The title of that old fashioned song came to mind. At this moment it does feel like I am sitting on top of the world. But to be realistic, objective and fact based I can…
March 19, 2023 had to be the worst day of my life. It is impossible to enumerate the number of things that went wrong. It began with a callous and unfeeling email from a relative,…
Discerning readers will notice that Free Palestine, with its accompanying article is now back on the banner of my blog. As days progress I may add more information, The dreadful plight of the Palestinians is…
I had a powerful glimpse into to horrendous ‘Arabic’ living conditions. While in Mecca I was taken on a tour by a man, his wife and their little boy. They had been hired by eJourney,…
Faithful readers will notice, hopefully with a start, that the old me now adorns alexismcbride.com. I have relinquished the abaya and hijab, now attired in white dress and matching coat, waiting here in my Canadian closet….
I began both 2022 Ramadan and 2023 Ramadan with a list of Intentions, only one of which was to fast. There were six Intentions in 2022, ten were formed in 2023. Intention 3 is to…
Began the morning by looking at the prospective temperatures for the week and almost fainted dead away. How does 15,18,14,16 sound to you? This is Celsius silly, like 59.64,57,56 in Fahrenheit. That is downright tropical…
This morning has been a Comedy of Errors. I am breaking my Ramadan fast today – this is possible to do if one makes it up afterwards. Did not intend on doing this it just…
I requested and received a free trial copy of AB Today – learning that Premier Smith’s birthday was on April Fool’s Day. How apt is that??? Apt is appropriate or suitable in the circumstances. This is the quote: …
Premier Danielle Smith did not so much err again, she erred before and it is catching up to her yet again. I was aware of her (shall we say) goof before but it was brought…