I picked this book up at a summer boot-market (Like an enormous outdoor flea-market but cheaper!) for about 30p to add to my stash for reading during winter when the markets are closed. I finally got down to the bottom of my bed-side pile in January and started to read this.Set in South Africa just […]
The last part of 2008 has been difficult, with my grans death, my husband being away and illness. So when my parents and husband returned and myself and the children felt better it felt like we were finding normalcy again.Then the early morning phone-call. My husband always grabs this, thinking to protect me from the […]
…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
…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
John Wyndham is one of my favourite writers (his Chrysalids is definitely one of my favourite books) so I fancied re-reading this book when I saw it in the library.It’s odd how you remember one story and on re-reading a book you find something completely different. I originally remembered the book touching on its end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it […]
The last part of 2008 has been difficult, with my grans death, my husband being away and illness. So when my parents and husband returned and myself and the children felt better it felt like we were finding normalcy again.Then the early morning phone-call. My husband always grabs this, thinking to protect me from the […]
As Easter holidays start for my children, the complaints about boredom will start up again. I have been complaining quite a bit too lately and I have become quite self-conscious of my attitude. The kids are at home and we have no plans for holidays. Our last holiday was to Scotland in 2013. Since then […]
My brothers beautiful little girl was seven days old yesterday, so as per Islamic tradition we shaved her head. Her granddaddy (on her mum’s side) did the job quickly and gently mash’Allah, whilst we all sat and watched and joked around (my poor brother was filming on his phone and we all accused him of […]
As Easter holidays start for my children, the complaints about boredom will start up again. I have been complaining quite a bit too lately and I have become quite self-conscious of my attitude. The kids are at home and we have no plans for holidays. Our last holiday was to Scotland in 2013. Since then […]
I did say I would write about Islam Channel’s Global Peace and Unity event, which took place this weekend, if I got to go. Well I did, and I am not sure I am the best-placed person to write about it. I went to the first one two years ago and loved the buzz, the […]
Alhamdulillah, there have been some great suggestions for books to read and inspire in response to the craft give-away. Crafts pack are on their way to the following sisters for their suggestions: Umm Z from the Maldives: One of my all time favourite books is Little Women and the sequels Good Wives, Little Men and Jo’s […]
Little Man actually finished Quran last year, but with a new baby and my little sisters wedding, we pushed his celebration to a few months later instead. We had considered a day out for the family instead or a boys day out with his dad to somewhere like go-karting, but the horrible weather and cost put […]
I picked this book up at a summer boot-market (Like an enormous outdoor flea-market but cheaper!) for about 30p to add to my stash for reading during winter when the markets are closed. I finally got down to the bottom of my bed-side pile in January and started to read this.Set in South Africa just […]
I seem to be getting worse not better. I can’t take a walk without forming a scenario in my head and I don’t take in anything around me as I walk along. As soon as I have a lie-down I am somewhere else. Half of my meals get burnt because I forget I am in […]
