The Children’s Museum comes to town
The Children’s Museum is located in Amman and although I have not yet visited from all reports it is a fantastic museum offering great learning experiences and opportunities for kids […]
Category Archives: family moments
All about Atef, Alia and myself as our little family unit. I will also include moments about our extended Middle East family which not only includes Atef’s immediate family, but also the extended Amra family (all 400 of them) which we belong to.
A picnic under the Almond tree
Yesterday was one of those gloriously perfect winters day. Hard to call it a winters day when in Wadi Musa/Petra it was 20 degrees out, the sun was shining and […]
The Olive Harvest
The onset of the cold weather or the first rains of the season signal the time has come for the annual olive harvest. Depending on the season the start of […]
Celebrating Yom Arafah and Eid al-Adha
Last Tuesday Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha which in English means the Festival of Sacrifice. It’s is also know as Eid Kabir or Greater Eid (see my post […]
A Friday outing feasting on fresh produce
Friday afternoon we headed across to the Wadi where in Spring we had enjoyed a walk in the greenery. The trees which had been beautiful with blossoms were this time […]
Celebrating Eid al Fitr
At the end of the month of Ramadan we celebrate Eid al Fitr. Translating into English as the festival of Fast Breaking, Eid al Fitr is three days of celebration where […]
On the road with Grandpa
Alia and I today went for a drive with Atef’s dad to Ma’an to visit his sister, Alia’s Great Aunty. Ma’an is about 25 minutes from Wadi Musa. It is […]
Chocolate fun!
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 […]
Life moves at a slower pace in Ramadan.
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 […]
Ramadan in Jordan
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 […]
Middle East Moments 