my daughter baked these cookies, and decided 'officially' that she loves baking and is going to bake something every Friday, to make our Fridays extra special.
Monday, 24 October 2011
chocolate and marzipan hearts
things have been a little crazy around here lately, my sister has gone for Hajj (pilgrimage) leaving two of her four children with me Masha'Allah, so now i have 1 that goes to high school, two that are home schooled and two toddlers (who can't stand the sight of each other). so between school runs, and home schooling and separating the younger two (from pulling each others hair out) i will pop into this space from time to time, please be patient with me.
my daughter baked these cookies, and decided 'officially' that she loves baking and is going to bake something every Friday, to make our Fridays extra special.
my daughter baked these cookies, and decided 'officially' that she loves baking and is going to bake something every Friday, to make our Fridays extra special.
Thursday, 20 October 2011
a love letter.....
to mummy,
you are the best mum in the world.
my heart will kill me if something kills you.
I love love love love love love U!
you are sooooo pretty and i'm not lying.
I'm sorry if i hurt you any time or done something bad.
(a letter from my daughter to me. it's hard getting them to write anything, but when they do, they blow you away. just wanted to share)
you are the best mum in the world.
my heart will kill me if something kills you.
I love love love love love love U!
you are sooooo pretty and i'm not lying.
I'm sorry if i hurt you any time or done something bad.
(a letter from my daughter to me. it's hard getting them to write anything, but when they do, they blow you away. just wanted to share)
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
apple day
a day full of apples, a day to get plenty of fresh air and exercise, i day to press fresh apples and see how apple juice is made, a day to get lost in a fabulous holly maze, a day to learn about the apple's life cycle, a day to taste freshly squeezed apple juice, a day to enter an apple colouring competition, a day to get some apples to take home........a day when apples took centre stage big time!
Saturday, 15 October 2011
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Saturday, 8 October 2011
kyaking
i just recently found out that regular kyaking classes have been taking place, so i thought i'd take the kids down and see what they made of it, they loved it and they made me promise to take them again next week, insha'Allah.
my fears of how they would do, whether they would fall in, and what would hapen if they did were soon washed away when i watched them gracefully gliding along the water, it was quite serene.
no disasters, no one fell in, and everyone got the hang of it immediatly, masha'Allah.
and do want to know what the best bit was? the fact that it's happening at my very own local park!
my fears of how they would do, whether they would fall in, and what would hapen if they did were soon washed away when i watched them gracefully gliding along the water, it was quite serene.
no disasters, no one fell in, and everyone got the hang of it immediatly, masha'Allah.
and do want to know what the best bit was? the fact that it's happening at my very own local park!Friday, 7 October 2011
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Saturday, 1 October 2011
preparing for autumn
although it feels like we're in the middle of summer, the reality is that it's autumn and the cold whether will be moving in any day now. so what better way to welcome autumn than by beginning the autumn chores, weeding, digging, mulching, collecting the first batch of leaves for making leaf mould, you catch my drift right? we are busy preparing the allotment for next year.
another job that i have done today is clean out the compost bin on my allotment. i want to start making my own compost for next year, i'm quite excited about this as i haven't really attempted this before and another thing that excites me is the fact that i won't have to bin all my vegetable peelings etc (forgive me if im boring you talking about compost, but i can't help it, i'm excited).
and as the whether was soooooo glorious we invited some of the family along and had good old picnic and everything else that comes along with a picnic, bike riding, tree climbing, children wondering off in all directions and finishing off with a water fight!
i only remembered my camera while i was eating, hence the several shots of food and none of the actual allotment, maybe next time insha'Allah.
another job that i have done today is clean out the compost bin on my allotment. i want to start making my own compost for next year, i'm quite excited about this as i haven't really attempted this before and another thing that excites me is the fact that i won't have to bin all my vegetable peelings etc (forgive me if im boring you talking about compost, but i can't help it, i'm excited).
and as the whether was soooooo glorious we invited some of the family along and had good old picnic and everything else that comes along with a picnic, bike riding, tree climbing, children wondering off in all directions and finishing off with a water fight!
i only remembered my camera while i was eating, hence the several shots of food and none of the actual allotment, maybe next time insha'Allah.
Thursday, 29 September 2011
the best days....
The best days are those days that the kids wake up thinking that it’s going to be a day of workbooks, numeracy, writing.....they slowly do their morning routine and make their way to the table, and then.....you tell them...put your shoes on kids, were going out! And the real excitement begins when you tell them that you’re going to their favourite science museum where there’ll be plenty of hands on activities, a planetarium and a huge dinosaur head. When you’re a child, what can be better than news like that?
Monday, 26 September 2011
harvest
although this relationship has been a rocky one, and although we didn't get to spend much time together, we didn't bond very well or hit it off immediately, i know it's going to be a long term relationship (between myself and my allotment that is).
we didn't get a lot of anything, but we did get a little bit of everything, Alhamdulillah.
we didn't get a lot of anything, but we did get a little bit of everything, Alhamdulillah.Saturday, 17 September 2011
archery
a great sport, a sport that requires a great deal of skill and patience.
the kids got really stuck in, and those of us who couldn't get stuck into the archery, got stuck into other things instead.
the kids got really stuck in, and those of us who couldn't get stuck into the archery, got stuck into other things instead.
Friday, 16 September 2011
friday.
friday. a blessed day. a day full of remembrance of Allah and going to the mosque. a day of reciting the Qur'an. a day in the week that rounds up the days of the past week and prepares us for the week to come. a day that we call Jumu'ah.
what better way to start this blessed day with freshly made bread, fresh jam and fresh local honey and a hot cup of coffee.
perfect. Alhamdulillah.
what better way to start this blessed day with freshly made bread, fresh jam and fresh local honey and a hot cup of coffee.
perfect. Alhamdulillah.Monday, 12 September 2011
:: weekending ::
the honey show was the highlight of our weekend. we saw live honey bees in action, the kids enjoyed searching for the queen bee. there was fresh local honey on sale. they rolled beeswax candles. 
the gardens were great, there were fruit orchards and vegetable patches, the kids got to do lots of forest foraging, discovering, finding, playing, and the bonus was that the sun came out, Alhamdulillah.
it was definitely a place that fed the mind and nurtured the soul, Alahmdulillah.
we've been discussing bees ever since we got home that day, we've learned so much but there is definitely a lot more learning to be done.
i'd like to end this post with a little reminder for all of us:
'And thy Lord taught the bee to build its cells in hills, on trees and in (men's) habitations..... there issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colours, wherein is healing for mankind. Verily in this is a Sign for those who give thought'.(Translation of Quran 16:68-69)
In addition, the Prophet (PBUH) said:
'Honey is a remedy for every illness and the Qur'an is a remedy for all illness of the mind, therefore I recommend to you both remedies, the Qur'an and honey.'(Bukhari)
the gardens were great, there were fruit orchards and vegetable patches, the kids got to do lots of forest foraging, discovering, finding, playing, and the bonus was that the sun came out, Alhamdulillah.
it was definitely a place that fed the mind and nurtured the soul, Alahmdulillah.we've been discussing bees ever since we got home that day, we've learned so much but there is definitely a lot more learning to be done.
i'd like to end this post with a little reminder for all of us:
'And thy Lord taught the bee to build its cells in hills, on trees and in (men's) habitations..... there issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colours, wherein is healing for mankind. Verily in this is a Sign for those who give thought'.(Translation of Quran 16:68-69)
In addition, the Prophet (PBUH) said:
'Honey is a remedy for every illness and the Qur'an is a remedy for all illness of the mind, therefore I recommend to you both remedies, the Qur'an and honey.'(Bukhari)
Friday, 9 September 2011
space frieze
this has been a work in progress for long time now! but finally alhamdulillah we've got it on the walls.
the components of this frieze have been ready and sitting at the bottom of the drawer for months, the kids kept nagging me to put it up, and i kept telling them that we didn't have enough blue-tac, well it's true we didn't (uh-hum), but finally we got there, and it looks brilliant.
most of the planets are made from paper plates, and the larger ones are cut out from cereal boxes, the stars in the background were happily done by my kids who couldn't beleive that they were being allowed to splatter paint everywhere.
we will keep adding to it, inshallah, moons need to be added, may be some shooting stars and perhaps a rocket, and don't how long it will take us to 'completely' finish it, but for now, i'm just happy that it's up.
the components of this frieze have been ready and sitting at the bottom of the drawer for months, the kids kept nagging me to put it up, and i kept telling them that we didn't have enough blue-tac, well it's true we didn't (uh-hum), but finally we got there, and it looks brilliant.
most of the planets are made from paper plates, and the larger ones are cut out from cereal boxes, the stars in the background were happily done by my kids who couldn't beleive that they were being allowed to splatter paint everywhere.
we will keep adding to it, inshallah, moons need to be added, may be some shooting stars and perhaps a rocket, and don't how long it will take us to 'completely' finish it, but for now, i'm just happy that it's up.
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