http://watercress.blogsome.com musings Fri, 16 May 2008 18:59:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;” said Shakespeare. If this tide rose for me it may have been one year when I met my husband to be, and achieved a lifelong dream of going to art school. Before ... http://watercress.blogsome.com/2008/05/16/the-rising-tide/ For the longest time I have wanted to learn how to make a kufi but found it impossible to find a beginners pattern on the web or anywhere. So I went back to basics and bought an introduction to crochet which was actually very good, and learned the basics ... http://watercress.blogsome.com/2008/01/10/craft-work/ Snow might not be the first image to be associated with a religion like Islam which began in a desert, but there are some interesting connections. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) was a young boy, two angels came and opened his chest. They removed his heart and ... http://watercress.blogsome.com/2008/01/09/snow/ For some reason I sometimes find myself thinking about those people I met on only one occasion and wondering about them and remembering our encounter. Our destinies brought us together momentarily in this life, but that meeting has as yet unknown meaning in the akhirah where we must meet ... http://watercress.blogsome.com/2007/12/30/we-met-only-once/ One day Nasruddin was repairing some tiles on the roof of his house. While Nasruddin was working on the roof, a stranger knocked on the door. - “What do you want?” Nasruddin shouted out. - “Come down,” replied stranger, “So I can tell it.” Nasruddin slowly and unwillingly climbed down the ladder. - “Well!” ... http://watercress.blogsome.com/2007/12/27/mullah-nasruddin-story/ It’s the last day of Eid, so it was a nice treat to find beautiful Iranian pomegranates in the local supermarket. They were fresher than any I had seen before. My husband says the best pomegranates are the ‘Kandhari’ variety, i.e. those which grow around Kandahar in ... http://watercress.blogsome.com/2007/12/22/iranian-pomegranate/ Eid Mubarak, and as the ladies at the prayer said to me this morning - insha Allah, next year in Mecca, or next year in Arafat! http://watercress.blogsome.com/2007/12/19/day-of-eid/ Mubarak to sister Anniyyah on her conversion to Islam! May she be blessed in her life, and a source of blessing to others. God is Great, the Guide of hearts! http://watercress.blogsome.com/2007/12/07/new-sister/ Congratulations Australia for ousting Howard in the election. After the despicable antics of some of his party’s members in lying to forment race hate and bigotry to frighten people off the opposition, they deserve no less than to be booted out of power. Thank you everyone who voted ... http://watercress.blogsome.com/2007/11/24/good-on-ya-oz/ There used to be a time when people could have experiences outside the realm of reason and logic and accept it as a normal part of life. My father talked about those days. It was before electricity had come to the countryside. He thought it had to ... http://watercress.blogsome.com/2007/11/18/everyday-mystical-experiences/