October 30, 2025, I have had a couple of days off. Did not blog, did not write because yesterday the blog was written long ago and far away. It was a chapter in the serialization…
A lot is going on in my life, both good and bad. Wonderful warm compassionate individuals and people quite the opposite stripe. Compassion is the key. Definition: sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or…
Faithful readers will know that my self appointed mission is to teach children and ‘paper’ Muslims about the Islamic Faith. Everyone, young and old, learns from stories – it is a effortless way to convey…
I am now experiencing something I have never been able to do before. Nesh did mention it in a recent email. To quote him: “I completely understand what you mean about juggling several topics at…
Dateline: Lyf Hotel October 14, 2025 Time: 12:30 p.m. This has been the laziest day of my life, so far. My WhatsApp morning greeting was sent at 9:14 a.m. This is about two hours later…
My description of the day ended with thanks to Shamir. Plans were made to meet later that evening and ‘burn the midnight oil’ – his phrase not mine. I am having massive ongoing problems with…
This is going to be a weirdo day, no doubt about that. Decided to begin it with a calm, inspiring photo – Yasmin’s Quran. This was my caption. “My morning greeting to you. Pages from…
Woke in time for Fajr prayer. Dawn brought clear skies, with cumulous clouds in the distance. My good morning photo was a sunset photo from the day before. Its caption: Good morning! A sunset from…
Not again, Alexis, Not again. I can hear the collective moans being heard worldwide. You: Not another song that comes to mind for no reason at all, no reason whatsoever. Me: I am afraid so….
Thought on Anticipation and a New Beginning. As usual your choice of photo is ‘spot on” (“Spot on” is an informal expression, most common in British English, meaning exactly right, completely accurate, or perfect. It…