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Monthly Archives: July 2013

Changing Seasons

July 29, 2013by Middle East Moments 10 Comments

One of things that has amazed me most about living in Wadi Musa/Petra, Jordan is the clear distinction between the seasons. Prior to living here, like many people, when I […]

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Chocolate fun!

July 26, 2013by Middle East Moments 9 Comments

When the cat’s away the mice come out to play – or when Daddy’s away Mummy and Alia have fun making a big mess. Atef works a 48 hour shift […]

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Taking Frosty for a drive

July 26, 2013by Middle East Moments 6 Comments

The mind boggles and the jaw drops. Some of things that I see I have no explanation for……none…..nothing.  All I can do is hope that I have the camera ready to […]

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Life moves at a slower pace in Ramadan.

July 24, 2013by Middle East Moments 10 Comments

Things have been a bit quiet on the blogging front for me as I’m working through some cross cultural difference that are taking up most of my energy. Never mind […]

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My microwave the “halfway house”!

July 17, 2013by Middle East Moments 1 Comment

I was reminded tonight of a conversation that I had on skype a few months back with some girlfriends in Australia. They were having a girls weekend away and our […]

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Ramadan in Jordan

July 12, 2013by Middle East Moments 8 Comments

It’s Ramadan here in Jordan. This is the month in the Islamic calendar that Muslims refrain from drinking and eating and some other activities from first light to sunset. The […]

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Age Appropriate?

July 10, 2013by Middle East Moments 6 Comments

I bought some plastic blocks for Alia a week ago in Aqaba. It wasn’t until today that I looked more closely at the packaging. At first glance all is ok. […]

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Unusual Beauties

July 5, 2013by Middle East Moments 11 Comments

These photos are some of the more unusual wildflowers that I saw, but I think that you’ll agree with me that they are incredibly beautiful. I think these photos are […]

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How does this work?

July 2, 2013by Middle East Moments 8 Comments

I got a fit of the giggles the other night when I tried to work out how home delivery worked in Wadi Musa. Why you ask, thinking that home delivery […]

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