We got a call Monday morning that mum-in-law was coming – on Tuesday! Luckily we knew she had been trying to book a ticket and so I had tidied up the house a bit. That still meant I hadn’t had the chance to take the day off work, so rushed out of the office at […]

The weekend brought snow here with the usual disruption that that brings to this country. The one thing I love, love, love about snow is the way it brings all of the kids in the neighbourhood onto the streets and pelting snowballs, with many of the adults following suit.Last year the our attempt at making […]

I’m back, I’m back. I was this close to deleting this blog out of sheer frustration due to the problems I have been having with domain names and publishing this blog. So after a week of trying to get my old domain name back and then getting a new one and then that one insisting […]

I’m back, I’m back. I was this close to deleting this blog out of sheer frustration due to the problems I have been having with domain names and publishing this blog. So after a week of trying to get my old domain name back and then getting a new one and then that one insisting […]

I’m back, I’m back. I was this close to deleting this blog out of sheer frustration due to the problems I have been having with domain names and publishing this blog. So after a week of trying to get my old domain name back and then getting a new one and then that one insisting […]

I’m back, I’m back. I was this close to deleting this blog out of sheer frustration due to the problems I have been having with domain names and publishing this blog. So after a week of trying to get my old domain name back and then getting a new one and then that one insisting […]

I have been trying to sit down and write something and upload some pictures for days, but have not had any luck until now due to my volatile work situation.Due to the threat of redundancy (which likely won’t happen now) and complete and utter boredom with certain parts of my work I have been job-hunting. […]

We got a call Monday morning that mum-in-law was coming – on Tuesday! Luckily we knew she had been trying to book a ticket and so I had tidied up the house a bit. That still meant I hadn’t had the chance to take the day off work, so rushed out of the office at […]

I’m back, I’m back. I was this close to deleting this blog out of sheer frustration due to the problems I have been having with domain names and publishing this blog. So after a week of trying to get my old domain name back and then getting a new one and then that one insisting […]

I’m back, I’m back. I was this close to deleting this blog out of sheer frustration due to the problems I have been having with domain names and publishing this blog. So after a week of trying to get my old domain name back and then getting a new one and then that one insisting […]

I have been trying to sit down and write something and upload some pictures for days, but have not had any luck until now due to my volatile work situation.Due to the threat of redundancy (which likely won’t happen now) and complete and utter boredom with certain parts of my work I have been job-hunting. […]

Samosa’s, and potato croquettes from Umm Umar (my next door neighbour). Chicken and chips courtesy of Kooky Little Sister. Delicious noodles kindly made by Umm Ahsan, I couldn’t stop picking out the bits of spicy chicken (I will ask her for the recipe). Sandwiches (sorry about the blurry picture) were from Fashionista Sister. They were […]

I invited my uncle’d family for ifatr today and hubby invited his friend’s family, so I thought I would give up on the whole simplicity idea for the day and attempt a hearty meal.

I invited my uncle’d family for ifatr today and hubby invited his friend’s family, so I thought I would give up on the whole simplicity idea for the day and attempt a hearty meal.