Books are essential for my existence. Always have and always will be. I turned to them for solace as a child, spending hours in my room reading; transported via them and my imagination to a…
September 10, 2026 11:49. Oh my goodness. It is raining cats and dogs outside. A torrential storm like you have never seen (most of you). Another word to describe this is a deluge. I will…
That does accurately describe my mood at this moment. I am feeling frayed, An idiom comes to the rescue, which describes the feeling: to start to fray around/at the edges. It means to start to…
September 2, 2026 morning. That word came to mind and does describe how I feel. I will look it up. It means Dispirited means being down in the dumps or depressed. Perhaps a better definition…
I need to go backwards in time. I guess I should be blogging every day because I have not been speaking of important news – not emphasizing the most important thing I have done in…
Where am I now??? Fortunately I know, and you shall find out in due time. What is that phrase? I was total reassured – it is a proper English idiom meaning : eventually at an…
I came across an Invocation that gave me pause. “My Lord. I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy on me,…
I am having a rather peaceful day which followed a rather strange day. Well not that peaceful – I locked myself out of my room safe but found out before I needed anything from it…
I am not sure when I started to love learning, but I definitely do and it has held me in good stead. Here is a ready example; realize that I do not know the meaning…
July 25, 2026. It is Saturday late morning. I have been awake since Fajr prayer, drank coffee, went to breakfast, met three charming Malaysian families at Kenny Hill’s Bakery, sent a message to select WhatsAppers…