Category Archives: Scenes of Oman

More Quilting – and a Bit of Dying to Boot!

Posted on December 22, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

I’ve done a bit of sewing again this week – mostly on that baby quilt. That lovely young lady is now over three weeks old.  Have to get busy! Here is the centre to this point. The next border is … Continue reading →

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A week in Muscat – Bonus Week Number 1

Posted on December 10, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

We were to be in Norway already – David’s start date for his new job was December 1.  We are still in Muscat! I was pretty upset at first, but then realized that we have been give bonus time in … Continue reading →

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Dhofar- Hadbeen to Hasik

Posted on December 3, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

Hadbeen is a very typical Omani town – very rural.  We managed to find a small coffee shop that made chicken sandwiches, and he ran to the store for Pepsi for us. We sat outside, and along came the water … Continue reading →

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Wadi Bashing in Dhofar

Posted on November 29, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

The beginning of November, we went on a 5 day road trip, and spent a full day in Dhofar on the road east of Mirbat (east of Salalah), in the south of Oman. We had never been east of Mirbat, … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on November 25, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

Time for a short update on our situation. You may remember that David’s new assignment in Norway was set to begin December 1, and that most of our house was packed up for moving to Canada on Sept 29 and … Continue reading →

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Wadi Dawkah – The Frankincense Park near Salalah

Posted on November 20, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

On our drive back to Muscat from Dhofar at the end of the Eid Al Adha holiday, we stopped in at the Frankincense Park.  It is one of four UNESCO sites in Oman. When we first pulled up, we didn’t … Continue reading →

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Notes about the concert!

Posted on November 17, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

In my haste to get the photos of the opera house published, I didn’t take proper time to tell you about the concert with Yo-Yo Ma and the London Philharmonic – sorry about that.  After all, that was the reason … Continue reading →

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Incredible!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

is all I can say!  The hall and the orchestra and Yo-Yo Ma. I was able to take a few photos inside, too, although not during the concert.  Still – let me tell you about the evening, and show you … Continue reading →

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The Royal Opera House of Muscat

Posted on November 6, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

Tonight (Saturday), I am going to a concert at the new royal Opera House in Muscat.  The London Philharmonic Orchestra is playing, and the great cellist, Yo-Yo Ma, is the guest soloist.  The cello is my all-time favourite instrument – … Continue reading →

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Shopping in Al Seeb.

Posted on October 31, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

Friday afternoon, we had a beach barbeque with an Omani family we know.  David and Humaid worked together in Qatar, back in 2006. We met Humaid on Friday morning to buy the supplies we needed.  We went to Al Seeb … Continue reading →

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