After much waiting and worry, my younger sister Fashionista has been blessed with a little girl. Healthy, with a good appetite and sleeping well alhamdulillah.  We are all over the moon. Despite the long labour and then going on to have a cesarean anyway, Fashionista is recovering well. I can’t tell you how much I […]

Kooks Bridal Shower was great fun and lots of the guests made lots of effort with their outfits which ha a vintage theme.  The theme is one that could be interpreted very broadly which made it easier for everyone and we suggested pearls, floral, polka dots and pastels to those who were not sure. I was going […]

I was shown a quote recently by a friend. I can’t recall the book or the exact words, but it was by Mel Brooks and it said: “When I hear my wife turn the key in the door, I think great, the party’s come home”. What a lovely think to say about his wife and […]

Yesterday was my youngest sister Kooks bridal shower.  We had an old-fashioned homely vintage theme with florals, polka dots and pastels.  In the preceding days, I and the kids pulled out my craft materials and made a big mess creating banners, frames and garlands. Little Lady helped with spray-painting the chunky wooden letters.  I use […]

You know when you have a busy day and you should just stick to what you are doing? I knew I had guests coming, I knew I had shopping and cooking to do, plus I woke up late. So when hubby asked if I fancied leaving the kids with their gran and visiting a boot, […]

My favourite part of the day during Ramadan is Iftar time, not because I am hungry, and not just because at this time, after a very, very long day, I finally get to sit down for a few moments. But because at this time I get to hear the adhaan on the radio. I can […]

This has been a rather curious week for meeting sisters mash’Allah. Earlier this week I was racing along to get to the disabled loos to make wudhu (ablutions) when a lady in front turned around to ask if I needed to use the prayer room, I had noticed that she was very pretty and very […]

On the way back from our three days in Bournemouth and the surrounding areas, we stopped in the New Forest.  By this point we had left later than planned due to car trouble, we were tired, the kids were car-sick and everyone was hungry. We ended up stopping at the New Forest Heritage Centre Museum, […]

We usually throw one Eid party a year for ladies and children but in the last year or two I had found these getting rowdy and moving away from my aim of providing a halal environment for my Muslimah friends to meet, enjoy and in some small way remember Allah (SWT): Abu Hurairah and Abu […]

The weather recently in London has been mild and sunny for March.  It has certainly lifted my spirits and made me want to go outside.  I decide to take a walk at lunchtime with a friend and we ended up walking so far, I couldn’t get back in time fora meeting. We ended up near […]

What are you grateful for in this first 3 weeks of Ramadan? I think this is a nice time to take stock, look back over the last two thirds (asharah) of Ramadan and take any learning or benefit for the last third. 21 days of fasting in, this has been a unique time. Lockdown has […]

I wrote recently about flashcards and a few days later I found these Crayola flashcards in Poundland, so I thought I would pass news of the bargain on to those in the UK. I like Crayola products (especially colouring pencils) because of their quality and these were no exception (although I could not find the […]

I have always liked the idea of treats coming through the post, whether an unexpected gift or a subscription box (like the cosmetic ones that are popular right now).  So when Modestrove asked if I would like to try one of their Mystery Boxes, I jumped at the chance. It all seems rather glamorous, something […]

My office is surrounded by construction at the moment with what used to be waste land selling for millions and being developed into shops, houses and offices.  This little flower seems to push through in all sorts of nooks and crannies and in every colour.  An absolute delight to see.