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Explaining Religions….

One of the reasons I love Dubai is the fact it is a true melting pot of so many of the world’s nationalities.  My children’s school is home to 40+ nationalities during the academic year; they have friends from all … Continue reading

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Cooling off in Dubai?

Such is life in the desert.  It’s spring.  It’s heating up.  Averaging 28 degrees celsius by the afternoon, it’s no wonder the kids are looking for some post-school-cool-relief.  Yesterday I had not even packed them up into the car, and … Continue reading

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A Weekend Sojourn

Each January we head off to a hotel to escape the incessant and unbearable drone of the 24 hour motor race across the road at the Dubai Autodrome.  This year we decided to try the Hilton Resort and Spa in … Continue reading

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The 2013 Bucket List

Today when someone at work asked what my New Year’s Resolutions are for 2013, I actually didn’t know what to say.  I am tired of making Resolutions, or rather, I am tired of me not adhering to my new year’s … Continue reading

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I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff……

To mark the kid’s Christmas holidays, I splashed out on a ‘make your own Gingerbread House’ from Spinneys. Every time we went shopping in run up to Christmas they would flock to the Ginergbread House boxes neatly stacked on the … Continue reading

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Had to Share

‘Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you’, Marsha Norman.

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Merry Christmas Dubai

Today I received the good news that some of my Christmas cards made it to their European destinations.  I am sooo pleased.   The cards were cute; pictures of camels with red santa hats lounging in the sand, UAE landmarks, Christmas trees … Continue reading

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Rugby Lesson

I swore I would not let my sons play rugby until they were in Uni, and when they followed their interest in football, I have to say, I was their number 1 supporter.  Don’t get me wrong; I enjoy watching … Continue reading

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Brand Dubai

Wow, right now Dubai is a busy hive of international social activity.  The winter quarter; the time when Dubaians wake from heat hibernation, and frantically go about fitting 12 months’ living into 6 months’!  From November onwards, it feels like … Continue reading

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Rain Watch

As ligthning blitzed across an unusually dark, grey desert sky, and the angry thunder tried to chase it off to somewhere else where it truly belonged, the kids were bemoaning the fact that their wellies were in Nana’s and Grandad’s … Continue reading

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