After visiting the pretty village of Luss in the Trossachs National Park, we decided to make our way round as much of the rest of the park as we could manage. image source From Luss we made our way up to Tarbet and Inveruglas, both as scenic, if not moreso than Luss and with lovely views […]
I was more than a little distracted at the moment so didn’t even think of Ramadan crafts until Little Lady suggested we do something. She had been inspired by some of the images on Pinterest and was up for the idea of creating something. So this year I supplied materials and some technical suggestions and […]
I usually find Ramadan to be a productive time because of all the time that is freed up from not thinking about food, preparing it or eating it during the day. I have been trying to use some of my time to catch up on sleep, but that has still left with me with time […]
Posted by Happy Muslim Mama at 20:14 Labels: Fun, TTMMS
I haven’t been able to do much in the way of crafting during Ramadan (something just had to give if I was to make any attempts at worship insh’Allah), and I suppose Ramadan is always a lesson to me in simplifying life and curtting down the unneccessary (if pleasurable) things. So these cards were all […]
A few weeks ago I was asked to make a banner for a baby shower. The theme was mint green which was deemed suitably neutral for a boy or girl as the mama-to-be didn’t know the gender of her baby. I hunted out as much mint green as I could from my various packs of […]
Our Ramadan Giving series highlights the amazing work charities are doing and showcases their special Ramadan campaigns, giving us all the opportunity to support, donate and do a little good insh’Allah Ramadan Giving Day 16: Forgotten Women Forgotten Women is a charity run by women for women, a charity dedicated to helping women in crisis […]
Our Ramadan Giving series highlights the amazing work charities are doing and showcases their special Ramadan campaigns, giving us all the opportunity to support, donate and do a little good insh’Allah Ramadan Giving Day 5: Charity Right Charity Right strives to fight hunger, one meal at a time. They ensure that regular food is available […]
There was a time when I was known for my temper. I could erupt quickly and nastily and no one near me was safe. I thought that time was long behind me. But as my children move into their teenage years, I find my oldest at 15, has found some buttons that can switch the […]
Obviously I had nothing better to do at 5am in the morning and I like making unnecessary work for myself, so I decide to wrap the girls (Kooks, Fashionista Sister, Shutterbug Sister and my Sis-in-law) presents. We love exchanging presents on Eid and trying to work out what each other might want (a previous years e-mail […]
My family is not very big here and we very rarely have weddings, so have never had the wedding season experience of one wedding after another that many Asians experience. So the fact that my young cousin is getting married soon is a source of excitement and outfit planning activity in my family. As the […]
One of the greatest tests anybody could ever face in their lives is the loss of a child. There is nothing that can prepare us for it. Which mother does not live in fear of something happening to her child, constantly worrying about the child that is out of sight and inflating every little danger […]
After spending three hours on Sunday morning digging up the garden, organising pots, deciding what to grow and what to get hubby to pull out (a big old rose bush which has gotten gnarly and the grape vine from last year which yielded sour grapes), we finally got round to doing some planting this evening.So […]
I had an interesting weekend just passed. I had a group of sisters staying at my home. Their husband’s were mainly scholars and imams and were staying at the local masjid and doing dawah work and teaching. This involves visiting local shops and brothers living locally and telling them about the masjid. Particularly where a […]
