All Steamed Up

24 Ramadhan, 1443

In recent times the Missus has taken to producing a number of cakes towards the end of the fasting month which require steaming. She earns a fair few dollars by selling these to a discerning public, making the activity doubly productive, as it were. Must say, I appreciate the entrepreneurial spirit which goes some way to offset the mild discomfort of treading on slightly damp floors and inhabiting a somewhat over-heated apartment for the few days of steaming. But the thing is, the procedure has somehow become part of the spirit of the later days of the month for me, creating a sort of damp expectation.

And slipping away from it all into an air-conditioned bedroom adds to the curious satisfaction of it all.