COVID DIARY: DAY 17

Thus ends the week of the potato. It started with curried aloo matar. Then came the jacket potatoes and battered cod. Next was the day of roast chicken with potato wedges. Finally, the week has come to a close with Hassleback Potatoes served with tuna mayo, sweetcorn and chopped cucumbers. Hopefully, we’re back to plain […]

COVID DIARY: DAY 16

I almost forgot to post today. It’s been a lazy day. Got up at 7.50am and made some hot chocolate for the kids. A few hours later (11ish) I made pancakes from a mixture my missus made the night before. I served them up with a strawberry compote. After afternoon prayers I jumped on Division […]

COVID DIARY: DAY 15

I count David Farland as one of my teachers. I’ve never met the man in person, nor spoken to him on the phone or via video call. I have corresponded with him by email though. I even helped with a little research for one of his books, which I later test read too. However, the […]

COVID DIARY: DAY 14

Two weeks have passed in lockdown. At some point tonight the death toll will exceed 3000. Amongst their number was a retired doctor, Alfa Saadu, of Nigerian descent who had come back to help with COVID 19. The end of this nightmare is nowhere in sight. And yet people persist in flaunting the lockdown orders, […]

COVID DIARY: DAY 13

So, as the picture suggests, we made scones (pronounced scoooones). We made two batches, traditional and cheese scones. The recipes came from Mary Berry’s Fast Cakes (2018). The book is packed full of delicious recipes, with clear instructions and short cook times. Other than helping the missus do a little baking, I spoke to my […]

COVID DIARY: DAY 12

A lot of good things happened today. I did some work, including recording a lecture on Islam. I did 20 minutes of exercise using dumbells and a finished with 10 minutes of yoga exercise. I watched some episodes of Spider-Man (from the 90s) with my son. I had some pakoras which my sister-in-law sent for […]

COVID DIARY: DAY 11

Day 11 in the Noor A Jahangir house. After three months of debilitating migraines, Alhamdulillah, I am finally free of them and back to work. Back to work teaching, that is. I say teaching, but I’m not sure what I did today qualifies. I had a bunch of meetings on Microsoft Teams to catch up […]

COVID DIARY: DAY 10

So Week 2 of self-isolation is well underway and the novelty of being in lockdown is starting to wear. Both kids dropped the dreaded “b” word today; boredom. That’s despite having access to a PS4, three streaming services, two computers, art materials, a box of toys each (though I think they’re too old for toys) […]

COVID DIARY: DAY 9

Breaking News! Our new printer came today. Being the tech savvy dad that I am, I rolled up my sleeves and prepared to set it up with a fist full of usb printer cables and turned my laptop on. Turns out it didn’t need my laptop on … Nor did it need any usb cables, […]

COVID DIARY: DAY 8

Sun is in the sky, you know how feel. You can’t help but feel good when the sun is out and there are blue skies for miles. Bonus content: Covid doesn’t do so well when it’s hot out. Unfortunately, it’s also difficult to keep people in doors when the sun’s out. People be heading out […]