I have posted this before, but the last sermon of our beloved Prophet (Sallahu Alaihi Wassalam), delivered on the 9th day of Hajj at the plain of Arafat, never fails to move me to tears. Every time I read it, I find something new in it and every time I read it, I marvel at […]

As it was the last day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month for this year, my office decided to allow people to wear pink if they donate £2. I found a silk pink scarf that Kooky Little Sis had given me to wear with a brooch that Long Suffering Sister had given me. We were also […]

For the second day of Eid, my mum hosted dinner, so we spent a lazy day tidying, eating Eid leftovers and reading before we headed over mid-afternoon to my mums. For the second day I wore this long tunic that I bought from a local vendor in east London called Aisha’s Boutique, she is a friend […]

With term ending and graduations happening all over the place I thought I would make some graduation cards. I made the scroll on the card above by rolling up some textured paper and tying a small piece of ribbon around it. This scroll was made in the same way as above. The paper with the […]

These pictures are of the market local to my in-laws house. As Lahore’s population has exploded over the last ten years and outlying villages have been swallowed up by the city, this bazaar has gone from being a small local market to one of Lahore’s busiest. The photo’s don’t really give you an indication of […]

Stupid Enquiries:Can you fix my washing machine?The price of rice has shot up, what do I do?When will all the schools in the borough be converted to Islamic schools?How come Muslims are allowed to march [to celebrate Mawlid] and not Christians?I am my girlfriend are moving to the area, is it rough? (not much!!)Our dog […]

We visited Groombridge Place during the Easter break with family.  A great place if you like nature, photography or just somewhere for the kids to run around and let off some steam.  It was  a nice day out for the babies, we left our oldest three with my dad as they have lost interest in […]

I was invited to interview yesterday and found the same day that I did not get the job. The interview was for a position in Children’s Services and I was excited about the prospect. I felt like I had a good interview, but that afternoon I got the call saying I didn’t get the job. […]

I thought the following links and sites might be of use to those hoping to make the most of Ramadan or wishing to learn about it for the first time. (Some are courtesy of Umm Nassim) If I come across any others I particularly find useful I will add them here.

This weekend and this morning have been a lesson for me. I realise I have not been my Happy Mama self for a long time. I spent the whole weekend moping, feeling tired and sad and getting cross with people. I spent most of Saturday evening working myself into a tantrum, aiming it at my […]

The oncoming beginning of Ramadan has been at the back of my mind recently and Sister Hijabi Apprentice offered a good reminder in her recent post. With this in mind I thought now would be a good time to start planning and preparing for this special month.I try to ensure that my main focus is […]

Assalam-alaikam, I have just published the updated Ramadan and Eid Planner for 2017 (or 1437/38 in the Islamic calendar). The Planner is a bumper 74 pages. I have tried to keep it fairly print friendly, with the exception of the cover pages. I have updated these with a hand painted watercolour wash in soothing colours. This […]

I wouldn’t usually have added my birth story to the plethora of such stories out there, except I thought there might be one or two things in it that might be useful to others.  With my three older children the process through labour and the delivery used to last two to three hours once I had reached […]

I haven’t blogged in a while between a very slow, dodgy laptop and life being so busy. I find that when I have lots to share and it will take ages, it puts me off from starting.  So, to catch up, rather than long blog posts, I thought would share a few pictures of what […]