I wear my abaya to work, but I try to look smart as well as modest.  There are some small things which I am a stickler for when it comes to dress, such as wearing trousers under my abaya which go with the colour of the abaya.   This morning I went back to work […]

In my random facts meme post yesterday I answered the question “…things you are going to do tomorrow” with “celebrate Friday”. I think somebody was listening.I got to work this morning and a colleague offered to get me breakfast of a cheese and tomato panini and a frothy latte. Having breakfasted so well, I decided […]

One thing I absolutely love is receiving parcels in the post. iMuslimah very kindly sent me this bumper stash to play with. I have to admit the craft materials you get in the USA are way better (and cheaper I think) than what is available over here, so everything she sent was an absolute treat. […]

I decided to try my hand at stamping with this DoCrafts V&A stamp inspired by antique patchwork quilts. I have long since learnt not to stamp directly onto blank cards as the design often doesn’t come out right and the card is ruined. I used old opalescent blank cards which I had made mistakes on […]

I often come across the attitude that stories are a waste of time and that fiction is useless. On the one hand I get these views from traditional Asian parents (mine included) that believe that children should sit and read worthy books only (because Advances Statistics in maths makes great bedtime reading) and on the […]

Long Suffering Sister is the visual chronicler in our family. Wherever there is something going on in our family, you will see her there with her camera (although almost never in front of it funnily enough). She has put some of her pictures up on flikr and I thought I would share: Have a beautiful […]

The quote for Day 24 of Ramadan from my box of things to think about is: “O beloved disciple, knowledge without action is madness and action without knowledge can’t be” ~ Imam Ghazali (RA) from Ayyuha ’l-Walad al-Muhibb (Advice to the Muslim Youth) Alhamdulillah, one of the things we often bring up in the weekly ladies Islamic […]

There is only one place where I am at the moment at 6pm….in bed!I get home, check in with all of the kids and do a quick tidy up. Then I set my alarm for 6.30 and go to sleep.I have been really firm and made sure that no matter how much work there is […]

Insh’Allah like last year I hope to participate in Neilouphar’s Ramadan Journal Challenge for 2013.  The themes for the month are below: image source The prompt for the first day is suhoor or dawn.  Bit too disorganised to take pictures, but the suhoor meal for my first fast was hardly the most graceful.  I seriously […]

The third instalment of the Pellinor series shifts the focus of action away from the main protagonist Maerad and onto her young brother Hem. As Maerad continues her search for the mysterious “Treesong” whilst trying to evade the Nameless Ones armies, Hem has been installed in the bard school of Turbansk, the greatest city of […]

It’s funny how one sight of my electric pencil sharpener and the kids will do anything they are told to get a urn, including their homework super-fast. We were so engrossed with this lot that I only saw this morning that I had left the dinner dishes in the sink and the food out of […]

Assalam-alaikam,I will be away for the next week or two with hubby so won’t be blogging until closer to Eid (probably won’t have internet access). I hope to make the most of Ramadan this time and have taken leave from work for the month (will be my first time not studying or working through Ramadan).Insh’Allah […]

The Mediterranean biodome at the Eden Project is my mum’s favourite part of the Project and I love the warmth and beauty of the gardens.  But my favourite part is the Rainforest biome – hot, exotic, with striking plants, and did I mention it’s hot? Temperatures go up to 35 degrees celcius and the space […]

The last few days of Ramadan have passed so quickly and have been quite challenging, so there was not much chance of keeping up with the Ramadan journaling prompts. I have been muddling along with times that I feel normal if tired interspersed with times when I have been unable to think straight. I have […]