This novel follows on from Daughter of the Forest and picks up the story of the story of Sorcha’s children. Niamh the beautiful daughter expected to marry well to forge an alliance, Sean, the son destined to rule Sevenwaters and his twin, earthy Liadan, a healer like her mother Sorcha but also a seer of […]
I like the idea of trying something new or different every day, just to explore the world an also to get out of our comfort zones. Today I decided I was fed up of eating the same things in rotation through the week, so looked for something different. I found the Paki Recipes site which […]
I haven’t done one of these posts in ages (no. 9 was in 2011!), but I thoroughly enjoy doing them and when I look back at them, I really enjoying reading through them. At the moment, the things that make me smile are: A Sindhi Ajrak shawl. I had one and wore it until it […]
Fashionista Sister has a subscription to Glossy Box, so gets these pretty boxes every month. The boxes are really sturdy, a nice size and have some really nice designs. She gives me some of the boxes now and again. As a bonus, she gives me quite a few of the beauty products every few months […]
I have been making these tasbih’s in the evenings whilst I help the kid’s do their homework (have been getting them to help me with the counting too!). A few of these are already sold, I hope to get a few more ready to get onto my etsy shop insh’Allah. Apologies that this might be […]
We have been sharing viruses in our family, like the sharing, caring people we are. My poor mum and dad have been ill and driving each other up the wall with their irritableness, my brother is recovering from the same thing and now all four of my kids have got it. My nose is tickling […]
When writing this I am no way stating that I am an authority on fashion or what constitutes hijab, what is ok, what is shariah-compliant or what anybody should wear. This way of thinking does make my life easier though and I would gain a lot of pleasure thinking it is of any use to […]
What invention are you grateful for? The invention that stands out is both blessing and curse: the internet. It has allowed us to connect to anyone in the world, even relatives in my parent’s village whose names I didn’t previously know. Information is at our fingertips for almost any subject or problem. It is an […]
View from my window during training in Loughton, Epping: Posted by Happy Muslim Mama at 09:24 Labels: Beauty, Britain, Nature
I have been sharing my journey to get healthier and lose weight each month through reviewing my word of the year: Health. After faltering in February and falling back on junk food and bad habits, I decided that I was going to start doing two things, monitoring what I was earing and trying to learn […]
I spent day two of my 40 day challenge looking for something to take a picture of and not spotting anything. It really made me question how much attention I pay to the world and how much time I appreciate the beauty and interesting in the everyday. In the end I went for a walk and took […]
The quote for Day 29 of Ramadan from my box of things to think about is: “I swear that ever since the first day You brought me back to life, the day You became my Friend, I have not slept. And even if You drive me from your door, I swear again that we will never be […]
What do you do if you have two hours to yourself after work whilst the kids are at madrassah? Cook, clean, blog, go running… Hubby offered to take me for dinner and I immediately dropped all of my plans. We battled rush hour to go to one of or favourite old haunts (A1 kebabish) that […]
When I was a little girl I lived in a big old house in Upton Park near the famous Green Street with my parents, grandparents and two uncles (Dad’s younger brothers). The younger of these two was a student, sporting the adidas bag and giant sunglasses of that time. He was also and still is […]
