It’s Thursday! Peek into the past week…

The advent of Ramadan brings a raft of changes to life here in Qatar. The pace slows, work hours change, days become less productive, the nights’ stirring…..

Ramadan is a time for abstinence, orisons, supplications and self- introspection….. It is also a time for increased “family-time”, special meals and traditional recipes…..A time to reassess … A kind of “new- year”…..

The rising temperature and the holy month meant the H family spent a mundanely uneventful week. Stayed at home, cherished the time as they spent their first Ramadan (in almost seven years) at “home” and as a “proper” family. Also,It’s lil Z’s first Ramadan folks!

Food-wise J kept it simple and traditional. “Chukku Kanzhi” (dried ginger, coconut and rice porridge), fruits, juices for iftar. Non-fried, humble meals for suhooor (pre-dawn meal).

J kept her shopping instincts in check……(All saved for the end of the month ;-)…Shhhh…don’t mention it to Mr H)……  Went looking for a “play gym/mat” for Z tho

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