my famous chicken pie
Harris and I
Monday, 6 August 2012
Arms flung wide in welcome - family through thick and thin
Last night was lovely. Baby Harris and I, along with my mum, dad, sister Zaytoon and her fiance and my brother attended a family gathering at my aunts place in Salt River, Cape Town. Still slightly raw and having not wanted to answer any questions about the breakup of my marriage, I hadmade a point of avoiding family functions and have'nt been to one in the longest time. What an idiot, I should have known better because family are ... well they're family and no matter what, they're there with their arms open wide, smiles as big as their hearts and food enough to feed an army. Certainly food enough to soothe the soul and make you remember what it feels like to feel warm and fuzzy inside again. I love my family, they're wonderful and all that stressing about having to answer probing questions was a waste of time because sweet darling people that they are, there wasn't a single awkward moment. Instead there was the usual teasing that I remember from my childhood, and lots of excited talking about Zaytoon and my cousin Nasheeta's upcoming weddings and the hilarious going ons of absent family and friends. They all wolfed down large portions of the huge chicken pie I made and absolutely everyone adored baby Harris who happily went from arm to arm, leaving me proud as a peacock and incredibly chuffed to watch him graciously submitting to all the kisses rained down upon him and charming everyone present with his 13 month old baby babble. My little sweetheart.
Monday, 23 April 2012
A few random travel bits and pieces
Do you know how sometimes you forget how much you enjoy doing something? Or you forget what you've done or where you've been? Well ... that's me! I've forgotten so much of what has happen over the past two years. I blame the pregnancy and my honeybee Harris. Anyway trawling through these pages today I came across a few travel pieces I did which got published in various magazines and websites ages and ages back ... and well, they're not half bad. Have a read and let me know what you think!
Friday, 6 January 2012
let me introduce you to Harris Branton!
it's been a year, a little more to be honest but there you go. that's a little inexcusable but I have an excuse. I've got the best excuse ever - I've had a baby! and he's almost 7 months old and since the day he was born I've been on call for 24 hours. Harris (thats his name) is my honey, my nurul ein - that's arabic for 'the light of my eye' and the love of my heart.
Friday, 3 December 2010
Making my way in Merrells through the perils of snowy London
Hi! Today i took one look out of the window at 6:30 and then refused to get out of bed for two hours ... I'm generally walking into work at 9am so you can imagine how rebellious my behaviour was! I just couldn't face it - the snow. Its so cold and tricky and i'm terrified I'll slip. When i eventually left the flat i was wearing my little black boots, the ones with the studs but one step into the snow was enough to see me turning tail and rushing back for my Merrell hiking shoes. Lots of grip here and the added surety of making it through treacherous terrain without any slippage. Yayyyy I love my Merrells. They're not exactly my most fashion forward footwear but they got me to and from work without a single mishap. mwah! xxx
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Hello world I’m pregnant
I’m going to be somebody’s mama. I still can’t quite believe it. I feel like I’ve waited all my life to be able to say those words and now that I can, I keep putting my fingers to my lips to stop myself from uttering them out loud for fear that saying them will wake me from a beautiful dream. But it isn’t a dream, it’s all real. It took a scan and the sight of a little baby wiggling its arms and legs and bouncing about in my womb to make it all sink in. To say that I am happy is the hugest understatement. I’m more than happy. I’m full of happiness and excitement and joy. Everything about being pregnant fascinates me. I’m utterly fascinated by my waist line, which for years I watched obsessively, now thicken and disappear. Fascinated by the little sleep I manage to squeeze out of a night though I’m spent and exhausted and in bed by 10. Fascinated by how my hair and nails seem to grow so fast, and my forehead suddenly begin to sprout fine spots. For so long I watched my friends and cousins and sister have children and each time I’d love the happiness being pregnant brought them and I’d love the little person they brought into the world, and I’d hope that one day it would be me. When Tom and I got married last year I wondered if I would be similarly blessed and now I have been. There is a little person inside of me … and come 10 June 2011, I am going to be its mommy.
Monday, 22 November 2010
My sisters
without doubt my absolute favourite people in the world are my two younger sisters Shakira and Zaytoon (Sharkie and Zucchi). I haven't seen them since May and wont see them until Christmas and I cant wait!!!! Just a few short weeks left and I'll be home home home. Right now I'm in London and they're in beautiful Cape Town where the sun almost always shines.
Zaytoon, Shakira and I at Shakira's baby shower for her first baby, my gorgeous neice Ghanaan.
Zaytoon and I on my wedding day
Myself, Shakira and a 3 month old Ghanaan on my wedding day
Thursday, 11 November 2010
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