Eid is being celebrated worldwide, albeit on different days based on the sighting of the moon in each country. Our friends in North America would have fasted on average for close to 15 hours each day during the month of Ramadan. Living in the Middle East, we were frequently invited by close Arab and other …
Puff, the magic dragon
The last couple of weeks have provided a few “magical” experiences, thanks to three little maestros. A few of our friends - all grandparents - look forward to swapping stories of our respective broods when we get together. Our friends, A and R are preparing to celebrate the fifth birthday of their granddaughter, M. The …
Tao Te Ching Be like water
Summer has finally arrived and the temperatures are already into the 30s. My wife derives pleasure in developing flower pots filled with different types of colourful annuals to brighten our deck and the front entrance. I contribute by watering the plants and love doing so, because I find it therapeutic. It is as if one …
If ignorance is bliss … I would be the happiest person alive
This is the time of the year when everyone loves getting out to enjoy the weather and lap up large doses of the “sunlight vitamin” D. The race is on, to – spruce up the lawn, de-weed the garden and get rid of the dandelions, add topsoil and fertilize the flower-beds, scrub the deck and …
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