We visited the Natural History Museum with the children yesterday and the mineral and rock collection scattered across different parts of the museum is brilliant. I couldn’t stop taking pictures and this is one of my favourite: I thought it was amethyst at first, but this is a rare kind of Fluorite called Blue John […]
Due to the grotty rainy weather (my favourite to stay in bed), and because Little Lady escaped to her nan’s, leaving the house full but very quiet, I decided to stay in and play with my card-making stuff.I picked an embellishment or centre-peice for the focal-point of each card and then brought out my papers […]
After all the food and partying after Eid ul Fitr, we still weren’t quite done. A good friend from the masjid invited us to her daughters Ameen (Quran finishing party). I’m always happy at the chance to dress up and eat good food. My Eid clothes got another outing: The girls completely outdid me in […]
My cousin’s Walima was a nice, easy-going affair. It was much closer to home than the wedding and the stress of the wedding was over by this point. It was a case of coming home from work, getting dressed and turning up to the venue to hang out and eat. I ignored the people who […]
Our Ramadan Giving series highlights the amazing work charities are doing and showcases their special Ramadan campaigns, giving us all the opportunity to support, donate and do a little good insh’Allah Ramadan Giving Day 21: African Development Trust Established in 2004, African Development Trust (ADT) is a small Muslim charity dedicated to providing relief and […]
My daughter said something a few days ago that stopped me in my tracks. We were out walking after dinner when we walked past a group of Roma standing in the street. As we passed them Little Lady held her nose and then let out a breath saying, “Phew, good job those smelly gypsies are […]
For my cousin’s wedding, my aunt invited us to a party for dua (supplication) and naseehah (advice) for the bride. This was something we had not heard of before. In our family, the minute a wedding is announced, we just want to party like a bunch of heathens. I wore one of my favourite outfits […]
My husband is away for dawah work again this month. For those who are regular readers of the blog, you will know that my husband goes out to preach through his masjid every year for forty days (through a group called Tablighi Jamaat). It is something we believe in and value and has been a part […]
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I was recently having a clear-out of the children’s room, when I came across a beaded belt that Little Lady doesn’t use. It consisted of square beads threaded onto and partly wrapped in thick pink string. I as going to donate to the charity shop, when I wondered if the beads would be any good for children’s jewellery. […]
There is an interesting challenge I have seen going around the blog world (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) – to choose One Little Word for 2011. This is a word that you can focus on, mediate on, and reflect upon as you go about my daily life. I had a little think about this and […]
This weekend and this morning have been a lesson for me. I realise I have not been my Happy Mama self for a long time. I spent the whole weekend moping, feeling tired and sad and getting cross with people. I spent most of Saturday evening working myself into a tantrum, aiming it at my […]
It’s been a while since I attempted to do a 40 day challenge. But there is one that I have been meaning to do for some time. I know I have been drinking way too much fizzy drink, especially cola. It started with enjoying a glass with something spicy like biryani or when I am […]
A bit late to post about it, but we through our annual Eid party the weekend after Eid. The theme was supposed to be floral as I thought it would be fairly easy and I had seen flower pots and watering cans and bright garden ornaments on sale in the £-shop. Only problem was I […]
