Monthly Archives: November 2011

This is some ‘special’ soap

Posted on November 29, 2011 by amiddlinglife

Taking a break from the posting of photos from our recent Saudi road trips (it takes me forever to edit and upload the photos) – I would like to share some interesting soap found on a recent shopping outing with … Continue reading →

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al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (the radiant city)

Posted on November 21, 2011 by amiddlinglife

Originally named Yathrib, the ancient oasis town sits about 120 miles from the Red Sea coast in the fertile Hejaz valley.  It was later settled by Jewish refugees, fleeing the Roman-Jewish wars in the second century AD.  A couple of … Continue reading →

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World Toilet Day

Posted on November 19, 2011 by amiddlinglife

In celebration of World Toilet Day, I thought I would share a couple of photos of our composting outhouse on our Oregon place. An opinion piece at CNN brought World Toilet Day to my attention.  Given the many variations of … Continue reading →

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From Riyadh to Madinah

Posted on November 18, 2011 by amiddlinglife

We drove the roughly 500 miles from Riyadh to Madinah on Friday, November 4th.  The road is expressway the entire way and in great condition. Traffic was relatively light and got even less on subsequent days, during the Eid holidays, … Continue reading →

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Has it really been two months?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by amiddlinglife

Time has flown by since my last post.  (Has it really been more than two months?)  As summer ended, I got back on the road with the dogs and retraced my path from just two months prior, returning to our … Continue reading →

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