Have spent yesterday evening cleaning and cooking and continue this morning, but there is work done begrudgingly and work done with a song in your heart and cooking for Eid definitely falls into the latter. I finally got out this bedspread which I bought when I was in Pakistan, it looks lovely but Little Man […]

I was rushing through my evening as usual, when Little Lady and Little Man asked to pick strawberries. I’m amazed how much joy they got from something as simple as picking strawberries, helping wash and prepare them and then gobble them down. Our patch is so little that we get three or four red ones […]

We came across this free exhibition in the town hall whilst out for a stroll this morning and I was intrigued. Brothers outside were welcoming non-Muslims from the busy shopping centre with promises of free food and a gift bag. We decided to go and have a look and it turned out to be an […]

I don’t know if it was hunger, or whether exhaustion caused it, I think it was probably just due, but yesterday I had one of my intermittent rages (my husband braces himself for an outburst every three months or so). I had had a long day and carried home some very heavy shopping which left […]

Cousin: “What’s this party you’re having?” Me: “What party?” Cousin: “The one your sister mailed me about” Me: “I haven’t got a clue what you’re talking about” Me: “Kooks what is Cousin A saying about a party?” Kooks (not very convincingly): “I dunno” Friend on phone: “I’m coming over for the party” Me (somewhat bewildered): […]

I have been meaning to do this for ages since I was tagged by Sister Ummihabibati (or Sis Rainbow as I call her) for a tag on bloggers I wonder about. Of course, being a nosy person I am curious sometimes about: Big Sis – I wonder what my bestest buddy is up to right […]

I know it seems a bit early, as we should be focussing on Ramadan rather than Eid, but for those that decide to buy presents, they need the time to buy them. I always have a hard time trying to decide what to get my sisters hence the wishlists this year. However, trawling the net […]

Cousin: “What’s this party you’re having?” Me: “What party?” Cousin: “The one your sister mailed me about” Me: “I haven’t got a clue what you’re talking about” Me: “Kooks what is Cousin A saying about a party?” Kooks (not very convincingly): “I dunno” Friend on phone: “I’m coming over for the party” Me (somewhat bewildered): […]

The flowers have really taken and every time I take a peek into the garden, the beauty of Allah’s creation just lifts my spirits immensely. The potato’s mint and tomato’s are doing well, the beans are a little slow, perhaps because of my experiment with putting them in boxes instead of the ground. Little Man […]

My mum loves gardening and she loves beautiful things, so her garden is full of flowers, visitors always love a stroll and you can see kids itching to pick handfuls. Her garden is a kind of sanctuary for me – clean, organised and peaceful, overlooked by the kitchen where mum cooks the most gorgeous food. […]

I don’t know if it was hunger, or whether exhaustion caused it, I think it was probably just due, but yesterday I had one of my intermittent rages (my husband braces himself for an outburst every three months or so). I had had a long day and carried home some very heavy shopping which left […]

I don’t know if it was hunger, or whether exhaustion caused it, I think it was probably just due, but yesterday I had one of my intermittent rages (my husband braces himself for an outburst every three months or so). I had had a long day and carried home some very heavy shopping which left […]

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 […]

I took this picture from my bedroom window last night, surprised at how much snow had stuck and not expecting any of it to be there in the morning. I woke up to about 4-5 inches of snow. The lady on the news was saying it’s been the most snowfall in London since 1991. My […]