I’m loving picking flowers for my garden at the moment. Most of the garden is taken up by a giant trampoline at the moment, but I still love the idea of the flower bed being full of flowers and herbs and veg for my kitchen. I have the sides of the garden lined with flower […]

As the wedding season is due to kick off soon and we have two weddings coming up in the family (one gorgeous potential sis-in-law found, the hunt for a second is on insh’Allah), I thought I would try my hand at wedding cards (click to enlarge). The background in this one was cut out from […]

I got the chance to visit Sister Emma’s Craft Fair in aid of Algerian Action at the weekend and enjoyed looking at all of the very beautiful and unique things that were available. I suddenly got shy about taking pic’s for the blog (don’t ask me why), so haven’t got anything to show you, but […]

For the theme of “throwback” I knew it would be a post where we shared iftar at my mum’s house.  It was a toss up between this occasion in 2013 which was my favourite barbecue ever, this one in 2009 which was a lovely balmy summer evening or this one also from 2013 where my in-laws joined […]

During half term we decided to take the kids to Bournemouth and some of the surrounding areas of Dorset for a few days.  Because both my mum (asthmatic) and mum-in-law (Hepatitis C) were with us we had to try and stick to an itinerary which was not too taxing.  With this in mind we picked […]

I tried this for the first time and it was well received in my home.  I wanted to make it with roasted veg, but didn’t get time, so made it alone. Ingredients: 1kg lamb chunks, with or without bone. For the marinade: 4 tablespoons yoghurt Juice of one lemon 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 […]

I came across an idea called “word for the year”.  The concept behind this is to pick a word that encapsulates what you hope to achieve this year and use it to inspire you (there is a good explanation for this idea from Sandra Pawula here).  My word for 2011 was “courage”.  I felt as […]

Eid is going to be different for most of us than the way we have celebrated in the past. We can’t go to the masjid or Eid parties and events, we can’t see our families and we can’t take the kids out. I am sure like us, most of you are finding your small ways […]

Ramadan with little Muslims: The Opening by Shohana Khan Memorizing the Qur’an in Ramadan by Cordelia Gaffar Prioritising during Ramadan by Umm Salihah (me!!) The holy month of Ramadan: A blessing for the souls of all Muslims by Harun Yahya The Dilemma of Fasting, Ramadan and the Demon Of Eating Disorder By Nadia Shabir Nutritional Comparison […]

I came across this wonderful piece by Danusha Laméris (Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County, California). Small Kindnesses by Danusha Laméris I’ve been thinking about the way, when you walk down a crowded aisle, people pull in their legs to let you by. Or how strangers still say “bless you” when someone sneezes, a leftover […]

I’m half way through this 40 day challenge and I have to say I am thoroughly enjoying it.  It has certainly brought me out of my own little world and got me looking around.  My children are in on the act too and trying to get me to take pictures of anything and everything. Little […]

The first wedding of the year, my friends, turned out to be a very elegant affair.  Like her henna there were a lot of touches that showed me how many things have changed: very organised (for an Asian wedding), table seating being managed, the focus more on young people – and selfie madness, I have […]

A sister recently left a comment on the blog describing problems she was having with her mother-in-law. You can see the original comment here and a truncated version below: I am also a daughter in law. I made the intention to live and look after my mother in law who is currently in her 40’s […]

I have been struggling to find opportunities to blog recently with work and family activity keeping me busy. My new role and the loss of a colleague due to office conflict has meant that my workload has shot up leaving me struggling to share my energy fairly between work and the rest of my life. […]