Jummah Mubarak all,had a busy but pleasant Jummah day:Working from home and avoiding the freezing cold commute and getting more time dozing in bed into the bargain.Getting to spend a pleasant morning in hubby’s company whilst the kids were at school – that happens…almost never.Watching snowflakes unexpectedly fall past my window (that comes from having […]
I thought I would share a picture of the lightbox I put together with an iron, box lid and blu-tack to try and get decent pictures of the the cards: This was what I used in this post and the last two posts to try and get photo’s without too much shadow in them. I […]
I don’t usually discuss politics on this blog, there are too many brothers and sisters out there far more eloquent and knowledgeable than me who are able to do that. However, I have been watching Pakistan’s Imran Khan and his Tahreek-e-Insaaf (Pakistan Movement for Justice) party with interest. Here is finally someone from amongst the […]
Jummah Mubarak all,had a busy but pleasant Jummah day:Working from home and avoiding the freezing cold commute and getting more time dozing in bed into the bargain.Getting to spend a pleasant morning in hubby’s company whilst the kids were at school – that happens…almost never.Watching snowflakes unexpectedly fall past my window (that comes from having […]
Motherhood is a privilege, we are honoured and blessed to raise our children. We are raising up the next generation, creating a legacy and changing the world. Paradise lies beneath a mothers feet. But there are days…like today, when after a full day of: Refereeing Disciplining Cajoling Pulling one apart from another Cooking Feeding […]
I was speaking with a colleague and a good friend this morning about our situation and being satisfied with it and it made me think of a number of things in my past which really impacted on me and my attitude. One happened when I was eighteen and visited Pakistan. I met a girl in […]
I thought I would share a picture of the lightbox I put together with an iron, box lid and blu-tack to try and get decent pictures of the the cards: This was what I used in this post and the last two posts to try and get photo’s without too much shadow in them. I […]
Jummah Mubarak all,had a busy but pleasant Jummah day:Working from home and avoiding the freezing cold commute and getting more time dozing in bed into the bargain.Getting to spend a pleasant morning in hubby’s company whilst the kids were at school – that happens…almost never.Watching snowflakes unexpectedly fall past my window (that comes from having […]
The latest edition of Aaila, the Muslim Family Magazine is out now. Mash’Allah as always brothers and sisters have submitted some brilliant articles and columns; Our cover story is Sex and Relationships education (SRE): Do you know what your child is being taught in school? by Safura Houghton – something that is definitely an issue […]
I don’t usually discuss politics on this blog, there are too many brothers and sisters out there far more eloquent and knowledgeable than me who are able to do that. However, I have been watching Pakistan’s Imran Khan and his Tahreek-e-Insaaf (Pakistan Movement for Justice) party with interest. Here is finally someone from amongst the […]
The kids have been trying the blo-art set I found them at a boot fair, so I came home from work to be presented with lots of artwork, which Little Lady had promptly decorated her bunkbed with, along with some curious instructions for her brothers. I have been having a difficult time with Little Lady […]
My idea of winter gardening is locking the garden door mid-September so the kids can’t get out and venturing out in May to see of anything is happening out there. My mum and mother-in-law are hardier sorts, so have cleared the garden of weeds, dead plants and junk and pruned back the Camellia and grapevine. […]
THE IVY GREEN by Charles Dickens Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That creepeth o’er ruins old! Of right choice food are his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim: And the mouldering dust that years have […]
I am debating whether to turn this post into a full on rant, but I think it’s sometimes more useful to be reflective than angry. We are more than half way through the holidays and the refrain of “we are bored” and “what do we do when you’re not at home” has been ongoing. I […]
