Today the children were encouraged to dress as Kings and Queens to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee with parties for every class. Sensibly, the school asked parents not spend money on expensive costumes but to make them, if only a paper crown. Of course – this was an excuse for me to get the spray […]
While hubby is away, I have the perfect excuse for experimenting and trying out new recipes. I love food, but over recent months have fallen into a rut and found myself cooking the same handful of dishes. So this week I decided to take some recipes from the internet and try making things which I […]
We spent last weekend clearing out the junk that seems to accumulate in our garden in winter and weeding the flower bed. That this meant this week we got to do the fun part of planning what we are going to grow and growing some flowers. I don’t know what it is about digging up […]
Today we have had rain showers, sunshine, hailstones, thunder and lightening, the last three on the way home from work. Hubby opened the car window and caught some hail for the kids. What was rather a scary drive, turned into fun thanks to his playfulness.I got home to find my plant pots still full of […]
The latest edition of Aaila, the Muslim Family Magazine is out now. Mash’Allah as always brothers and sisters have submitted some brilliant articles and columns; Our cover story is Sex and Relationships education (SRE): Do you know what your child is being taught in school? by Safura Houghton – something that is definitely an issue […]
image source The Islamic New Year started a few days ago with the advent of the month of Muharram. I am not aware of any tradition of celebrating this; certainly until recently there didn’t seem to be that much awareness of this annual milestone here. My husband came back from a lecture this weekend at […]
There has been a lot in the news about downturn and recession in the last few months, but you don’t realise until it is right in your face. Some sister’s arguments against mothers working seem very insignificant right now and alhamdulillah, I am very grateful right now to have work and very grateful that my […]
I hope to host our annual Eid party this weekend and honestly, the preparation is as much fun as the actual party. I decided to make a small banner/bunting for the dessert bar I hope to put together. Who doesn’t love rainbows? I considered making ageneric one that said “Dessert Bar” but in light of […]
It feels like ages since we all last got together. My brother and sister in law live in the south of the city (across the river as we like to tease her) and Fashionista is now an hour outside of London. So it is always a matter of all of us siblings trying to be […]
I rushed home from work on Thursday grabbing shopping on the way and found myself straight in the kitchen. Usually I like to cook for guests on a weekend so I can take my time and enjoy watching things come together (also all the chopping, dicing and throwing things in the pot can be quite […]
Rather nice news this morning, I have been included in Feedspots Top 20 Muslim Women Blogs and Websites To Follow in 2018 List alhumdulillah. Not sure if I am second or the list is not in any order and I just happen to be mentioned second, but happy either way. It’s nice to be included but […]
As my better half is away for the weekend, I decided to keep busy. My best efforts though were foiled by Gorgeous, who has been driving me simply crazy. He refused to sleep last night and as the hubby was away, I had all of the children in my bedroom. He refused to let them […]
It’s just over a month at my new job and I am still enjoying myself. I have been meeting community groups, brainstorming ways to celebrate diversity, learning about community cohesion, writing a guide to prayer room usage, updating internet pages and generally doing what my geeky self considers fun. The people I work with are […]
Something that is very important to me is bringing my children up in the best way possible. For me this means raising them with good manners and good character and this includes being strong in their faith. I have tried my best, but I always feel that I could do better. I suspect this is […]
