Category Archives: Scenes of Oman

from Riyam Park, between Old Muscat and Muttrah, that goes up through the mountains – for a long time, this was the only way to get between Muttrah and Muscat unless you went by sea. Today (Friday morning) we decided … Continue reading →

Jebel Akhdar – not the highest mountain in Oman, but what an incredible place! It sounds pretty far-fetched for a mountain in the desert to be called green.  It is not so much a mountain, as two plateaus, the lowest … Continue reading →

I want to make sure that everyone knows that I didn’t design and piece this quilt myself. it was made by Corinne Boucher and myself for her sister. Isabelle had some very definite ideas about what she wanted – especially … Continue reading →

Jebel Shams – the highest point in Oman.  We hadn’t been there, and Robert planned to go into the mountains, and was quite happy for the company.  He loves the mountains – every rock and crag – but he enjoys … Continue reading →

We slept in this morning, much to Snoopy’s disgust.  He feels that breakfast should be at 5:30 am, with a walk immediately thereafter. I had him fed, oatmeal simmering merrily away, and was washing last night’s dishes when it happened.  … Continue reading →

The humidity when I got up at 6 am was 89%!  Fortunately, the temp was only 30 C, or it would have felt like a steam room outdoors.  Still, the windows were dripping on the outside. Snoopy and I went … Continue reading →

Snoopy and I had a lovely walk this morning.  Temps have really settled down – at 6 am it was 29C and 29% humidity – about like it was in May. We went by one of my favourite frankincense trees.  … Continue reading →

It’s Thursday evening – we’ve been back a day and a half.  I’ve got the suitcases unpacked…. the laundry piled up and ready to do…..and we’ve slept a LOT.  The flight from Amsterdam entailed a leg from Bahrain at 2 … Continue reading →

After baking at the beach on Friday, we visited the Armed Forces Museum. It’s in a wonderful old Omani house – the kind with two stories and a courtyard in the middle. The walls are made of stones and mud, … Continue reading →

A few photos I’ve taken in the past couple of days on my morning walk with Snoopy. Yesterday when we first left the house about 5:15, the clouds looked like this:When we got out of the yard, and could see … Continue reading →