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with more promises of diligent blogging.  Maybe this time I will make more than 5 entries…..From memory, I wasn’t bad as a diary keeper…but, then again,  that was in my youth ( sentence I never thought I would say but … Continue reading →

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So, the gardener bangs on my window

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Dubai Mum

to the point of almost shattering it……it’s Thursday.  It’s 7pm….The weekend started 4 hours ago…… ‘What does he want?’ I wonder…..’I don’t owe him money (yet!). I really don’t want him to hoike up the creeper and attach it to … Continue reading →

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Shopping Battle

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Dubai Mum

It’s Friday.  It’s the weekend.  It’s mid-June.  It’s hot, sticky and unpleasant outside.  Where does everyone head on days like this?  The malls…the air conditioned malls.  It’s not one of my favourite pastimes, especially on Friday when it always feels … Continue reading →

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Pyjamas and holidays

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Dubai Mum

School holidays are well and truly here…..DD, DS1 and DS2 have been in their jammies since last Friday (that is, when they weren’t in their swimsuits!). Well, DD and DS1 actually wore their jammies to school last Thursday….a tradition for … Continue reading →

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Praying for more rain

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Dubai Mum

Our first year in Dubai, the rains came in January. It was the time George Bush Jr was visiting and practically the entire city was closed off for security reasons. I don’t know what surprised me more: the fact that … Continue reading →

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Not really starting at the start

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Dubai Mum

I honestly don’t know why I have been so tardy in starting a blog about our life in Dubai.  I guess 3 kids and a job on top will do it!!!!  But seriously, we are now approaching our four year … Continue reading →

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