Category Archives: Shopping

Where you can buy the essentials (and the not so essentials)

Mixed Bag

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Oryxiana

Apologies to all.  I have been on the high seas pursuing a sailing odyssey interspersed with shouting at teenagers, building contractors, and so forth for the past couple of months so have neglected my blog.  My children are now in … Continue reading →

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The Art of Shopping, with help from Sun Tzu.

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Oryxiana

A couple of days ago, I was invited by a select group to go to the Thumairi Gold Souk in Riyadh on a shopping expedition.  I have, so far, been wary of shopping in the Souks as I am not … Continue reading →

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Ikea Here We Come

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Oryxiana

The D.H. announces that he has invited 10 people to dinner on our first day in Riyadh.  This he says is not a problem because he will cook!  It is a problem though because the kitchen, while perfectly delightful in … Continue reading →

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