…every now and again: This one was from a design that Little Lady drew for me to try: Posted by Happy Muslim Mama at 15:20 Labels: Creativity, Henna

Having had my children quite close together (3 within 4 years), I found my teeth affected by the end of my 20’s. I had bleeding gums and also receding gums, something which tends to affect people who are much older. Naturally, I didn’t want to end up losing my teeth, nor did I want to […]

My children’s primary school is celebrating Roald Dahl day today, which is odd because the late author’s website says it is on his birthday on 13th September. I liked the idea anyway, I grew up devouring his books and always think of his irreverent and very funny books with lots of affection. Gorgeous went as […]

Part 1 – Sabriel ReviewThis book is the second in the Sabriel trilogy and carries the story forward to nineteen years later. The world of the Old Kingdom introduced in Sabriel is explored further as are its various races. The family of the King, the Abhorsen whose job it is to keep the dead from […]

Alhamdulillah, every time I read the Prophet’s (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) sermon on Ramadan I find something new and moving in it.  It never fails to inspire me, remind me how blessed Ramadan really is for us and take me back to why we fast and what we should be doing during this special month: Baihaqi […]

(As in China Plate, cockney for My Old Mate – sorry, this whole post is nonsense)I went for dinner last night with two of my best friends from university, who I hadn’t seen for too long. These are two sisters who I love very much and who I have good memories of. One of them, […]

My bookshelf has been a mess for some time with more books than I can read anytime soon, everyone dumping all sorts of things on it and the whole thing looking cluttered.  With encouragement coming from the unlikely source of Harlequin Sister wielding Instagram snaps of aesthetically pleasing book-shelves, I decided to give in to […]

Something to wear (Kooks bought this for me and I haven’t had the opportunity to wear it): Somthing to wear with it (I went with the deep pink ones in the end): More bling… …and another outing for my fave shoes: I was worried these wouldn’t much (they were similar to the colour of the […]

Mum-in-law came to stay with us for her annual five month summer stay. She spends sunny winters in Lahore and mild summers in London with us. She gets to enjoy the milder seasons, spend Ramadan here and avoid fasting in the intense heat of Pakistan. She also has her busy social circle of family, neighbours, […]

If you visited this blog in the last few days you may have noticed some silly business with the blog header changing and the words on it dissappearing.  This was my attempt at trying out a few different things in an attempt to update this space a little.  I have felt for some time that […]

The quote for Day 27 of Ramadan from my box of things to think about is: “A woman’s best jewellery is her shyness.” ~ Sayyidah Fatimah (radiallahu anha) With everyone trying to slay, live their best life and be a boss, shyness seems to be an underrated and undervalued characteristic these days.  In fact it is portrayed […]

Mr Removal Man aka Better Half has been bringing us more gifts recently. He recently did a house move for a lady who had an enormous leather recliner that she couldn’t get into her flat so let my husband have it. We stashed it in the back room and were using it is a playground […]

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 15: Feed 1000 Rohingya Families The United Arakan Institute in Malaysia is trying to raise funds to feed 1000 Rohingya families […]

You know those days, when things start going wrong and then they just keep going wrong?  The kind of day better spent in bed until it’s over?  That’s the kind of day I had yesterday. I was woken at am by a blazing toothache – both the tooth and sinus pain combined at a time […]