Some more of my Eid cards. Made this batch on the weekend so that I would have enough to send to all my peeps in Pakistan. The first is for my beautiful 1 year-old nephew from Little Man and Gorgeous, the second is from Little Lady to my 10 month old neice. The pink butterfly […]

There is an interesting challenge I have seen going around the blog world (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) – to choose One Little Word for 2011. This is a word that you can focus on, mediate on, and reflect upon as you go about my daily life. I had a little think about this and […]

I’ve spent the last week at home with the children and have a lovely week alhamdulillah.  I did want to go away for a few days, but decided to spare us the cost, planning an dpacking and take it easy. In the end we spent a day in Brighton, visiting Brighton Pavilion, the beach, the […]

A bit late to post about it, but we through our annual Eid party the weekend after Eid.  The theme was supposed to be floral as I thought it would be fairly easy and I had seen flower pots and watering cans and bright garden ornaments on sale in the £-shop.  Only problem was I […]

I love all things creative, be it paper-crafts, jewellery making or handmade gifts.  I have been so busy and exhausted this Ramadan that I haven’t been able to attend to my creative side very much at all.  During previous Ramadan in previous years I have made Ramadan greeting cards, banners for the house and gift […]

I have a big pile of cards that I have started and not finished. Many of them are a repeat of a theme or a set of papers in the same colour or style. Many are where I created a background, ready to work on when inspiration struck or when I needed a card at […]

I was shown a quote recently by a friend. I can’t recall the book or the exact words, but it was by Mel Brooks and it said: “When I hear my wife turn the key in the door, I think great, the party’s come home”. What a lovely think to say about his wife and […]

Yesterday saw my office raising funds for Breast Cancer Awareness month with a coffee morning and book sale. I decided to don pink hijab as I do every year and turned up to work to find everyone else had forgotten. A colleague bought me a pink cupcake and we had a look around the table […]

My soul food, comfort food and favourite tastes all rolled into one is basically anything cooked by my mum.  Everyone says good things about their mum’s food, but mine really, really can cook.  So when I was invited for iftar (breaking the fast) at hers, I didn’t need to be asked twice. As it was […]

I haven’t had a chance to stop and take a picture of the sky, so I’m going to share one of my favourite hadith that this journal prompt reminded me of: In Sharah-ul-Ihya, Hadrat Abu Na’im (Rahmatullah alaih) states that Hadrat Basit (Radhi Allaho anhu) has reported from Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) that the houses in which […]

I have a big pile of cards that I have started and not finished. Many of them are a repeat of a theme or a set of papers in the same colour or style. Many are where I created a background, ready to work on when inspiration struck or when I needed a card at […]

My soul food, comfort food and favourite tastes all rolled into one is basically anything cooked by my mum.  Everyone says good things about their mum’s food, but mine really, really can cook.  So when I was invited for iftar (breaking the fast) at hers, I didn’t need to be asked twice. As it was […]

I came home from work today to find Little Lady in a bad mood.  After some sulky faces and a sullen silence, I managed to find out what was wrong.  She was annoyed she’d been stuck at home all day.  So I asked her to come to the butchers and grocers with me, which she did, but […]

I’ve spent the last week at home with the children and have a lovely week alhamdulillah.  I did want to go away for a few days, but decided to spare us the cost, planning an dpacking and take it easy. In the end we spent a day in Brighton, visiting Brighton Pavilion, the beach, the […]