I overheard an interesting conversation yesterday. I was on my way to the grocers and heard two men, one Pakistani and the other Indian discussing going back home: Indian: So you haven’t been back home for a while then. Pakistani: No, my wife has got six suitcases packed with shopping for her family, but the […]
A funny thing happened to me yesterday…no really it did. I walked into the library at lunchtime and found three of my favourite books staring me in the face: The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty, Lost Souls by Poppy Z Brite and Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity: the Search for Saladin by Akbar S Ahmed, […]
I had a terrible morning today and then had light-bulb moment through my tears. Part of my job involves dealing with all of the services provided by the borough and to help me with this, every service has a representative, most of who are lovely and respond to politeness even when they are grumpy. There […]
I had some news at work yesterday, which gave me pause for thought. After having worked here for only four months, I was called to see the senior manager with the rest of my team – a lesson in that; senior managers only call staff to meetings for bad news. We were told that our […]
I had some news at work yesterday, which gave me pause for thought. After having worked here for only four months, I was called to see the senior manager with the rest of my team – a lesson in that; senior managers only call staff to meetings for bad news. We were told that our […]
After endless weeks of blustery rain, overcast skies and freezing hands at 7.30 in the morning, the sun finally came out today.So after a long day at work, I went home and cuddled the babies, put my head on Mr Removal Man’s arm and told him about my day, then headed off to the little […]
Published last year to coincide with the 200 year celebration of the 1807 Abolition of Slavery Act, I had heard good things about this book. So when I saw it on a lunchtime visit to the library next door to my office (perfect), I grabbed it.The book presented as five case studies of five very […]
I spent a lovely afternoon at the library with the kids, no laptop, no diary and completely shutting my brain off regarding things to do. I realise I am losing the ability to wind down even when there is not so much to do, then I make things for myself to do. Decidedly unhealthy.I usually […]
I bought this book for Long Suffering Sister on Eid and recently she handed it back to me to read. I asked her what she thought and she thought it should be one I read myself and come to my own conclusions as she was undecided. Having read the book, I can understand why. In […]
I bought this book for Long Suffering Sister on Eid and recently she handed it back to me to read. I asked her what she thought and she thought it should be one I read myself and come to my own conclusions as she was undecided. Having read the book, I can understand why. In […]
Long Suffering Sister is the visual chronicler in our family. Wherever there is something going on in our family, you will see her there with her camera (although almost never in front of it funnily enough). She has put some of her pictures up on flikr and I thought I would share: Have a beautiful […]
My husband recently bought my daughter a second hand copy of the Hutchinson Treasury of Children’s Literature, an absolutely beuatiful book with some of my favourite children’s books reproduced in it. She read me one particular poem with quite some glee and rather put me to shame: Granny Granny Granny please comb my hair you […]
I know, I know, every day is Mothers Day for a Muslim, but it is nice to get flowers. Muslim’s honour their mothers above all other relations, believing that paradise lies under their feet. So Mothers Day is not as much of a big deal, but I don’t hear anyone complaining about getting flowers. These […]
I spent a lovely afternoon at the library with the kids, no laptop, no diary and completely shutting my brain off regarding things to do. I realise I am losing the ability to wind down even when there is not so much to do, then I make things for myself to do. Decidedly unhealthy.I usually […]
