Despite my best intentions and efforts, I have managed to leave Ramadan preparations late this year. Usually I plan batched cooking and freezing in advance, have the house in order and have the bulk grocery shopping done. The purpose is that there is less to do in Ramadan and more time to devote to worship […]

I have so many sets of Eid décor from previous years that rather than make more, I thought I would use some I already had.  One set comprises of one or two posters for an A4 frame, a banner, a mini banner for the dessert table and sometimes labels for sweet tubs or gifts. I […]

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The second biome we visited was the Mediterannean Biome.  The children were relieved to be out of the heat of the Rainforest and into the fresher feeling climate of this biome.  This was a mix of Spanish, Middle Eastern, Mediterannean, North African and Californian plants and displays.  Many of the plants reminded my Mum of […]

The writer begins with sharing his own journey to Islam and the drivers that motivated him to search for truth. He describes the greatest of these as being the contemplation of death. This serves as a background for how the author came to grapple with this question and also a disclosure of any bias on […]

I had to work today as part of my organisations 2012 teams duties, the first time I have worked on a Saturday since Little Lady was born.  I didn’t object because I had Friday off and because I knew it would be an interesting experience.  I spent the day telling people how they could buy or win […]

I was sure I had heard the name of this writer before and in a positive context, so I decided to give this book a go. The tagline at the front of the book “A magnificent, fascinating, poignant novel of three generations that starts in Mandalay… “ made me think of Rani Manicka’s “The Rice […]

I started making this necklace some time ago and then decided I didn’t like it. A few days ago I found the box with the half-made necklace and beads and thought I’d finish it off. I enlisted some over-enthusiaitic kids to help me finish the strands and then used a large green glass bead to […]

Sorting all the gifts to give I have accumulated through the year Making Eid cards and Eid decorations Taking mum and mum-in-law shopping to choose a gift from myself and hubby. Matching bangles to Little Lady’s outfit Picking a gift for myself  from my other half Waiting till the kids are asleep to put the […]

The last few days I have been hearing noise above my house every night, which I thought was helicopters.  I wondered why the police had helicopters out every night and why my neighbourhood suddenly turned into some kind if crime capital. I finally bothered to look outside this evening and realised the noise wasn’t a helicopter, but the strange […]

Last year we went to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park in Central London with some guests that were staying with us for the Christmas holidays.  We had a lot of fun, so when I saw it was on again this year, we decided to take the children again. Last year I spent too long in […]

I came across the following post on a sisters WhatsApp group and then traced it back to the Muslim Parents in Training Facebook page. For someone like me who spends all day running from one thing to another, with barely any time to myself, this was a welcome and reassuring reminder – quality not quantity, […]

Sister Susan from Stockholm left a comment not long ago, asking me to share my chicken curry recipe. I often think if you can get the masala or base for this right, it will give you a good foundation to make other curries. In the beginning when I use to cook, my chicken curry never […]

I love to spread news of a bargain and I know a lot of sisters have problems finding modest clothing and decent hijabs. So if I come across any good deals I will post about them. I bought these pashmina’s yesterday in Wallis, they are linen mix, so good for summer and they were reduced […]