Author: LMAshton
Smallville, Here We Come. But first . . . Church.
We’re having another homemaking this coming Saturday. We’ll be making sweets appropriate for Christmas gift giving. The…
Washing Machines and Sri Lanka
Fahim’s sarong ripped today. Ooops. Yesterday, his at-home pants, which more closely resemble pajama bottoms, ripped. Ooops….
Fahim’s Feeling Better
He went to work today but still didn’t feel great. Today, he’s feeling much better. Yay! But…
Vehicles Powered by Motors Are Considered Optional
I’ve talked briefly about this before. There are all sorts of vehicles on the roads here. And…
More On Power Outages
We had another power outage this afternoon. Started around 3:15 pm. It was just after a thunder…
Back To Sick Ol’ Fahim
Still sick. I feel terrible for him. Today, we plan to take him to a doc. Unless…
Fahim’s Still Sick
But before I really get into that, I have some business to take care of first. There…
More on Rabid Squirrel
This one climbed over to our house on power cables, then climbed on the wall, and looked…
Oatmeal Cake
I also made an oatmeal cake. I made it earlier in the month with cocoa, turning it…
The Rest of the Day
Consisted mostly of me writing and fawning over Fahim, who did end up staying home all day…
Fahim’s Still Sick
He elected to not continue his fasting today. I think it’s wise. He stayed in bed until…
Big Trucks on Little Roads
Here’s a big truck on our little road. It was trying to turn right, but couldn’t –…
Tellulah. Sigh. Oberon. Another Sigh. Sigh.
She sleeps anywhere and everywhere. On laundry days, I sort laundry on the floor outside the bathroom….
The Rest of My Life
I spent the majority of my day writing my novel. That, and asking Fahim what he needs…
The Continuing Sage of Power Outages
While watching the news a few minutes ago, I learned that the power outage we experienced was…
Product Labels
I opened up a new bar of soap today, and noticed for the first time something which…
Fahim is a Little Sicky
Fahim napped on the couch, protesting all the while that he wasn’t sleeping, so leave me alone….
Chit Chat and Pebbles
Everything here is copied. We just saw an advertisement on television for Chit Chat – long narrow…
Halal Foods
A week or so ago, Fahim brought home some information on Halal foods that he got from…
Television Commercials and Quality Control
As we sat in our living room watching the news on television this morning, there was the…
Eid al Fitr
Today is an Islamic holiday. Eid al Fitr. Festival day. Fahim, being Muslim, doesn’t work today. This…
Michele at OSC
I think I mentioned before that Michele, a woman in my branch, has daughters who go to…
Oh, Household Stuff. Ya Know.
Today, I did my usual couple of loads of laundry. When I lived by myself, I did…
Lost Signals and Weather
Anyway, we saw on the news later that there was actually a cyclone in the area. Oh….
Fahim and Foreign (to me) Films
Fahim isn’t feeling well. He’s tired and tired and tired. He’s also a little irritable and even…