The kid’s summer holidays started yesterday, with goodbyes and gifts for teachers and six weeks of rowdy kids for us mums to keep occupied. There are some things I am dreading: Gorgeous waking everyone up early in the morning with his singing and being so loud Darling can’t nap during the day, Little Man moaning […]
I came across this book by chance through a friend and it piqued my interest. There are lots of these types of books on home making and spirituality by Christian writers but I had not seen one written by a Muslimah, so I was keen to see what it was about. The book is written […]
Despite my best efforts to find alternatives to television for my children (including not having one), Little Lady has developed a thing for all things female and Disney which has me worried. I know it’s not a big deal for little girls to like all things pretty, pink and princessy, but I am always concerned […]
I got about halfway through yesterday, when long-suffering sister e-mailed me to wish me happy anniversary. I nearly jumped off my seat; we had both forgotten again (we do so every year). It was too late to plan anything because we had a wedding to go to (who has a wedding at 4pm on a […]
I’m so pleased it’s the precious Jummah Day. I’m finally starting to feel like myself (no way can jet lag last a week can it?) and need to sort a few important things out. Top of the list is the one that is make or break for me. I’ve had a little fall-out with my […]
A sister recently left a comment in a blog post asking for career advice on whether she should take up a position that she felt that she might not be up to. From her writing on her blog, I can tell she is intelligent and insightful, I have no doubt that she could do what […]
I was sure I had heard the name of this writer before and in a positive context, so I decided to give this book a go. The tagline at the front of the book “A magnificent, fascinating, poignant novel of three generations that starts in Mandalay… “ made me think of Rani Manicka’s “The Rice […]
This is my grandparents village. Our people originate from Kashmir (apparently) and before that from Palestine (that’s the most popular theory) where they came over in Muhammed Bin Qasim’s army to conquer Hind. They settled in the city of Sialkot, then about 150 years ago came to Jhelum, from whence they ended up in the […]
Despite my best efforts to find alternatives to television for my children (including not having one), Little Lady has developed a thing for all things female and Disney which has me worried. I know it’s not a big deal for little girls to like all things pretty, pink and princessy, but I am always concerned […]
Despite my best efforts to find alternatives to television for my children (including not having one), Little Lady has developed a thing for all things female and Disney which has me worried. I know it’s not a big deal for little girls to like all things pretty, pink and princessy, but I am always concerned […]
This is my grandparents village. Our people originate from Kashmir (apparently) and before that from Palestine (that’s the most popular theory) where they came over in Muhammed Bin Qasim’s army to conquer Hind. They settled in the city of Sialkot, then about 150 years ago came to Jhelum, from whence they ended up in the […]
Getting cross-eyed from exhaustion as I write this, after a very busy, but satisfying, weekend. No guests this weekend was supposed to be mean rest, but as per usual, that doesn’t seemed to have happened.Spent Saturday visiting one of my closest friends who now lives in Mauritius, but was here with her beautiful little boy […]
Our last stop on the visit to Greenwich wa the National Maritime Museum. The first exhibit pleased my mum because it was called Rawalpindi, which is near where my parents are from in Pakistan. A large pat of the museum was devoted to Britains history of trade and interaction with other countries. The famous Cutty Sark: In all, the […]
