…cover their face with your picnic blanket and pretend to have tea. Darling has still not come round fully to the idea of a little sister usurping her place as the baby of the house. We can’t leave them alone for a second for fear of her poking the baby in the eye or putting […]
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 […]
This is very much a traditional Pakistani recipe, one which makes an appearance at parties, on Eid and during Ramadan (especially in my Lahori in-law’s house). It also abounds in bazaars and people snack on it as they shop. It’s simple and fairly quick and the chickpeas (garbanzo bean or channa in Urdu/Hindi) and potato […]
The weather is turning milder, in fact warm enough to have an argument with Gorgeous about whether is was spring (me) or summer (him). I had planned to wait a week or two and see if the mild weather holds before getting out and clearing the graden and planning what to plant.The kids had other […]
My little sister Kooky gave me this shawl (which came with a dress) to wear as a hijab. I love the teal colour and although I would have put it with black it actually worked better with chocolate brown. I didn’t have anything to wear with it, so I found these beads at the last […]
This is very much a traditional Pakistani recipe, one which makes an appearance at parties, on Eid and during Ramadan (especially in my Lahori in-law’s house). It also abounds in bazaars and people snack on it as they shop. It’s simple and fairly quick and the chickpeas (garbanzo bean or channa in Urdu/Hindi) and potato […]
I am soooo proud of my youngest sister (and she’s going to be deeply embarrassed at this) because she has started to wear hijab.It takes guts and I always knew Kooky didn’t care what anyone thought about her, well now more than ever she will have to remember not to care what anyone but Allah […]
Having one of those days today. I think workload and events over the last few weeks have worn me down a bit. Was planning to spend the day moping, but it’s not really my style. So thought about why I feel this way and realised I am looking at the small things that are there […]
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 […]
My little sister Kooky gave me this shawl (which came with a dress) to wear as a hijab. I love the teal colour and although I would have put it with black it actually worked better with chocolate brown. I didn’t have anything to wear with it, so I found these beads at the last […]
I am soooo proud of my youngest sister (and she’s going to be deeply embarrassed at this) because she has started to wear hijab.It takes guts and I always knew Kooky didn’t care what anyone thought about her, well now more than ever she will have to remember not to care what anyone but Allah […]
As I had one more day off before I went back to work, hubby offered to take me to the Thursday Boot Sale, I agreed just for the fresh air, not expecting to buy anything (as it’s usually quite a dissappointing market). I was pleasantly surprised then to come back with the books below. I […]
Long ago Mr Removal man (aka my beloved) brought me home a nice slim cupboard which I had fantasies about organising my toiletries and accessories in. Over the years it has become a bolt-hole for all kinds of things I have accumulated. I left it open the other day and it caught my husband’s eye […]
I had a visit from my uncle last night (my dad’s younger brother) who is quite close to me. He is very active in his community and in particular with his masjid. Last night he told me about a middle-aged man who used to live alone in one of the rooms above the masjid. He […]
