I've had a busy week and now it's time for the weekend! Yeah!
I woke up early to a peaceful and quiet house because everyone was still sleeping. I stayed in bed a while enjoying the quiet but decided to get up and have some coffee. In the kitchen the jar of coffee had only a few grains left sticking to the glass. Why do people put empty containers back in the cabinets and not in the garbage? Sigh...
Determined to have my cup of coffee I decided I would go to the supermarket to get some. I looked out the kitchen window, down into the driveway below, to see how many cars were parked behind mine. There were two... sigh.. This meant I would have to wake up two different people to move their cars before I could get my car out (one of the head aches of living in an apartment in Tripoli). This would cause a commotion and wake up the entire building and I would have to hear complaints for days to come.
Moving on to Plan B, I decided I would walk to the shop. After all, it was only just around the corner. So, into the bedroom, get dressed, find my keys, stuff some money into my pocket and get out the door. It was eight o'clock in the morning and the street was empty. The only noise was the singing of birds and the hum of air conditioners. I got to the corner and looked down the road toward the supermarket.... CLOSED.
'OK... I need some exercise anyway' I thought to myself while I proceeded on to the direction of the next nearest supermarket.... that of course was CLOSED too. As was the next one, and the next one, and the one after that.
By then I was getting hot and sticky. The bakery was a few blocks away and I knew there was a tiny shop just past it. I'd look there and get some freshly baked bread too. The shop and bakery were open (of course they were - they're being run by Egyptians). I bought coffee, orange juice and piping hot bread along with a tray of pastries stuffed with spinach and cheese. It was going to be a breakfast feast!
When I got home and opened the door, the house was silent. I went into the kitchen, set the bread and pastries on the table and started the kettle for the coffee. It was time to rouse my sleeping family and have a nice Friday morning breakfast together. But when I looked in the bedrooms I found no one there... the beds were all empty. I was all alone in the house.
They'd all gotten up while I was out looking for coffee and gone to the beach... sigh...
This meant there were more pastries for me!! :)
I woke up early to a peaceful and quiet house because everyone was still sleeping. I stayed in bed a while enjoying the quiet but decided to get up and have some coffee. In the kitchen the jar of coffee had only a few grains left sticking to the glass. Why do people put empty containers back in the cabinets and not in the garbage? Sigh...
Determined to have my cup of coffee I decided I would go to the supermarket to get some. I looked out the kitchen window, down into the driveway below, to see how many cars were parked behind mine. There were two... sigh.. This meant I would have to wake up two different people to move their cars before I could get my car out (one of the head aches of living in an apartment in Tripoli). This would cause a commotion and wake up the entire building and I would have to hear complaints for days to come.
Moving on to Plan B, I decided I would walk to the shop. After all, it was only just around the corner. So, into the bedroom, get dressed, find my keys, stuff some money into my pocket and get out the door. It was eight o'clock in the morning and the street was empty. The only noise was the singing of birds and the hum of air conditioners. I got to the corner and looked down the road toward the supermarket.... CLOSED.
'OK... I need some exercise anyway' I thought to myself while I proceeded on to the direction of the next nearest supermarket.... that of course was CLOSED too. As was the next one, and the next one, and the one after that.
By then I was getting hot and sticky. The bakery was a few blocks away and I knew there was a tiny shop just past it. I'd look there and get some freshly baked bread too. The shop and bakery were open (of course they were - they're being run by Egyptians). I bought coffee, orange juice and piping hot bread along with a tray of pastries stuffed with spinach and cheese. It was going to be a breakfast feast!
When I got home and opened the door, the house was silent. I went into the kitchen, set the bread and pastries on the table and started the kettle for the coffee. It was time to rouse my sleeping family and have a nice Friday morning breakfast together. But when I looked in the bedrooms I found no one there... the beds were all empty. I was all alone in the house.
They'd all gotten up while I was out looking for coffee and gone to the beach... sigh...
This meant there were more pastries for me!! :)
HELLO WEEKEND!
if u want acts on movie 4 silent roads "friday morning in libya"
ReplyDeletein libya no one wrk on friday ...
except those going 4 "soq el`7odra"
unexpected end !!!
dnt stay go 4 d beach ...
Sundays in England used to be just for relaxation and having rest and going the church, so there is no chance to see any grocery shop open, let alone a super market, unless you live next to a corner shop which is owned by an Asian (Indian), however all this changed since then and now all supermarkets open almost 24hrs.
ReplyDeleteFridays are also for resting, relaxing and and going to the mosque and I hope that wont change in the future, so I don’t know why you seem so surprised about most shops are closed! Incidentally I miss freshly backed bread, you don’t need anything to eat it with, just bread by itself. delicious, now go and join the rest of the family to the beach if you can :o) .
I'm sure that if they had thought of what a wonderful present they had given you by leaving you in peace and quite , they would have stuck around to drink up all your coffee ! LOL !You deserve the peace !
ReplyDeleteI woke up early to a peaceful and quiet house
ReplyDeleteAll were sleeping & silent as a church mouse
A quite time in bed then up for some coffee
It’s a nice start and that’s between you & me
No coffee, just an empty can I said oh’ man
Why not throw the empty in a garbage can
4 coffee I walked to the market to get some
8 AM, bird’s songs & air conditioners hum
Got to the corner market was closed ‘oh my
Walked to next one also closed I said why
So was the next 3, I almost wanted to cry
Weather is getting warm, humid and yucky
After a walk I started to get hot and sticky
A bakery nearby & tiny shop just past it
4 a coffee / bakery got time N’ not waste it
Got coffee, orange juice & piping hot bread
Empty / silent street as if everyone was dead
Pastries stuffed with spinach and cheese
No one will touch any without saying please
At home; house was silent as if it was empty
Bread & pastries on table & started my coffee
Now it was time to rouse my sleeping family
Despite the start of a warm morning weather
Time to have a nice Friday breakfast together
Checked bedrooms found no one was there
Beds were empty & no one was anywhere
Finally alone, do not bother me if you dare
we have a wigga in here called abudaber.
ReplyDeleteabudaber CUT THE CRAP
To AdamSha
ReplyDeleteHere's an advice
Get a life
We like abudaber's rhymes
If you don't then stop visiting Khadija's blog
You are the crap
A crap named Adamsha & he’s a nagger
ReplyDeleteNo contribution to blog & hates abudaber
If abudaber is painful go N’ set on a dagger
I am always so pleased when Mahmud writes one of his rhymes and posts it in the comments section. It is an honour to be the inspiration for his creativity.
ReplyDeleteI do believe in freedom of speech and posted adamsha's comment even though it is a negative one. I'll leave it to the readers to decide what they think of his remark.
Mahmud, please keep rhyming. I enjoy the rhymes so very much. :)
Thank you Khadija so very much. It's an honor to be a part of your blog. You are an inspiration to all of your visitors.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will get everything you wanted for Ramadan.
God; in the next few years Ramadan will be in the middle of the Summer, I think I will be fasting
in Alaska when that happens.
Have a very pleasant day
mahmud