Shamir and I had the strangest of text conversations. The subject matter was my breakfast. I sent a photograph of my breakfast tray with this caption: Good morning! Breakfast in bed with pajamas. Me: The…
I woke up this morning in the Jakarta JW Marriott feeling disoriented, in despair and discombobulated (I do love that word, it means confused and disconcerted), Looked about wondering what to photograph for my morning WhatsApp…
How absolutely fascinating to be reading about Zanzibar. It is amazing, I had absolutely no idea of its existence. But then again I knew nothing at all about Malaysia before 2017 and then only that…
This has been, for many reasons, an extremely confusing day, this August 21, 2025. A text conversation with Shamir. Me: I am back at Lyf. Everything is okay. Blog written, will send in a little…
Woke up in the very early morning in distress, Prayed, then went back to sleep. Shamir and I simultaneously said good morning to one another at 8:54. He sent a cute good morning Gif. Me:…
I shall not delve into the events of my unusual evening, for once anyway. Sometimes I can provide folks with TMI – too much information, It is an interesting concept. Wondering if I have written…
Although I have never had children, and at my age it is rather unlikely that I shall (hahahah) The first step in the ‘education’ of the child is to name the child. In Islam, the…
Everything in my life is changing. Each day is different and unpredictable these days. It is exhausting. Last evening thought I would die, but obviously did not because otherwise you would not be hearing from…
I remain living in Lyf for a few more days. Therefore, o sunrise photos to begin both my day and the day of others. Rather impulsively looked back at photos from a year ago and…
I am spending the next few nights at Lyf – therefore no good morning sunrises to greet my WhatsAppers. Instead a photo of a watch – it is a Fossil that was masquerading as a…