What makes you happy?Making friendsPlaying with my friendsJellyBeing looked after by my parentsSpeed cars (any old car with a spoiler at the back)Speed shoes (trainers) This drawing was by Little Man a year or two ago. He is meticulous and will spend ages on his drawings getting every finger, toe, eye brow and detail into […]
We wanted to take the kids out for a day during the autumn half term holidays. One of the problems we are starting to face, is finding somewhere new that everyone can agree on. The kids want theme parks, or at the very least “no more castles and old houses”, I hate theme parks and […]
I have posted this before, but the last sermon of our beloved Prophet (Sallahu Alaihi Wassalam), delivered on the 9th day of Hajj at the plain of Arafat, never fails to move me to tears. Every time I read it, I find something new in it and every time I read it, I marvel at the […]
I really enjoy the annual practice of picking a Word for the Year and thinking about how I can use the word as a starting point to improve my life and the way I do things or to bring focus to something that matters to me at that time. (image courtesy of Harlequin Sister’s creative photography […]
Alhamdulillah Eid day was lovely, with family gatherings, meals together and lots of presents for the babies. I was so busy I didn’t get many photos, so these are a mix of mine and Shutterbug Sisters pictures. I started the day early by beginning preparation for lunch and cooking a traditional sweet breakfast of vermicelli […]
The first few days of Ramadan are always challenging when fasting falls during the summer months with the change in sleeping and eating habits. Usually by the third day or so, you start to fall into a routine, the coffee cravings have gone and you get on with your day-to-day activity. Having got through day […]
I had a think about this prompt and I realised that despite my best efforts to be in the moment and be more mindful, I am usually moving too fast and trying too much to think ahead to do much watching. I can’t watch TV, because we don’t have one. So what do I watch […]
I had a think about this prompt and I realised that despite my best efforts to be in the moment and be more mindful, I am usually moving too fast and trying too much to think ahead to do much watching. I can’t watch TV, because we don’t have one. So what do I watch […]
Mum-in-law came from Pakistan last week as she does every year, to stay for the summer. She helps with the children, helps to care for them during the summer holidays and keeps me company. She also comes bearing gifts! Alhamdulillah, this year all of my sisters-in-law sent me and the kids gifts. Lovely outfits for […]
We are currently enjoying our Easter holidays. I have the week off and I am trying to convince hubby to keep some days clear for us (it’s very hard to turn down work when you are self-employed and he is trying his best to book jobs at alternate times). We were hoping to go away […]
Eid framed posters post here. Large Happy Eid banner post here. Small Eid Mubarak post here. I haven’t had a chance to make new ones this year, but can’t wait to put these up with the kids insh’Allah.
We are hardly used to being in fasting mode when we find ourselves already in the third and last portion or Asharah (ten days) of Ramadan. The last ten days of Ramadan are signified by increasing devotion to worship and increased good deeds. For this reason I have taken these last days of Ramadan off […]
Eid framed posters post here. Large Happy Eid banner post here. Small Eid Mubarak post here. I haven’t had a chance to make new ones this year, but can’t wait to put these up with the kids insh’Allah.
When I think ahead to the routine in the evenings during Ramadan, it all seems so positive: feeding and putting the babies to bed early, catching up with my Ramadan reading, spending a little time in the kitchen before sitting down with my family to make intense and lengthy dua (supplication), before opening the fast […]
