From my private notes

Good Morning out there. Don't you just love something hot to drink, specially now during the cold winter mornings? I sure do! SInce I was a little girl i've always loved the lovely scent of coffee filling the house. It was something that could get me out of bed immediately. But the taste, no thanks.. therefore i've always considered myself as a tea person. Lately i've discovered a new love in the morning....yes coffee. But not the traditional, just coffee and water like in the west. This one has added spoices, and that for me has made the difference. It all started one morning when we´ve just moved in here. As i was going out in our small yard, I found the fresh air filled with this amazing scent of fresh brewed coffee and toasted bread. So I asked my hubby to bring coffee and he did. It actually took my a while before i wanted to taste it, but when I did I was hooked. I haven't been drinking anything else in the morning since. Breakfast has somet...

We are almost halfway through wintertime and the last couple of weeks has been freezing. Yes I said freezing! Morocco can have some pretty cold winters, depending on where in the country you are. Many mountain areas has snow every winter, near the sea its very windy but the temperature does not change as much between day and night as fx in sahara areas. In Oujda where we live, we have a bit of many things. At the moment we have huge temperature changes during day and night, with temperature during the day lays around 15-19 degree centius, then dropping just below freezing point during night. Luckily, most days have been sunny, so after at good walk you will feel all warm again. Staying inside the house all day can not be recommended! Most houses are poorly isolated so it is really more cold inside than out. I can not tell you how many times I've been making the mistake of putting too much close on me and my children when going out because we have been in all morning. The a...