BBQ in Beida
Friday was a beautiful day with a hint of Spring in the air and we decided to make the most of it by heading out to Beida for a bbq […]
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BBQ under the stars
Crazy to think that this time last week we had snow on the ground around our house and it was freezing when today was a balmy 15 degrees Celsius, clear […]
How not to throw a 1st birthday party.
I mentioned in my post about planning Alia’s 1st birthday that the only birthday celebrations that I’ve been to whilst living in Jordan are the ones that I hold for […]
Planning a Western Style 1st Birthday in the Middle East.
Two words – Not Easy! Maybe it would be easier if I lived in Amman where given that there is a much larger expat population and it is the capital […]
The fallout from the snow.
We ended up getting about 30cms of snow from early Wednesday morning to Thursday evening. There was even some snow down in Petra. I was asking the locals when was […]
Family Friday in the Sun
Friday in the Middle East is the first day of our weekend. After Friday prayers families comes together and share a meal and each others company. Today the family came […]
Cutting the (Birthday) Cake
There are lots of western traditions that have been adopted here in the Middle East. Not always are they adopted in the correct fashion or with the correct meaning. The […]
It’s a boy!
It is not an uncommon practice to pierce a baby girl’s ears from a very early age. I think the first time that I was told that I needed to […]
Middle East Moments 