This is the scene outside our gate – even in very residential areas is there construction. It’s simply everywhere in the DQ. I’ll certainly be unhappy when they finish these buildings because they will definitely cut down on our privacy and light.

Sahraa, our Kuwaiti desert dog, is let off her leash as we approach home because there is nobody around. She has taken to racing up and down the gravel pile and has even burrowed a hole in it. She loves it and the chance to run free, if only at a construction site.

The other evening, my husband was out walking her near Al-Kindi Plaza. As he tells it, a car pulled up and a large family got out. Tim tried to steer clear of them because people here are so afraid of dogs. The man, who appeared to be Saudi, asked Tim if his children could “say hello” to Sahraa, so Tim brought her close and sat her down. The man’s four children lined up and all waved at Sahraa. Then they left. ☺