Yay! The Flamingos are Back - Thanks to the Wonderful Volunteers at K'S Path and Al Yaal.

(Photography by K'S PATH Volunteer Rovina Costa)

The birds are back at Kuwait's 'mangrove' beach at Sulaibikhat, a key ecologically rich marine habitat protected by K'S PATH's marine conservation program and Al Yaal. The green stretch of vegetation alongside the mangroves was first spotted early this summer, the result of countless hours put in by volunteers to clear what was for long a 'river of waste'. The clean-up at this site on August 24th was highlighted by the first sighting of a flock of flamingos and other bird species since the onset of summer 2012. They still  have a lot of work to do at this site including shoveling recently deposited top-layer debris. Join in to protect this fragile habitat. Contact K'S PATH [link] and Al Yaal [link] if you want to learn more.

Holiday's Over :O(

Arundel Castle, Sussex

We got back at 4am today. Left my new wonderful cookbook on the plane, maid started asking for KD 8000 as we had breakfast  - with a story that had my head whirling - and then she 

insisted she go to church.. now.. leaving me wth bags and holiday aftermath. And I thought I'd missed her...

Got some terrible news about Goran, a friend of ours. Hoping and praying he'll have a speedy full recovery. 

:O(

We did have a lovely holiday made even better by spending lots of time with adorable family and friends. Had great weather which gave us the typical English summer tan marks, you know the ones; half sleeves, neckline and lily white legs with shoe outlines on your feet. The weather had been so glorious that I had to pray for rain on our departure day or risk falling into homesick gloominess. But God did deliver and it chucked it down on our leaving date. Which helped a little.

Will be back later to advertise glorious England for your next summer holiday. Weather permitting of course :O)

Get Well Goran - Kuwait National Football Team Coach Shot in Land Dispute

Kuwait national football coach shot by neighbor.

The coach of Kuwait’s national football team, Goran Tufegdžić, has been shot by his neighbor after the two fought over a piece of land in his native Serbia.

“The coach is in critical condition. He is currently at the intensive care unit,” Ali Mahmoud, the Kuwaiti team supervisor, told Al Arabiya.

Tufegdžić, 42, has led Kuwait to win the West Asian Championship in 2011 and the Gulf Cup in Yemen in 2010. He has recently extended his contract to coach the Kuwaiti team for one more year. With a $300,000 annual salary, he is considered one of the most highly-paid coaches to ever manage the team.

LWDLIK - Sad news indeed. Wishing dear Goran a full recovery.

Glorious Weather in UK Just Loving it :OD

We have, indeed, been blessed with fab weather this last week. Which is a stark contrast to the nasty weather we had a few years ago during a 7 week 'summer' holiday in UK - when it rained every day except one. I ended with 3 pairs of good shoes being ruined and getting toe fungus :O( 


So this year we came laden with raincoats, jumpers, umbrellas and haven't even taken them out of the suitcase ...yet (one mustn't speak too soon). 


Thank you Primark for togging us out in suitable summery clothes at incredibly low prices. If you've never been to Primark; it is a MUST. 


Went up to London as 4 year old nephew Finley, the gorgeous one, had a casting for a big brand company (fingers crossed). We spent the whole afternoon at Hyde Park soaking up the holiday zen. Just love Hyde Park, we ate ice creams and lolled in deck chairs whilst the kids ran around and had a blast. Ahhhh..:OD


Have eaten delicious raspberries grown in the back garden... Yum!


Love that the kids are out in the garden trampolening in their PJs, love that at 8.23AM they are having ice lollies. Okay let be explain the last statement; they have been up since 6.30AM and had a healthy breakfast before 7AM... and trampolening is hot and tiring stuff ;O) 


I just love sunny summers in England.

The Kuwaiti Swimmer Faye Sultan Representing Kuwait at the Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony

A previous post with more info about the lovely Faye [link]. Wishing them all
the very best of luck.