This is where I am....

London is my home for now
This is my street.....

and this is my 1st floor flat....




but I want and need more.Don't get me wrong....I am grateful-we have a home,water,amenities...comfort.
I'm yearning for a different life....with sun,nature,space......
I want to nuture  a garden,a family life in our own outside space.....discovering new hobbies with my close friend,our families growing together,to hear the athan-call to prayer{listen}  5 times a day.....being able to contemplate  in nature,sipping  mint tea on my own terrace on a warm summers night. These simple things will make me happy.
It seems there is an adventure ahead of me ..inshallah...I can't wait.....

I came across this book in the charity shop....I have read her other book 'Under the Tuscan Sun'..and loved it.I love how she relays the ups and downs,discoveries and growth of  her life on her Tuscan farm.I love her connection  to the land and how she shares her simple recipes from her kitchen.
So for now I am immersed in her adventure...and waiting for mine to begin.

Thought for the day....


People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering.