Last week the kids were on half term and there was little for us to do a part from art and crafts at home, a trip to the library – oh and the full day I made them help me with the housework when they complained they were bored. Little Lady complained that all of […]
We are now coming to four months on from the start of lockdown, and although restrictions have eased, I am still working from home with no likelihood of returning to the office until at least September. This means I have productive days, unproductive days, frustrating days I like that I can exercise in the morning […]
I was raised in a generation where girls were being told that if we worked hard enough we could be equal to men in the workplace. In tandem with this the traditional work of women – housework and childrearing was relegated to non-work, or at least work that was not valued as equal to work […]
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 20: READ Foundation READ Foundation was created in 1994 with the aim to use schooling as a means of which children […]
My younger sister Fashionista Sister came by to visit this week and brought along ingredients and cookie cutters to make biscuits with my children (brave soul). Being a teacher she managed to keep them in line and get them to follow instructions. Being their mum and knowing what they are like, I hid in the other room […]
I travelled with Fashionista and my mum to Guildford yesterday in Surrey to watch Fashionista graduate as a teacher. The ceremony was in Guildford Cathedral and was very, very nice.We had to wander through Surrey University’s maze of a campus to get to the Cathedral which suddenly appeared looming over us at the top of […]
After all that fussing, stressing, tears this morning and being at the peak of giving up – Gorgeous’s passport has arrived. My poor husband drove over 100 miles to stage a sit-in at the Petersborough Passport Office (I’m not joking he has a terrible anarchist streak), when I got the call from the Passport Office […]
On the advice of a green-fingered friend I thought it was about time to dig up the potatoes I planted early this year. The kids gave me a helping hand (of sorts) and Little Lady insisted on taking a broom to the garden. We managed to bring in quite a few and they are just […]
We have added a new category to our online shop today: brooches. Please do take a look and let us know what you think.
Most times when you feel like something is immense or significant, a little perspective can help you determine whether that really the case. Often we step back and see the bigger picture and realise that the thing is not as huge as we thought. But Ramadan is different. No matter how significant and special we […]
I have always wanted to take a road trip to Cornwall, through Bath, Stonehenge, Exeter and Bodmin Moor, Redruth, the Eden Project at St Austell and finally to the beach at Torquay. We didn’t quite manage all of these places (although I have been to Stonehenge before), but we did make it to Cornwall last […]
As I had managed to avoid fried food for the week, I thought I would treat my family to a traditional Pakistani Ramadan fry-up today (samosa’s, pakora’s, spring-rolls etc). My favourite uncle went one better and invited us to share iftar with him.All the traditional favourites were there: both vegetable and meat samosa’s, lovely soft […]
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 26: Al Ishara BSL Quran Al-Isharah was established in March 2008 as a deaf services provider whose focus is to provide […]
One thing I and Little Man share in common is our love of food. He is the most likely to take turns with me in visiting the kitchen to raid the cupboards and he is the most likely to be found in the kitchen nosing around when I am cooking. This kid loves fruit of […]
