Scarred for life?
My son had a severe reaction to a so called "black henna tattoo" that he had done on when holiday in Egypt with his Father.…
blogGod's got a new hamster ...
My 8 year old daughter, Megan, seems to be pondering life's toughest questions lately. She has asked me several times why God allows bad things…
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picSunrise over the Arabian Gulf from my window
This is what happens when you have to get up early to go to work ... You get to see the sunrise.
Kuwait Colour Calamities
This collage was put together by my friend Clixcf before she left Kuwait for Dubai.
Just like Picasso ...
My friend says that I am going through a "blue period". I seem attracted to all things blue.
In an effort to draw the sea…
pic"I've still got sand in my shoes ..."
The lyrics of this Dido song make a fitting soundtrack for the end of Summer. Back to school. Back to work. September is here again.
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picWedding Palace in a Dust Storm
See my other picture of the same spot on a clear day:
http://scockcroft.buzznet.com/user/editimage/?id=2471469&p=2
picNormal Toast
Yep. Normal toast, for normal people. You can choose Nutty Wheat if you are not normal.
They call a loaf of bread "toast" here. "Bread" is…
picOsh & Ghobs Irani
This is a typical breakfast food, eaten mostly by Irani labourers. The neighbourhood shopping centres have a small shop making the Osh, which is a…
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picIdiot!
I don't want so say "I told you so", but this was bound to happen.
The Skipper was showing off to the bathers, when ...
Oooooops.…
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picWell Done!
I am feeling very proud today.
The results are out, and my Business Studies students achieved excellent grades in the IGCSE (British international exams).
They had the…
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picBlooming Marvelous!
My sad little potplant suddenly bloomed. In this climate controlled, indoor environment, I wonder how it knows that now is the right time to bloom.
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picBlack is the new black this season
I was amazed at the sight of several stores in the Fabric Souq that only sell black fabric (for the women's abayas).
Every shade of black…
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picCruel Tools?
Although I am meant to be on holiday, I keep on being called into my new school for meetings, so, basically, I am working in…
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picJerk
Mmmmm. Let's see.
103kg of jerk. One bottle for every two kilograms of meat...
I'll have 51 bottles please!
picNo Diving In The Pool!
My 4 year old embarassed me today by yelling very loudly at the wannabe scuba divers who were doing their lesson in the pool at…
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picI told you that they park really badly here in Kuwait
This is a new Shisha Cafe. The little yellow beetle that I photographed months ago has a proud new life atop the building.
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picHotel View
Can you tell that I was bored?
Yes, I have massacred dubaidavid's photo.
Guilty as charged.
picPizza Making Party
Yet another ploy to keep the kids occupied indoors - make your own pizza. (Bit of a mess in the kitchen afterwards ...)
A good thing…
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picLove and Cherries Me Forever
One good reason to stay in Kuwait over the summer. Cherry season. Boxes of them. Really cheap. From Egypt.
My favourite!
picBalloon Art
Meet Bella the balloon butterfly.
Day one of my "Entertain Kids Over The Holidays" programme.
Kids are sent to embarrass us?
My 8 year old daughter went to a sleep-over at a friend’s house.
The host family was sitting together watching a movie, but my daughter…
picForty Seven Degrees (117 Farenheit)
I never seem to have my camera with me when the gauge goes over 50 degrees.
When the temperature gets to 50 degrees or above here,…
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picWhat? A woman?
Whilst this picture may not seem strange to many, it is a first for me in Kuwait.
Thirteen months ago, you wouldn't have seen a…
picPhew! It's over.
My second graduation of the week went off very smoothly, thank goodness. Here I am with our Head Girl, Sandra, after the ceremony was finally…
picMagic Pool Flowers
When I jumped into the pool at the Beach Club this morning I got a big surprise. When I surfaced, I found myself surrounded by…
picGrape Conversations
As soon as I had mastered a few words in Arabic, I began to realise that the lengthy conversations with the Greengrocer were not "How…
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picOoops! She's one egg short of a dozen
I arrived home from the shops with an evil grin on my face and one egg missing.
Yeah? Well don't park me in next time.…
Trolley Humour - A True Story
I was busy doing the shopping when wild-eyed man came scurrying down the isle.
"May I help you, Sir" asked an eager shop assistant.
"I've lost my wife."…
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pic101 uses for a Jeep.
I entertained the kids today by frying and egg on my car. I took an old frying pan, added some oil ... and hey, presto!…
picPiles of marking to do ...
Exam time means that the end of the school year is finally in sight, and it is almost time for the long summer holiday.
The downside…
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picSoccer Star
I spotted a rising football star on the playground. On closer inspection, she turned out to be a girl playing on an all boy team.…
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picCamel on Truck
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Camels are very well adapted to desert life. They have very long, thick eyelashes. These come in useful in the desert environment. When the…
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picPilot goes to pray?
Imagine my surprise when I came around the corner and found a plane parked in our quiet residential area.
Turns out that it belongs to…
Places I have scuba dived
South Africa: Sodwana Bay and Bass Lake (Otherwise known as "Oh F#@* Lake". When you come over the rise and see it, you will understand…
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pic"Sound"
My 8 year old daughter did this cute picture to illustrate the section on "Sound" in her Science book.
picThe corner store
This little store (called a "Bhakhala") carries everthing you could ever imagine. Groceries, bicycles, electronics, hardware, toys and even shoes. And icecream.
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picFunny portrait of me
This is me. As ... the Queen of Sheba ... or an air hostess maybe? It looks most strange. That's because the legs are about…
picMermaid in the making
Megan came first in her class this year in Science. This was expected, however, I was very shocked today when she came second in the…
Places I've been
I decided to post a list of all the places I’ve been. Before I get too old, and can’t remember. You know how it goes. …
picIt's time to sign my new contract ... a stroke of the pen makes me school principal. Scary.
Got to sign my new employment contract this weekend.
A stroke of the pen makes me school principal.
A very scary thought. (For me AND…
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picSunset, South Africa
Taken on holiday in Segefield, in the Cape, where most of the family seem to be settling.
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picBoring ...
I must have drawn the short straw today. I arrived at school to discover that I had been seconded to do 7 hours of invigilation…
picWrinkle Free Diplomats?
I saw this sign on the way to work. No need for plastic surgery here in Kuwait. We just iron our Diplomats to keep them…
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picShuwaikh Port
I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star…
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picGhost Ship
The combination of dust in the air and thick fog rolling in from the Gulf lent a strange effect to this photo taken at Shuwaikh…
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picGoodbye Sandra, I'll miss you too.
My Year 11's finished school today. Rather sad really. I'll miss their smiling faces.
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