I posted recently about some good news to come. I was talking about Fashionista Sisters engagement, which took place two weekends ago and turned out to be a lovely evening. All of us sisters pulled together to organise the decor, venue and food. The engagement took place at home followed by the two families sharing […]
This is the special food my mum made for me this week this week to keep me strong in these challenging last weeks of pregnancy, through labour and during the recovery period afterwards. It includes almonds, pistachio nuts, cashew nuts, raw sugar, ground ginger powder and various other ingredients. I posted a recipe for this […]
Posted by Umm Salihah Ahmed at 21:52 Labels: Cards, Crafts, Creativity
I had today off of work, so whilst the older two were at school and Gorgeous decided to sleep all day, I had plenty of time to craft: (This is the box of gems I dropped and now am wondering how to seperate the colours again) I had the mum-in-law to keep me company and […]
“Remember Me and I will remember you.” ~ Al-Quran 2:152] “Those men and women who engage much in Allah’s praise. For them has Allah prepared forgiveness and a great reward.” ~ Al-Quran 33:35 In what I have learnt of my faith so far, one of the thing that seems most precious to Allah seems to […]
I already had too many books to read checked out of the library, but I could not resist one more when I saw the quote on the back of this book from the reviewer at Vogue: “Heartbreaking…the beauty of Islam pervades Shafak’s book”. Books from the Middle East and South Asia (Pakistan and Afghanistan especially) […]
I try my best to steer or discipline my children when necessary using reasoning or by displaying my anger in a non-violent manner, rather than by hitting. I believe that hitting is not the most constructive way to parent and can lead to children expressing their own anger in inappropriate ways such as hitting others […]
I try my best to steer or discipline my children when necessary using reasoning or by displaying my anger in a non-violent manner, rather than by hitting. I believe that hitting is not the most constructive way to parent and can lead to children expressing their own anger in inappropriate ways such as hitting others […]
“Remember Me and I will remember you.” ~ Al-Quran 2:152] “Those men and women who engage much in Allah’s praise. For them has Allah prepared forgiveness and a great reward.” ~ Al-Quran 33:35 In what I have learnt of my faith so far, one of the thing that seems most precious to Allah seems to […]
As it is the precious Jummah day and because I am in a good mood (despite the kids throwing Penguin chocolate bars into the loo and blocking it up) this list felt apt: The Pleasure of Small Things Eating toast in bed on a rainy day.The feeling of warm water on my hands when you […]
It’s funny how things balance out sometimes. I tried to get hold of my husband yesterday to ask him to call a family friend and invite his wife to the Eid party. I couldn’t get hold of him and a little while later he called and said that the same friend had invited us to […]
I had an absolutely lovely second day of Eid with my mum. Again, I planned to take pictures of her delicious food, but was too busy stuffing my face to remember. I had fun hanging out with my sisters and watched lots of Simpson’s cartoons. I also ast with my gran who was poorly.I was […]
As it is the precious Jummah day and because I am in a good mood (despite the kids throwing Penguin chocolate bars into the loo and blocking it up) this list felt apt: The Pleasure of Small Things Eating toast in bed on a rainy day.The feeling of warm water on my hands when you […]
