After the seriousness of the last few books I have read (a murder mystery set in 1920’s New York and two books about the lives of women in Iran) it was nice to try something different and perhaps a bit more light-hearted.The book is set in the fantasy world of the Old Kingdom and its […]
My first few days at the new office have been mixed, but I am glad to find that my experience there is improving alhamdulillah. The prayer room we were promised is still under construction, but the facilities people have been kind enough to point out various storage and utility rooms we can use in the […]
We all have our little bug bears, habits, behaviours, things that disproportionately irritate us or set us off ranting. Well one of mine is computer games. I really don’t like them, boy do I dislike them.If there is one thing I think too many people waste precious time and money on, it is computer games. […]
Considering that my children are going to be the focus of my life and parenting them in the best way I can is going to take up most of my time and focus, I want to try and bring as much pleasure into the process as possible. I believe that my children are blessings and […]
This was the second of the two books sent to me by Sister Umm Nassim as part of a book swap (review of the first, Persian Girls by Nahid Rachlin, here).Like Persian Girls, this book is also set partly in Iran and takes us through the last days of the Shah’s rule and the revolution […]
A very supportive colleague from work and good friend left recently to have her baby (after a gap of 11 years) and I thought I would send her something to let her now I was still thinking of her in her last few days before she gave birth. I had fun making this card as […]
As the weather was so lovely this afternoon, I decided to get the plants I have been growing on my window sill out into the garden.The tomatoes and cucumbers were ready to go out: I thought it was a bit early to get the peppers and chilli’s out, but decided to get everything done in […]
(using up the left-over scraps) Posted by Happy Muslim Mama at 19:59 Labels: Cards, Crafts, Creativity
Cousin: “What’s this party you’re having?” Me: “What party?” Cousin: “The one your sister mailed me about” Me: “I haven’t got a clue what you’re talking about” Me: “Kooks what is Cousin A saying about a party?” Kooks (not very convincingly): “I dunno” Friend on phone: “I’m coming over for the party” Me (somewhat bewildered): […]
I posted yesterday about my best friends sister’s henna party. The day after the henna, we were invited to the wedding. My family, my mum and brothers family went along with Shutterbug Sister accompanying as a photographer on the request of the brides family (all of the pictures below are courtesy of her). Mash’Allah the […]
This week I have been preparing to sell some of the things I make at a small charity bazaar on Sunday where stalls were available for sellers. It is a ladies only event and I am looking forward to learning a bit more about what kinds of things people like and what kind of prices […]
I came home after a long, tiring day at work fretting about praying on time and what to cook and the laundry (and anything else that was going through my confused head) and found this scene: I just physically felt every anxiety melt away. What is it that Allah (SWT) does to us when he […]
I hope I don’t sound like a complete git trying to give anyone party tips, but I thought I would pass on some of the ideas I have used and some of the things that have helped me money.The basket of bangles is basically full of bangles that I and my sisters don’t use. I […]
This morning I had a nice much-needed lie-in – if that’s what you can call sleeping to 8am before hubby, knowing I am incapable of saying no, asked if I wanted to go to the boot market. We ended up at Dunton and Barleylands again. The drive there was blissful, with mustard fields that were […]
