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SHOPPING: Western Women's Wear with an Arabian Touch for Spring 2016
These are my picks for Spring 2016 for looks any would-be-Omani princess would love, that have an Arabian flavor. First off {above}, the 'Gazelle print' top from Zara for 17.90 OMR. I want it. I want...
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HOUSE UPDATE: Windows are in, doors are on, and everything is swinging
So the house is doing well now (now that we have hired a second separate company to install our windows---other company will be sued via consumer protection). The doors and their frames are in place,...
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EYE-CANDY: Red
Villa #2 the kitchen is all about blue and cream and wrought iron. Villa #1's kitchen is finally ready and it is all white, with dark walnut wood, and the owner wanted red touches. So so some red...
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Using Moroccan Tea Glasses and Cups in Your Decor---for other than tea and...
I love Moroccan tea glasses. I can never have too many. I recently found a huge selection at the new Yas Hypermarket, in Al Khoud I think? To justify purchasing more than I already have, of course, I...
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THE HOUSE: I bought a couch because it rained, and as it was raining cats and...
During this last rainstorm I was trapped an extra long time in Pan Emirates furniture, as there happened to be a wadi flowing outside my front door (my street became a river), and no I am not talking...
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Soulmates, polygamy, the concept of heaven, and me
On, soul mates, polygamy, the concept of heaven, and me:People say you cannot believe in soul-mates if you practice polygamy. That Islam either has or has not the concept of soul-mates, depending on...
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Laundry Machines, Oman, and Me: I guess one of us is cursed or got the evil eye
I am hand-washing again. My laundry machine broke, again. I don't know what it is about Oman, but it seems I need a new laundry machine every other year. It seems especially like, when I'm about to get...
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Personal Post: Dreams for Plans
Life has been pretty intense recently. In two weeks I have written 20, 000 words, read over 30, 000 pages, edited two papers, sanded, painted, and primed a kitchen table, spray-painted two chandeliers,...
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DIY projects for decorating (and fashion) using tassels
I have always been a huge fan of embroidered thread tassels trimming the edges of towels.... I admit, I have yet to purchase such a set of towels, or make a set for myself in a DIY project... but you...
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House Update: Will we finish by the end of this month or no?
So, the kitchens are installed (granite will come.... inshaAllah... at the end of the week). All doors and windows are in, finally. The stairs and halls are painted....The dark English racing green I...
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Why I miss my veil ('niqab' in Muslim-speak) in Muscat, and when and why I don't
Sometimes I miss wearing my face veil (we Muslims call it a "niqab"---not a burka/burqa, thanks) in Muscat.Living in an Arab Muslim country, purely religious things take on cultural meanings and lose...
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The House to do list:(done) front entry stairs(........) front wall(done)Â paint for two rooms(dunno) gyps completion(dunno) handrails installed(........) granite installation+hob+kitchen sink(........)...
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THE HOUSE: My 1.5 omr DIY for a 3.0 omr chandelier makeover for a little...
Can you believe this DIY chandelier only cost me 3.700 omr per piece (including chandelier, and paint)One thing that I love to do is make-over furniture. I have a "secret" favorite used store. I won't...
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THE HOUSE: Let there be light!
The lighting for villas 1 &a 2 is almost done being installed. Exciting. Check out the above chandelier (would you believe I bought it for only 60 omr?);). Yep. But in China. Love the masterbedroom...
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SHOPPING: Ramadan Caftans
Before Ramadan approaches I always check what's available in terms of new caftan designs. This one is from www.thouqi.com (a Kuwaiti site).
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What is it like to work in Oman?: the ugly
Working in Oman is different than working in other countries, that's for sure.It shouldn't be, but it is.Paperwork for visas, contracts, salaries, take longer than they should, as a consequence of...
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TWO OMANIS IN: Victoria, BC, Canada---Government House, and Beacon Hill Park...
Being a local, government house was only a fifteen minute walk up through Rockland from my home in Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada, back when I lived there. It has always been one of my...
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TWO OMANIS IN: Victoria, BC, Canada---Estevan for Fish & Chips and Willows...
My favourite summer walk was in the Uplands. I could walk to Cattlepoint, or around the Golf course, or just around different Uplands neighborhoods. When it gets too hot, the shade in Uplands makes for...
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TWO OMANIS IN: Victoria, BC, Canada---Fort Street before Cook Street
If you were to ask me if there is a place I miss the most from my life in the Land-far-and-away before my life in Oman, it would have to Fort Street n Victoria, as odd as a single city street sounds. I...
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THE HOUSE: Arabian Style
Now I just wanted to share the gypsum decor work from villa #3 because villa #3 is Arabic style, and thus, what I originally wanted for my own home (although I had nowhere near the budget required for...
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