Windy

The winds of change, perhaps?  It's always windy around here this time of year.  Hot and windy.  It's the season for flying kites, and there's somebody selling kites at the crossroads.  I didn't see any kites flying today, though.  The wind too strong, perhaps?  I was busy pruning stumps.  I need to kill them with a focused fire.  It's too windy to light fires right now.  I need a blowtorch.  But yes dear, there's plenty to be thankful for.  Alhamdulillah.  We have a life like ours.  One day, we will be together.  InshaAllah.

Natty, that is a cute shoot you did.  Yes you do look more natural, and your smile is so sincere.  I think that red cookie monster was a girl, and she seemed overwhelmed by your passion.

Nothing much on the menu today.  Noodles with soup for lunch, and liver and onions with white rice for dinner.  Not worth photographing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qur'an 20170215

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

103.  Say, "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds?"

104.  Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works.

105.  They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord, and the fact of their having to meet God.  Vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of Judgement, give them any weight.

106.  That is their reward, hell: because they rejected faith, and took My Signs and My Messengers as a joke.

107.  As to those who believe and work righteous deeds, they have for their entertainment, the Gardens of Paradise.

108.  Wherein shall they dwell: no change shall they wish for themselves.

109.  Say, "If the ocean were ink to the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if we added another ocean like to its aid."

110.  Say, "I am but a man like yourselves.  The inspiration has come to me, that your God is One God: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner."

The Cave 18:103-110
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Thank you, o Prime Human Female specimen

I sure would like to examine you with a microscope and a spatula.  It is Valentine's Day, isn't it?  I forgot about it- Muslims don't celebrate Valentine's Day.  I love you regardless of what day it is, though.

Hi Canada!  Wow, they're all rallying around you huh?  You're such a beautiful girl.

No tortillas today.  I made stuffed won tons for lunch.  I should have taken a photo of that, because they turned out to be quite photogenic.  I had some stuffing left over, so I made a chive omelet stuffed with leftover won ton stuffing, and crinkle cut fries.  I can never get home made fries right.  Frozen fries always look and taste better, especially crinkle cut fries.

Cats

I told you before about these "death ants" as I call them.  These ants are small and slow-moving, they can crawl into closed Tupperware and walk on water.  They have set a 24/7 guard over Floofy's cat bowl.  So I put cat food into her bowl only when she asks for it, wait for her to eat, then dump the rest back into the container.  Now Floofy was an abused kitten: she has a couple of lower front teeth missing, so she slobbers over her cat food when she eats.  This slobber leaves a residue, which the death ants find tasty.  I guess it must be sweet.  So now there's always some death ants in Floofy's cat bowl, and I can't just spray it with bug spray.  I have to wash it regularly

These death ants have also found my drinking water and snack mix attractive.  And they're starting to move really fast!  I can't just keep on chasing them with bug spray!  I changed the brand of my fried peanuts for my snack mix today (because the usual stuff I bought is sold out), and they were on to it 5 minutes after I portioned them out.  Good thing I checked up on them.  So now I have to keep my nuts in an air-tight metal tin.

Natty honey, please save your money for your future.  Don't waste it.

Pina, why would I want to clean up after a naughty kitty if she's not my mine?  If she's not my cat, and doesn't stay in my house, then I don't care if she pees wherever she pleases, drinks out of the mop water, and is promiscuous because SHE'S NOT MY KITTY.  I don't have to feed her.  I can just shoo her away.  That's what I want to know, Pina: are you my kitty?  Do you want me to take care of you?  Or would you rather have someone else take care of you?  No answer means no.  Vague answer means no as well.

I'm getting tired of tortillas.  I feel as if a 7 foot tall Mexican bodybuilder has been force feeding me burritos.  The dough has gotten too soft to shape into tortillas.  They look more like splotches of white paint that spilled onto the floor.  This is because my freezer is too full right now to put dough in there.  So what did I have for dinner?  Burritos.

Qur'an 20170213

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

83.  They ask you concerning the Two Horned One.  Say, "I will rehearse to you something of his story."

The Cave  18:83
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Congratulations

My brother has a new baby, so Alhamdulillah and Congratulations.

Me?  I'm not married yet.  I want to be married, so I pray that Allah grants me the means soon.  Erin, I'm sure those raging emotions have died down by now.  Everything in human life is temporary I guess, even if some things repeat themselves.  Though you may find the feelings to be hard to bear, I want you to know that I'm always with you and you are always on my mind, because I love you.  I'm sure you realize your position as Mrs Global by now, and how deep that gets mashaAllah, so I'm sure you don't want to "step it up a notch" for the sake of a birthday or anniversary or whatever.  Get used to the notch you're on now.  The next notch is a ring, so please pray that Allah soon grants me wealth enough to marry.

You too, Natty.  Things happened so fast for you, so please just try to slow down and enjoy your career.  Save your money while things are going well.  I am the one who will pay for our marriage, so please pray that Allah grants me wealth enough to do so soon.

Fresh tortillas

I try not to waste food.  A couple of days ago, I was making tortillas but I got distracted somehow so I rolled them up, wrapped them up and stuck them in the cooler.  So last night when I was planning my meals today, I thought I would reheat them.  But that didn't work- homemade tortillas are only good fresh, and it ruined my dinner.  Bah!  Also, my perfect pickles became moldy.  Pickle juice, get moldy?  It didn't occur to me.  I should have eaten them sooner.  I need to start eating fresher.  Could it be that I have too much food?  My cooler is full, but I'm broke.  So I try to stretch whatever food I have.  Force of habit.  Now I'm forced to eat fresher.