Yellow and grey are not colours you would normally put together, especially in cards, but I was inspired by some sets that hijabi fashionista Ange, from Hegab Rehab, put together (here, here and here) and a challenge set on the Moxie Fab World crafts blog (here and here).
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 […]
My trusty little Filofax is one of my most useful tools to manage my time. I have been more laid back in how I used it in the past, when I started to get fed up of being sensible and keeping track of everything by myself. This resulted in my dropping a few balls with […]
Subhan’Allah, this week Iwas a married woman for 9 years alhamdulillah. We celebrated like we do every year by…forgetting completely. I only remembered as we were clearing the dishes away after dinner and we both thought it was quite funny. I was hoping we would do a little somethign to mark the day though, so […]
We are now well into the third lockdown in London and the second stint of home-schooling. I remember how relieved I was when the children went back to school, thinking to myself: “I am never doing this again”, only to find myself there again less than six months later: Home schooling five children Navigating GCSE’s, […]
This weekend we took the kids to the Natural History Museum and Science Museum in central London, we had a great time (more of which in separate posts), but one of the things that certainly caught my eye was the gem collections in the Natural History Museum. These were a collection of minerals, crystals, replica […]
I usually make fairy cakes on Eid, but as my in-laws (some of them anyway) are going back to Pakistan on Tuesday, I thought I would make some today. It would also give me the chance to try out the recipe for the icing. I decided to try buttercream icing and used the recipe from […]
I did say I would write about Islam Channel’s Global Peace and Unity event, which took place this weekend, if I got to go. Well I did, and I am not sure I am the best-placed person to write about it. I went to the first one two years ago and loved the buzz, the […]
Received some rather strange news this morning from my mum and then her little sister. I wrote two years ago about my mum’s little brother being kidnapped in Pakistan in what was previously a very safe area of Pakistan (original post here, our fears for him here, news of his recovery here and a post about […]
I have been trying for the last few days to write something…but every time I think I have a few free minutes: Little Lady: “I need the laptop for homework” Little Man: “I’m going to need help with my maths” Gorgeous: annoys the babies until they are howling Darling: “Muuuuum I need help in the […]
The sad deaths in Sydney following a hostage situation were bad enough, the horror that is unfolding in Iraq and Syria was horrific enough and then the devastating news today of over a hundred children killed in an attack on a school in Peshawar in Pakistan by the Taliban.I have been thinking of the children […]
Mum-in-law has returned from Pakistan to stay with us for a few months much to the children’s excitement and my and hubby’s relief. She is currently with the children through the day whilst I am at work (summer holidays) and she is my walking partner whilst the children are at madrassah in the evening. Her being here […]
Seeing as I went on and on about interviews, I thought it only fair that I ‘fess up about the results. I had my first interview last week, the presentation went well, the interview went poorly (“how would you ensure best practise in commissioning and ensure best value” ”erm…”). So when I left, I knew […]
Lady to her new high school for a taster session, mum-in-law to the Dr’s and then go for my B12 injection, before the usual round of trips to madrassah and cooking and cleaning.Usually when I have a day like this when I know I will have a lot to do, I start to worry because […]
