It’s that time of year again, Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. Living in Saudi it means that no-one may eat or drink in public whether you are Muslim or not. But when the sun sets…… we have “iftar”, which is basically the meal that breaks the fast. Now every year DH’s work puts on…
Yes I am still around, just been caught up with the busy side of life… Yes I have done a little bit of sewing… 🙂 Not much, I must admit, but tonight I got a chance to sit and do some more strings. I’ve been trying to make a picnic rug and I think I’ve…
By the skin of my teeth…. got this apron done and am wearing it now: Having a chat with Alice, and then off to bed ready for a new month!
On the weekend we headed down the road for another 10 hour round trip to get more fabric. I have such a wonderful husband who doesn’t mind driving me for these important road trips 🙂 But five hours in the car is a long time and there is nowhere to break the trip, so it…
Even though we are far from home, today in school we remembered….. We watched a documentary on Gallipoli on youtube, and we read and discussed the poem “In Flander’s Fields”. I know that isn’t about Gallipoli, but its meaning still applies… “Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw…