cat from the neighbourhood, I’ve turned a blind eye as long as they don’t bring it inside and […]
Today is my cousin’s nikah insh’Allah and alhtough we usually give money to the bride and groom, I thought it would be nice to make something for my mum to take along. Baskets of Indian sweets or mithai are a tradition in South Asia but costs about £30 here, so I thought I’d have a […]
Assalam-alaikam to anyone reading this and especially to those who make an effort to stop by and read despite my inconsistency in writing. I have taken two weeks off work and a quarter of the way in, my head has cleared enough that I am motivated to write again. It’s a curious time with Tier […]
I told the kids we would do something fun and we did: Little Lady and Gorgeous seem to have a knack for skating. I was perfectly happy to watch (last time I fell over skating it took me a week to recover). There was also a winter bazaar at the same location and I came […]
Little Lady saw this oyster-shell pendant in my bead box and asked if I could make her something with it. I used the colours in the pendant to pick out my beads. Of course, she had to wear it straight away. Her request came at a good time, I have had my beads out without […]
I have been meaning to sort through my collection of beads for months, recently I mentioned to Little Lady we could do a clear out and just keep what we would use. She was keen on the idea and kept pestering me to do it. I think she might have regretted that. We found some […]
