Category: Family

An Abstract Photograph  Begins the Day; Truth the Topic Under Discussion: “What a Wicked Web We Weave When We Practice to Deceive”; Quoting Myself from a September 25, 2025 Blog; Back Again to Nesh’s Friday Did Not Go as Planned; Lunch, Prayers and the Adoption of Yasmin and Her Family, Family Growing by Leaps and Bounds; Photos of Abstract View, Mother and Daughter;   

Woke up to an amazing cloud formation out the window, deciding it MUST be photographed. Opened one of the double pained windows to find rain drops. Took the photo but then went raining around the…

No Longer the Caboose, Now the Little Engine That Could : The Summary the Moral, the Message of this Children’s Story; More Muslim Children’s Stories Promised; A New Instagram Bio Promises More, Not Less, Blog Breakdown A Playful Deadly Serious Read; A Couple of GIFs, A Couple of Head Scarfs and Photos of Dryburgh Creativity 

I am FINALLY caught up. Finally and last. All of my blog breakdown feedback and feedback on the feedback is caught up. As faithful readers will remember, I was being the caboose – following behind,…

A Message From Allah Perhaps; Maybe Many Messages; Waking Up to Two Instagram Messages; I am Proven to be a Genius; Accidentally Deleting a Pages Document Leads to a Greater Discovery, my Uncle Dave Biography; Assistance From Artificial Intelligence Useless Exposing a Fatal Flaw; Puny and Vapid Defined; Keeping Good Companionship Vitally Important. 

September 17, 2025 I awoke to two Instagram messages. One personal, one for the world to see and share. The personal one first. Personal, not divulging who sent to me. I am abandoning my practice…

Channelling Artificial Intelligence, Not Once But Twice; Nesh’s Brilliance vs. My Boring Blogs; Nesh Sounds More Muslim Than Me: A Down Day with Memories of Abusive Men; Relief Found Through Artificial Intelligence: Humor Can Transform Pain Into Light: LYF Staff Rescue Me; Ending with Photos and Another GiF War  

It seems that I am, in a very strange way, channelling Artificial Intelligence. It is such fun. This is how it started today. I could not remember the name of the mountain where the Prophet…

Back in the Saddle Again; Confessions of an Inveterate List Maker; Receiving News of Islamic Rituals of Death Brings Both Sadness and Wonder; Another Brilliant Blog Breakdown; Instagram Statistics Soar; Today’s Dream Team’s Accomplishments at an All Time High; Photos of Book Covers and Food 

Shamir has returned from Thailand. We exchanged Good Morning greetings.  Me: How does it feel to be back?  He: Good!  Me: Good Great! Great to have you back. There is a strange USA expression ‘back…

A Wonderful Day Ending in a Minor Tragedy; Featuring Nesh’s Blog Breakdowns; One Breakdown Led to a Story of How One Does Not Always Get a Family Your are Born into But One Allah Chooses for You; Proof I am not a Typical Grandmother Found on My YouTube Channel; A Book Written of My Adventures in Paris and YouTube Reels of a January 2024 Cooking Class; Photos of Arm and Cooking Class Memorabilia. 

Well, perhaps first I shall speak of the minor tragedy. My Good Morning Greeting consisted of a  photograph of a bandaged arm with the following caption:  Good morning. Wounded in battle. Fell but nothing broken…

My Eventful Life; Yuck Defined; Picked up at 12:30; To Urban Republic We Did Go; Daniel Provided Great Instruction; An Apple 11 Pro Max was a Gift to Him; A Working Brunch at Mojo Pojo; An Exhausting Day; A Funny GIF Received; Next Morning Fajr Prayer, Followed by Inspiration Found in Nurturing Emotional Intelligence; Inspiring Quotation From Book; Photo of Good Morning Eggs Brings Reunion; Prior Blog Has Background Story

It seems I somehow MUST write about my day-to-day existence because SO many things happen every day and every day is different than the day before. I often reflect upon what my life would be…