Letter to Julia 20131010

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Hello there, my precious beauties.  The rain finally stopped, so I got a chance to cut the grass around Casa de Julia inshaAllah.  I have my own gasoline powered weed whacker, and cutting grass is quite a physica labor.  But I have to admit that I enjoy it somewhat.  I get to think and plan about the house that I will build for my sweeties inshaAllah.  I prefer using a metal blade because it saves on gasoline, and I have better control, but the plastic blades is easier to use around rocks, even though it spits rock and other stuff all over the place, and at my face.  I used the plastic blades today.  Of course there are occasional cat poo traps around the yard, and I have to be careful there.  I don't want cat poo splattered over my face.  Lately, there has been a lot of clover growing around Casa de Julia inshaAllah.  I like clover.  It doesn't grow tall, and it blocks the growth of weeds.  But the clumps of clover were gigantic today.  Would there happen to be someone of Irish blood in the family, perhaps?

Dinner was quick and easy: chicken and bamboo shoot stew.  While I was still dripping with sweat from cutting the grass, I heated the pot with grease, then threw in my chicken, garlic, onions, bamboo shoots, then added water to a boil then squeezed in a couple of limes, and a block of chicken stock.  I had a bit of Siamese hot sauce with basil that my Dad gave me, so I put a forkful of that in.  Its wasn't necessary, but since I had it, I used it.  Go with the flow, you know.  I let that simmer while I took a shower and prayed the sunset prayer, then my delicious and nutritious dinner was ready to eat.  Want some?  Oh, I ate it all!  Next time you girls please show up for dinner.

I plan to do a lot of cooking with and for you, my loved ones.  InshaAllah.  And inshaAllah, there should be hired help to do the house cleaning and gardening.  I don't intend to ever, ever leave you on your own.  I'm even afraid to leave you to throw out the garbage.  That's the way it's going to be, my loves.  This is my mission, to please Allah with music.  From this little corner of the world, we'll build a world of our own, where the music will reach all over the world, and the people will turn to Allah, inshaAllah.  This is my and our isolation.  All we'll have is each other, and we'll be with each other all the time, and do everything together.  Everything, inshaAllah.  I'll wait for you and watch you while watching Shadowplay TV on my laptop at the hair salon.  We'll shop for makeup and toiletries together.  Whatever.  We are family.  Ya Allah, please protect us and grant us happiness together, in this life as well as the hereafter.

Qur'an 20131010

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

68.  Say, "O people of the Book!  You have no ground to stand upon unless you stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord."  It is the revelation that comes to you from your Lord, that increases in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy.  But sorrow you not over people without faith.

69.  Those who believe, those who follow the Jewish, and the Sabians, and the Christians: any who believe in Allah, and the Last Day, and work righteousness- on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.

The Repast 5:68-69
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O people of the Book!  You have no ground to stand upon unless you stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord.